"Together"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Ultimate
B-side
Released24 October 2010 (2010-10-24)
Recorded2010
Genre
Length6:56
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tim Powell
  • Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Love Life"
(2010) 		"Together"
(2010) 		"Winner"
(2012)
Music video
"Together" on YouTube

"Together" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their greatest hits album, Ultimate (2010).[1] It was released by Parlophone as a digital download on 24 October 2010 and as a physical release on 29 November 2010.[2]

The song received its first play on UK radio on 22 October 2010 during Ken Bruce's show on BBC Radio 2.[3] It was the third Pet Shop Boys single to miss the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 58 on 11 December 2010.[4] It was co-written and produced by Tim Powell, formerly of Xenomania.

The song features an almost completely electronic arrangement in 3
4 time, one of the very few songs in the band's catalogue to feature an odd-numbered time signature. According to a statement by Neil Tennant at the time, he and Chris Lowe wrote it that way because they were fascinated by the Viennese waltzes written by Johann Strauss II; Tennant noted that the beat of the song is something Strauss may have come up with if he were alive today.

The video for "Together" was shot in Estonia, in Tallinn and Maardu, by Peeter Rebane. It features a large group of male and female dancers engaging in both classical ballet and contemporary dance styles to the beat of the song. Tennant and Lowe appear briefly as behind-the-scenes spectators of a dance show by the group, and at the very end of the video.

Track listings

  1. "Together" (radio mix) – 3:30
  2. "West End Girls" (Grum remix) – 5:33
  1. "Together" (Ultimate mix) – 3:32
  2. "Glad All Over" – 3:27
  3. "I Cried for Us" – 3:48
  4. "Together" (extended mix) – 6:56
  1. "Together" (Ultimate mix) – 3:32
  1. "Together" (radio mix) – 3:30
  2. West End girls (Grum remix) – 5:33
  1. "Together" (Pepptalk mix) – 6:46
  2. "Together" (Ultrabeat mix) – 3:41
  3. "West End Girls" (Grum dub mix) – 5:34
  1. "Together" (Ultimate mix) – 3:32
  2. "Glad All Over" – 3:27
  3. "I Cried for Us" – 3:48
  4. "Together" (extended mix) – 6:56
  1. "Together" (video)[5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Together"
Chart (2010–2011) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 60
Scotland (OCC)[7] 69
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[8] 71
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 58
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[9] 3
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[10] 20

References

  1. ^ Digital Spy
  2. ^ "Together". Amazon Germany. 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ BBC Radio 2
  4. ^ a b "Pet Shop Boys: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ^ Pet Shop Boys official website, News
  6. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – Together" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201046 into search. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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