Suburbia (song)

original song written, composed, and recorded by Pet Shop Boys

"Suburbia" is a 1986 song by Pet Shop Boys and is the fourth single from their debut studio album Please. It went to number 1 in Belgium, number 2 in Germany and Spain, number 3 in Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland, number 5 in New Zealand, number 6 in Sweden, number 8 in the United Kingdom, number 9 in Australia, number 13 in Finland and number 70 in the United States.

"Suburbia"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Please
B-side
Released22 September 1986 (1986-09-22)[1]
GenreSynth-pop, dance-pop[2]
Length
  • 5:06 (album version)
  • 4:02 (single version)
  • 5:11 (video mix)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Julian Mendelsohn
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"
(1986)
"Suburbia"
(1986)
"It's a Sin"
(1987)

Track listings

change

7-inch: Parlophone / R 6140 (UK)

  1. "Suburbia" – 4:06
  2. "Paninaro" – 4:37

2×7-inch: Parlophone / RD 6140 (UK)

  1. "Suburbia" – 4:05
  2. "Paninaro" – 4:37
  3. "Love Comes Quickly" [Shep Pettibone Mastermix] (Early Fade) – 6:12
  4. "Jack the Lad" – 4:30
  5. "Suburbia Pt. Two" – 2:20

MC: Parlophone / TC R 6140 (UK)

  1. "Suburbia" – 4:06
  2. "Paninaro" – 4:37
  3. "Jack the Lad" – 4:30
  4. "Love Comes Quickly" [Shep Pettibone Mastermix] – 7:34

MC: Parlophone / TR 6140 (UK)

  1. "Suburbia" (The Full Horror) – 8:55
  2. "Paninaro" – 4:37
  3. "Jack the Lad" – 4:30
  4. "Love Comes Quickly" [Shep Pettibone Mastermix] (Even Earlier Fade) – 5:31

12-inch: Parlophone / 12 R 6140 (UK)

  1. "Suburbia" (The Full Horror) – 8:55
  2. "Paninaro" – 4:37
  3. "Jack the Lad" – 4:30

12-inch: EMI America / V-19226 (US)

  1. "Suburbia" (The Full Horror) – 8:55
  2. "Suburbia" (7-inch version) – 4:06
  3. "Jack the Lad" – 4:30

References

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  1. "Suburbia". petshopboys.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. "You Say It's Your Birthday: Chris Lowe of Pet Shop Boys". MTV. 3 October 1997. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.