Vocal (Pet Shop Boys song)

"Vocal"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Electric
B-side Remixes
Released 3 June 2013 (digital download)
29 July 2013 (CD single)
Format CD single, digital download
Genre Techno, dance-pop
Length 6:34 (album/single version)
3:32 (video version)
Label x2
Writer(s) Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
Producer(s) Stuart Price
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Axis"
(2013)
"Vocal"
(2013)
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct"
(2013)

"Vocal" is the second single from the Pet Shop Boys album Electric, released on 3 June 2013.

Background

"Vocal" was written during the writing process for the 2012 album Elysium, and was one of the earliest tracks written for the album.[1] The track, however, wasn't included on the record as it didn't fit the rest of the "somber" and "reflective" material. It was instead recorded for Electric and was released as the album's second single.

Music video

The music video was directed by Joost Vandebrug. It is a tribute to rave culture and electronic music. It consists of a compilation of various amateur videos recorded circa the Summer of Rave in 1989.[2]

Live performances

It is performed as the final encore on the Electric Tour.[3]

Release formats

The single has been released in both digital and physical formats, with the latter containing the original album version along with 8 original remixes.

Digital download / CD Single[4]
No. Title Length
1. "Vocal" (Album mix) 6:34
2. "Vocal" (Rektchordz Dub) 6:37
3. "Vocal" (Armageddon Turk Teargas Mix) 6:44
4. "Vocal" (The Cucarachas Mix) 8:06
5. "Vocal" (JRMX Club Mix) 7:59
6. "Vocal" (Ivan Gomez & Nacho Chapado Mix) 7:49
7. "Vocal" (Rektchordz Mix) 6:40
8. "Vocal" (Wawa Extended Mix) 6:57
9. "Vocal" (The Cucarachas Dub) 7:53

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
French Singles Chart[5] 196
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[6] 63
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 3
US Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[8] 23

References

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