"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" | ||||
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Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
from the album Behaviour | ||||
A-side | " Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" | |||
B-side | "Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend" | |||
Released | 11 March 1991[1] | |||
Genre | New jack swing [2] | |||
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Label | Parlophone | |||
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"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their fourth studio album, Behaviour (1990). It was released in the United Kingdom on 11 March 1991 as a double A-side with " Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)", serving as the third single from Behaviour. For the single, Brothers in Rhythm remixed the track. [3] The track was subsequently released as a solo single in the United States and France; it peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100. As " Being Boring" and " It's Alright" were not released in the US, tracks from these releases were used on a number of US releases. The accompanying music video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe. [4]
Neil Tennant later said that the track "was inspired by a female pop star from 1989". Of interest to collectors, EMI USA commissioned dance DJ David Morales to create five remixes that were released to clubs and DJs on a limited promotion 12-inch. Morales would later work with the duo co-writing and co-producing the 1999 single " New York City Boy".
"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" was heavily remixed for single release. The version used for the music video was also released on 7-inch vinyl and cassette-single. Due to its playing time of 4:10 minutes, it is often confused with the similar "Perfect Attitude mix", [5] which has an identical playing time, but a different introduction.
Note: Track 4 is mislabelled as the "Trevor Horn mix"
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Europe (
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)
[13] with " Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" |
7 |
France ( SNEP) [14] | 40 |
Ireland (
IRMA)
[15] with "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" |
2 |
UK Singles (
OCC)
[16] with "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" |
4 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [17] | 93 |
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard) [18] | 19 |
US
Dance Singles Sales (
Billboard)
[19] with " Being Boring" |
10 |
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"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" | ||||
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Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
from the album Behaviour | ||||
A-side | " Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" | |||
B-side | "Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend" | |||
Released | 11 March 1991[1] | |||
Genre | New jack swing [2] | |||
Length |
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Label | Parlophone | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
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Pet Shop Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their fourth studio album, Behaviour (1990). It was released in the United Kingdom on 11 March 1991 as a double A-side with " Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)", serving as the third single from Behaviour. For the single, Brothers in Rhythm remixed the track. [3] The track was subsequently released as a solo single in the United States and France; it peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100. As " Being Boring" and " It's Alright" were not released in the US, tracks from these releases were used on a number of US releases. The accompanying music video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe. [4]
Neil Tennant later said that the track "was inspired by a female pop star from 1989". Of interest to collectors, EMI USA commissioned dance DJ David Morales to create five remixes that were released to clubs and DJs on a limited promotion 12-inch. Morales would later work with the duo co-writing and co-producing the 1999 single " New York City Boy".
"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" was heavily remixed for single release. The version used for the music video was also released on 7-inch vinyl and cassette-single. Due to its playing time of 4:10 minutes, it is often confused with the similar "Perfect Attitude mix", [5] which has an identical playing time, but a different introduction.
Note: Track 4 is mislabelled as the "Trevor Horn mix"
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Europe (
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)
[13] with " Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" |
7 |
France ( SNEP) [14] | 40 |
Ireland (
IRMA)
[15] with "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" |
2 |
UK Singles (
OCC)
[16] with "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" |
4 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [17] | 93 |
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard) [18] | 19 |
US
Dance Singles Sales (
Billboard)
[19] with " Being Boring" |
10 |
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