Ultimate (Pet Shop Boys album)
Ultimate is a greatest hits compilation album by UK electronic music band Pet Shop Boys. It is their third greatest hits album, released on 1 November 2010 by their long-time label Parlophone.[1] The album contains 18 previously released singles, in chronological order, and one new song ("Together").[2] Ultimate was released to celebrate 25 years since the band's first single release "West End Girls"[2] in standard single-CD and expanded CD/DVD configurations.[3] It charted at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart on 7 November 2010, with first-week sales of 8,886 copies.[4] On the European Top 100 Albums it reached number 50 on 20 November 2010.[5]
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Released | 1 November 2010 | |||
Recorded | 1985–2010 | |||
Genre | Synthpop, electropop | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
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The single "Together", containing two cover tracks and an extended version of the song was released on 24 October 2010 digitally and on 29 November physically.[6]
Track listing
CD[7] and digital download[8]
- all songs written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe except where noted.
- "West End Girls" [2001 Remaster] - 4:04
- "Suburbia" [2010 Remaster] - 4:00
- "It's a Sin" [2001 Remaster] - 5:00
- "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" [2001 Remaster] (with Dusty Springfield) (Tennant, Lowe, Allee Willis) - 4:19
- "Always on My Mind" [2003 Remaster] (Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson) - 3:56
- "Heart" [2010 Remaster] - 4:17
- "Domino Dancing" [2003 Remaster] - 4:17
- "Left to My Own Devices" [2001 Remaster] - 4:45
- "Being Boring" [2001 Remaster] - 4:50
- "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" [2003 Remaster] (Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) - 4:31
- "Go West" [Radio Edit] (Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis, Tennant, Lowe) - 5:01
- "Before" [2001 Remaster] - 4:04
- "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" [2001 Remaster] - 4:00
- "New York City Boy" (US Radio Edit) [2003 Remaster] - 3:19
- "Home and Dry" [2003 Remaster] - 3:57
- "Miracles" (Radio Edit) (Tennant, Lowe, Adam F, Dan Stein) - 3:55
- "I'm with Stupid" - 3:26
- "Love etc." (Tennant, Lowe, Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Parker, Tim Powell) - 3:30
- "Together" (Ultimate mix) (Tennant, Lowe, Powell) - 3:29
DVD
- "West End Girls" (Top of the Pops, 15/12/85)
- "Love Comes Quickly" (Top of the Pops, 20/03/86) (Tennant, Lowe, Stephen Hague)
- "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (BBC 2's Whistle Test, 29/04/86)
- "Suburbia" (Top of the Pops, 02/10/86)
- "It's a Sin" (Top of the Pops, 25/06/87)
- "Rent" (Top of the Pops, 22/10/87)
- "Always on My Mind" (Top of the Pops, 10/12/87) (Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson)
- "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (Brit Awards, 08/02/88) (Tennant, Lowe, Allee Willis)
- "Heart" (BBC 1's Wogan, 30/03/88)
- "Domino Dancing" (Top of the Pops, 22/09/88)
- "Left to My Own Devices" (Top of the Pops, 01/12/88)
- "So Hard" (BBC 1's Wogan, 28/09/90)
- "Being Boring" (Top of the Pops, 29/11/90)
- "Can You Forgive Her?" (Top of the Pops, 10/06/93)
- "Liberation" (Top of the Pops, 07/04/94)
- "Paninaro '95" (Top of the Pops, 03/08/95)
- "Se a Vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" (Top of the Pops, 02/12/03)
- "A Red Letter Day" (Top of the Pops, 28/03/97)
- "Somewhere" ('Top of the Pops, 04/07/97) (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
- "I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More" (Top of the Pops, 30/07/99)
- "New York City Boy" (Top of the Pops, 08/10/99)
- "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" (Top of the Pops, 14/01/00)
- "Home and Dry" (Top of the Pops, 29/03/02)
- "I Get Along" (Top of the Pops 2, 17/04/02)
- "Miracles" (Top of the Pops, 14/11/03)
- "Flamboyant" (Top of the Pops, 19/03/04)
- "I'm with Stupid" (Top of the Pops, 23/04/06)
- Live at Glastonbury 2010 (BBC Three 26/06/10)
Chart performance
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums Chart | 47 |
European Top 100 Albums | 50 |
German Albums Chart | 35 |
Mexican Albums Chart | 93 |
Spanish Albums Chart | 42 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 46 |
Swiss Albums Chart | 73 |
UK Albums Chart | 27 |
References
- "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate Pet Shop Boys".
- "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate track-listing".
- "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate Special Edition".
- "Female solo artists take control of charts". Music Week. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
- "Billboard". Billboard.
- "Pet Shop Boys — News — Together".
- "Pet Shop Boys". Pet Shop Boys.
- "Pet Shop Boys". Pet Shop Boys.