"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" | ||||
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Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
from the album Electric | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 2 September 2013 | |||
Genre | Hi-NRG [1] [2] | |||
Length | 6:41 | |||
Label | x2 | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Stuart Price | |||
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (audio) on YouTube |
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their twelfth studio album, Electric (2013). It was released on 2 September 2013 as the album's third single. The song is based on the 1982 instrumental " Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds", a minimalist piece by Michael Nyman, which was initially based on a hook by Henry Purcell. [3]
The Guardian named "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" the fourth best track of the year, [4] and Slant Magazine listed the song number 18 on its "25 Best Singles of 2013" list. [5]
The single was released digitally on 2 September 2013 in two bundles, followed by a CD single on 30 September. Both the physical and digital formats include remixes by Little Boots, The Penelopes and Dave Audé, as well as two previously unreleased B-sides, "Entschuldigung!" and "Get It Online". [6] The twelve-inch single was released on 9 December 2013. [7]
It was performed on select dates of the Electric Tour. [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit) | 4:10 |
2. | "Entschuldigung!" | 5:03 |
3. | "Get It Online" | 3:36 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" ( The Penelopes remix radio edit) | 4:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix) | 7:00 |
2. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" ( Claptone remix) | 7:00 |
3. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" ( Little Boots Discothèque edit) | 6:50 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" ( Dave Audé Big Dirty dub) | 6:16 |
5. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental) | 6:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit) | 4:10 |
2. | "Entschuldigung!" | 5:03 |
3. | "Get It Online" | 3:36 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix) | 7:00 |
5. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix) | 7:00 |
6. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque edit) | 6:50 |
7. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty dub) | 6:16 |
8. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental) | 6:57 |
9. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque dub) | 6:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (album version) | 6:42 |
2. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix) | 7:00 |
3. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix) | 7:00 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque dub) | 6:51 |
5. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé extended vocal remix) | 6:47 |
6. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental) | 6:57 |
7. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty dub instrumental) | 6:17 |
8. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes dub) | 7:04 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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UK Singles ( OCC) [11] | 105 |
UK Indie ( OCC) [12] | 18 |
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard) [13] | 38 |
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard) [14] | 1 |
US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard) [15] | 4 |
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" | ||||
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Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
from the album Electric | ||||
B-side |
| |||
Released | 2 September 2013 | |||
Genre | Hi-NRG [1] [2] | |||
Length | 6:41 | |||
Label | x2 | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Stuart Price | |||
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (audio) on YouTube |
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their twelfth studio album, Electric (2013). It was released on 2 September 2013 as the album's third single. The song is based on the 1982 instrumental " Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds", a minimalist piece by Michael Nyman, which was initially based on a hook by Henry Purcell. [3]
The Guardian named "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" the fourth best track of the year, [4] and Slant Magazine listed the song number 18 on its "25 Best Singles of 2013" list. [5]
The single was released digitally on 2 September 2013 in two bundles, followed by a CD single on 30 September. Both the physical and digital formats include remixes by Little Boots, The Penelopes and Dave Audé, as well as two previously unreleased B-sides, "Entschuldigung!" and "Get It Online". [6] The twelve-inch single was released on 9 December 2013. [7]
It was performed on select dates of the Electric Tour. [8]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit) | 4:10 |
2. | "Entschuldigung!" | 5:03 |
3. | "Get It Online" | 3:36 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" ( The Penelopes remix radio edit) | 4:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix) | 7:00 |
2. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" ( Claptone remix) | 7:00 |
3. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" ( Little Boots Discothèque edit) | 6:50 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" ( Dave Audé Big Dirty dub) | 6:16 |
5. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental) | 6:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit) | 4:10 |
2. | "Entschuldigung!" | 5:03 |
3. | "Get It Online" | 3:36 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix) | 7:00 |
5. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix) | 7:00 |
6. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque edit) | 6:50 |
7. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty dub) | 6:16 |
8. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental) | 6:57 |
9. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque dub) | 6:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (album version) | 6:42 |
2. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix) | 7:00 |
3. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix) | 7:00 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque dub) | 6:51 |
5. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé extended vocal remix) | 6:47 |
6. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental) | 6:57 |
7. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty dub instrumental) | 6:17 |
8. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes dub) | 7:04 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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UK Singles ( OCC) [11] | 105 |
UK Indie ( OCC) [12] | 18 |
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard) [13] | 38 |
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard) [14] | 1 |
US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard) [15] | 4 |