Liza Minnelli/Pet Shop Boys Version
| "Losing My Mind" | ||||
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| Single by Liza Minnelli | ||||
| from the album Results | ||||
| Released | 5 August 1989 | |||
| Format | 7", 12", CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1988/89 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 4:09 (7") | |||
| Label | Epic – | |||
| Writer(s) | Stephen Sondheim | |||
| Producer | Pet Shop Boys, Julian Mendelsohn | |||
| Liza Minnelli singles chronology | ||||
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In the UK Singles Chart, the most successful version has been by Liza Minnelli, reaching number six. It was the lead single from her 1989 album, Results, produced by Pet Shop Boys and Julian Mendelsohn. The 12" release peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Maxi Singles Sales chart. It also peaked at number twenty-six on the American dance chart.
Pet Shop Boys' demo version of "Losing My Mind" (which has Neil Tennant singing the vocal) was later remixed and released as a B-side on the Pet Shop Boys' single, "Jealousy". This demo version contains a scream that Minnelli opted not to include on her release.
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