"Thursday" | ||||
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SinglebyPet Shop Boys featuring Example | ||||
from the album Electric | ||||
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Released | 4 November 2013 | |||
Genre | Pop[1][2] | |||
Length | 5:02 | |||
Label | x2 | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Stuart Price | |||
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"Thursday"onYouTube | ||||
"Thursday" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, featuring vocals from English singer and rapper Example. It was released on 4 November 2013 as the fourth single from the Pet Shop Boys' twelfth studio album, Electric (2013). The song reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart and is the highest-charting single from the album. The accompanying music video was filmed in Shanghai, China.[3]
The song was played over the end credits of an episode of Looking.
"Thursday" was released on CD single and in two digital bundles on 4 November 2013. Both physical and digital formats include remixes by Tensnake and Eddie Amador, as well as two previously unreleased B-sides, "No More Ballads" and "Odd Man Out".[3]Atwelve-inch single was released on 9 December 2013.[4]
The song was performed on the Electric Tour with Example's section projected on a big screen behind the band.[5] Example joined them onstage at their tour date at The O2 London on 18 June 2013.[6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Thursday" (radio edit) | 3:56 |
2. | "No More Ballads" | 3:44 |
3. | "Odd Man Out" | 3:46 |
4. | "Thursday" (Tensnake remix) | 5:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Thursday" (no rap radio edit) | 3:32 |
2. | "Thursday" (Eddie Amador remix) | 6:45 |
3. | "Thursday" (Mindskap remix) | 5:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Thursday" (album mix) | 5:02 |
2. | "Thursday" (Eddie Amador remix) | 6:45 |
3. | "Thursday" (Tensnake remix) | 5:58 |
Chart (2013–2014) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] | 61 |
Scotland (OCC)[10] | 86 |
UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 61 |
UK Indie (OCC)[12] | 7 |
USDance Club Songs (Billboard)[13] | 17 |
USHot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14] | 36 |