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I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing

15 November 1993

'I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing' was released as a single on November 15, 1993. The single version, remixed by the Beatmasters, is radically different to the album version: longer, more epic and more upbeat. In the accompanying videos they wear new costumes (pink and white for Chris, pink and black for Neil) and sixties wigs, and they do things they wouldn't normally do. "The song itself", says Neil, "is about a reserved Englishman falling in love and going bonkers. He decides he couldn't care less anymore, and throws caution to the wind. It's a funny song, but it's sincere. I'm so bored with people seeing us as ironic that I'm quite keen on being sincere at the moment".

Tracks

I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing

Too many people

I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing

Too many people

Violence (Haçienda version)

West End girls (Sasha remix)

I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing (remix)

I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing (extended nude mix)

I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing (wild pitch mix)

I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing (grandballroom mix)

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Headlines

30 August 2010
Pandemonium tour ends

For this year anyway.

12 August 2010
Xacobeo 2010

A surprise addition.

2 August 2010
V Festival

The end of the Pandemonium tour?

25 July 2010
Taiwan and Korea

Two festival dates this week.

11 July 2010
UK tour starts

UK tour starts in Blackpool on Tuesday.

On this day

1996: Bilingual is released.

2003: One of the participants in the highly rated U.S. version of the TV show Big Brother proclaims these immortal words: 'Pet Shop Boys! I love this band!' Meanwhile, still touristing in Turkey, Chris and Neil take a boat trip on the Bosphorus.

2005: The first in a series of live performances across Germany of the Boys' Battleship Potemkin score takes place in Frankfurt.

2006: After a two-week break, the Boys resume the European leg of their Fundamental tour in Germany at the Schlossgarten Ludwigslust.

Pet Texts

23 August 2010
Absolute Radio

Our interview with Absolute Radio at the V Festival yesterday can be found at the link below.

Facts courtesy of geowayne.com