Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys Album) - Singles

Singles

  • "So Hard" (R 6269 – September 1990)

The video was directed by Eric Watson. The B-side was "It must be obvious", with the USA release also featuring the Italian Mix of "Paninaro", which was originally released on Disco. Remixes were by the Pet Shop Boys themselves, the KLF and David Morales. The KLF also remixed "It must be obvious", which was only available on The KLF versus Pet Shop Boys CD and 12" of the single.

  • "Being boring" (R 6275 – November 1990)

The video was directed by Bruce Weber. The b-side was "We all feel better in the dark". There were Pet Shop Boys Extended Mixes of both a-side and b-side, and there was a remix of "Being Boring" by Marshall Jefferson and two remixes of the b-side by Brothers in Rhythm on a limited edition 12" and CD of the single.

  • "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (E2-56205 – 1991)

The video was directed by Liam Kan. The single was radically remixed from the album version by Brothers in Rhythm, and this become the version on the double a-side released in the UK with "Where the street have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)". This US release featured the Techno Funk mix of "I want a dog", the Marshall Jefferson remix of "Being Boring" and the Trevor Horn 7" mix of "It's alright". There were also remixes by David Morales, which were released on a limited edition 12" and CD. The single mix was not featured on either of the Pet Shop Boys' greatest hits albums (Discography: The Complete Singles Collection and Pop Art: Pet Shop Boys – The Hits), although the video was featured on the Pop Art DVD.

  • "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)" / "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (R 6285 – 11 March 1991)

The videos for both songs were directed by Liam Kan, which drew on iconography from the Pet Shop Boys' then current tour and featured Neil Tennant spoofing several 'rock' stars including U2, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley and George Michael. There was an additional b-side, "Bet she's not your girlfriend", and in addition to some extended mixes of both singles, there were additional remixes of both songs by David Morales.

  • "Jealousy" (R 6283 – 28 May 1991)

The video was directed by Eric Watson. The B-side was the Pet Shop Boys' tidied up demo version of "Losing my mind", which they produced for Liza Minnelli in 1989 for her album Results. The single mix was more electronic than the version on the album, and there was an extended mix of Jealousy which featured Neil Tennant reading excerpts of Shakespeare's Othello, which is a play about jealousy. There was also a Disco Mix of "Losing my mind". On the limited edition CD, an edit of the Extended Mix of "This must be the place I waited years to leave" (which was originally available with the Japanese version of Behaviour) was included along with David Morales' Red Zone mix of "So Hard". Jealousy was later covered by Dubstar. It is known to be one of Robbie Williams' favourite Pet Shop Boys song, and he sang it with the band for their 2006 Radio 2 concert, which was later released on the 2006 Pet Shop Boys' live album Concrete.

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