Suburbia (song)

Suburbia
Pet Shop Boys
publication	September 22, 1986
length	5:05 (album version)
Genre (s)	Synth pop
Author (s)	Neil Tennant , Chris Lowe
Producer (s)	Julian Mendelsohn
Label	Parlophone / EMI
album	Please

Suburbia is a song by British synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys . In a remixed version of the song, it was released as the fourth single from the album Please (1986).

The song was the duo's second top ten hit in the United Kingdom ( UK Singles Chart ), reaching number eight.

Overview

The main inspiration for the song came from the film Suburbia - Rebels der Vorstadt (1984) by Penelope Spheeris and its portrayal of violence and misery. The 1981 and 1985 Brixton Riots led Neil Tennant to reflect on boredom and the underlying tension in the suburbs .

In the different versions of the song you can hear violence , clinking glasses and growling dogs (intensified in the music video ).

Music video

The video, directed by Eric Watson , shows footage of the duo in suburban Los Angeles while they were in town for the then MTV Video Music Awards .

Track list

7 ": Parlophone / R 6140 (UK)

1. "Suburbia" (New version) - 3:59
2. "Paninaro" - 4:37

2 × 7 ": Parlophone / RD 6140 (UK)

1. "Suburbia" (New version) - 3:59
2. "Paninaro" - 4:37
3. "Love Comes Quickly" [Shep Pettibone Mastermix] (Early Fade) - 06'12 "
4. "Jack the lad" - 4:30
5. "Suburbia Pt. Two" - 2:20

MC: Parlophone / TC R 6140 (UK)

1. "Suburbia" (New version) - 3:59
2. "Paninaro" - 4:37
3. "Jack the Lad" - 4:30
4. "Love Comes Quickly" [Shep Pettibone Mastermix] - 7'34 "

MC: Parlophone / TR 6140 (UK)

1. "Suburbia" (The Full Horror) - 8:55
2. "Paninaro" - 4:37
3. "Jack the Lad" - 4:30
4. "Love Comes Quickly" [Shep Pettibone Mastermix] (Even Earlier Fade) - 05'31 "

12 ": Parlophone / 12 R 6140 (UK)

1. "Suburbia" (The Full Horror) - 8:55
2. "Paninaro" - 4:37
3. "Jack the Lad" - 4:30

12 ": EMI America / V-19226 (US)

1. "Suburbia" (The Full Horror) - 8:55
2. "Suburbia" (New version) - 3:59
3. "Jack the Lad" - 4:30

12 ": EMI America / SPRO-9925/9926 (US)

1. "Suburbia" [Arthur Baker Club Vocal Mix] - 7'02 "
2. "Suburbia" [Arthur Baker Dub / Version] - 7'57 "

• Promo only Arthur Baker remixes
• "Suburbia" (New version, The Full Horror and Part Two remixed by Julian Mendelsohn)

Charts

The single reached number 1 in Belgium ( Ultratop 50) and Poland ( LP3 ) and number 2 in the Netherlands ( Dutch Charts ), Spain ( AFYVE ) and in Germany ( Official German Single Charts ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pet Shop Boys | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia. Retrieved August 13, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40: Pet Shop Boys. Retrieved August 13, 2020 (Dutch). 
4. ^ Salaverri, Fernando .: Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959-2002 . 1st ed. Fundación Autor-SGAE, Madrid 2005, ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
5. ↑ Official German Charts - Official German Charts. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .