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"London"
One of German/European releases
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Release
B-side"Positive Role Model"
Released14 October 2002
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:52
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Zippel
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"I Get Along"
(2002) 		"London"
(2002) 		"Miracles"
(2003)
Music video
"London" on YouTube

"London" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 14 October 2002 as the third and final single from their eighth studio album, Release (2002). It was released exclusively in Germany and Europe and as a promotional-only release in the United Kingdom.

The single cover features a pigeon, possibly a reference to the city of London itself.[citation needed] The European CD single has Pet Shop Boys written in green, whilst the German CD single has it written in pink. It was designed by Scott King.[citation needed]

The B-side to the single, "Positive Role Model", was later included on the duo's remix album Disco 3 (2003).

Music video

The music video for "London" features two men (who appear to be the people described in the song) acting out the lyrics of the song in the city of London. Tennant and Lowe are also seen busking on the streets and in the Underground. One man is Alexei Akinfiev, the other is unknown. It was directed by Martin Parr.[1]

Track listings

All tracks written by Tennant, Lowe, and Zippel, except where noted.

  1. "London" (Berlin radio mix) – 3:52 (mixed by Chris Zippel and Kai Diener)
  2. "Positive Role Model" – 4:05 (Tennant, Lowe, Barry White, Peter Sterling, Tony Sepe)
  3. "London" (Genuine Piano mix) – 4:16 (mixed by Chris Zippel)
  1. "London" (Westbam In Berlin mix) – 5:43 (remixed by Klaus Jankuhn and Westbam)
  2. "London" (Thee Radikal Blaklite mix) – 8:31 (remixed by Felix da Housecat)
  3. "London" (Thee Radikal dub) – 8:17 (remixed by Felix da Housecat)
  1. "London" (Berlin radio mix) – 3:52 (mixed by Chris Zippel and Kai Diener)
  2. "London" (Genuine Piano mix) – 4:16 (mixed by Chris Zippel)
  1. "London" (Westbam In Berlin mix) – 5:43 (remixed by Klaus Jankuhn and Westbam)
  2. "London" (Thee Radikal Blaklite mix) – 8:31 (remixed by Felix da Housecat)

Charts

Chart performance for "London"
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[2] 14
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 39
Hungary (Single Top 40)[4] 19
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 118

References

  1. ^ "Pet Shop Boys - London (2003)".
  2. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – London". Tracklisten. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – London" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – London" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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