Absolutely Fabulous (song)

"Absolutely Fabulous" is a song produced by British electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. The song was released as a single for 1994's Comic Relief, under the artist name 'Absolutely Fabulous'. The song is based on the BBC comedy show of the same name and features dialogues taken from that show. The single debuted at number 2 in Australia, which was also the highest peak position ever for them in Australia. It also peaked at number 2 in New Zealand, number 6 on the UK Singles Chart^[1] and number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.^[2]

Track listing

UK 4-track CD single: Parlophone

"Absolutely Fabulous" (7" Mix)
"Absolutely Fabulous" (Our Tribe Tongue-In-Cheek Mix)
"Absolutely Dubulous"
"Absolutely Fabulous" (Dull Soulless Dance Music Mix)

UK CD single/CDRS 6382

"Absolutely Fabulous" (7" Mix)
"Absolutely Fabulous" (Our Tribe Tongue-In-Cheek Mix)
"Absolutely Dubulous"
"This Wheel's on Fire"

This CD was withdrawn due to copyright legalities for the song "This Wheel's on Fire"^[3]

UK cassette single

"Absolutely Fabulous" (7" mix)
"Absolutely Fabulous" (Dull Soulless Dance Music Mix)

Music Video

The accompany video featured the Pet Shop Boys performing as the stars from the TV series (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) are dancing around them. The clips from the series' first three original series are shown throughout the video as well.

Releases

Apart from its release as a single, the song "Absolutely Fabulous" also appears on the "Further Listening" disc that came with the 2001 re-issue of the Pet Shop Boys album Very. The music video clip of the song features on Pet Shop Boys' video compilation Various, available on VHS, as well as on the AbFab DVD collection of series one through three. The Our Tribe Tongue-In-Cheek Mix version of the song features on the band's Disco 2 album.

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[4]	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart	7
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)^[5]	2
New Zealand	2
Sweden	36

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	57

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	Gold	35,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

↑ UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 202.
↑ "Absolutely Fabulous" at Sopetshopboys.co.uk
↑ "June 1994/ Archive Chart: 18 June 1994" UK Singles Chart.
↑ "australian-charts.com > Absolutely Fabulous 'Absolutely Fabulous'". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
1 2 "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-10-27.

Pet Shop Boys

Chris Lowe Neil Tennant

Studio albums	Please Actually Introspective Behaviour Very Bilingual Nightlife Release Fundamental Yes Elysium Electric Super

Compilation albums	Discography: The Complete Singles Collection Alternative Essential PopArt: The Hits Story: 25 Years of Hits Party Ultimate Format

Remix albums	Disco Disco 2 Disco 3 Disco 4

Live albums	Concrete Pandemonium

Extended plays	Christmas

Soundtracks and scores	It Couldn't Happen Here Closer to Heaven Battleship Potemkin The Most Incredible Thing

Other songs	"King's Cross" "The Loving Kind" "The Night I Fell in Love" "I'm Not Scared" "In Private" "Nothing Has Been Proved" "So Sorry, I Said" "Don't Drop Bombs" "Euroboy"

Film, stage and television	It Couldn't Happen Here Closer to Heaven Pet Shop Boys: A Life In Pop The Most Incredible Thing

Notable tours and concerts	MCMLXXXIX Performance Discovery Somewhere Nightlife Release Fundamental Pandemonium Progress (as special guests) Electric Inner Sanctum

Related articles	Discography x2 Reputation Results Electronic Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys West End Girls

Book

Pet Shop Boys singles

Please (1984–1986)	"West End Girls" "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" "Love Comes Quickly" "Suburbia"

Disco (1986)	"Paninaro"

Actually (1987–1988)	"It's a Sin" "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" "Rent" "Heart"

Introspective (1988–1989)	"Always on My Mind" "Domino Dancing" "Left to My Own Devices" "It's Alright"

Behaviour (1990–1991)	"So Hard" "Being Boring" "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?"/"Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" "Jealousy"

Discography (1991)	"DJ Culture" "Was It Worth It?"

Very (1993–1994)	"Can You Forgive Her?" "Go West" "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" "Liberation" "Yesterday, When I Was Mad"

Alternative (1995)	"Paninaro '95"

Bilingual (1996–1997)	"Before" "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"/"To Step Aside" "Single-Bilingual" "A Red Letter Day"

Nightlife (1999–2000)	"I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More" "New York City Boy" "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk"

Release (2002–2003)	"Home and Dry" "I Get Along" "London"

PopArt (2003–2004)	"Miracles" "Flamboyant"

Fundamental (2006)	"I'm with Stupid" "Minimal" "Numb"

Disco 4 (2007)	"Integral"

Yes (2009)	"Love etc." "Did You See Me Coming?" "Beautiful People"

Ultimate (2010)	"Together"

Elysium (2012)	"Winner" "Leaving" "Memory of the Future"

Electric (2013-14)	"Axis" "Vocal" "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" "Thursday" "Fluorescent"

Super (2016)	"The Pop Kids"

Non-album singles	"One More Chance" "Absolutely Fabulous" "Hallo Spaceboy" "Somewhere" "Break 4 Love" "She's Madonna" "Love Life"

Absolutely Fabulous

Episodes Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Characters	Edina Monsoon Patsy Stone

Music	"This Wheel's on Fire" "Absolutely Fabulous"

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