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3 Music video  





4 Live performances  





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6 Track listings  





7 Charts  



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"Vocal"
SinglebyPet Shop Boys
from the album Electric
Released3 June 2013 (digital download)
29 July 2013 (CD single)
Genre
Length6:34
Labelx2
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stuart Price
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Axis"
(2013)
"Vocal"
(2013)
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct"
(2013)
Music video
"Vocal"onYouTube

"Vocal" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their twelfth studio album, Electric (2013). It was released on 3 June 2013 as the album's second single.

Background[edit]

"Vocal" was written during the writing process for the 2012 album Elysium, and was one of the earliest tracks written for the album.[1] The track, however, was not included on the record as it did not fit the rest of the "somber" and "reflective" material. It was instead recorded for Electric and was released as the album's second single. A demo version of "Vocal" was included as bonus track on the 2017 re-issue of Elysium.

Release[edit]

The single was released digitally on 3 June 2013.[2] On 29 July 2013, "Vocal" was released on CD single and digital bundle formats, both containing the original album version and eight original remixes.[3] The 12-inch vinyl single was released on 9 December 2013.[4] It was the very first physical single release by Pet Shop Boys that did not contain any new B-side songs.

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Vocal" was directed by Joost Vandebrug. It is a tribute to rave culture and electronic music. It consists of a compilation of various amateur videos recorded circa the Summer of Rave in 1989.[5]

Live performances[edit]

The song was performed as the final encore on the Electric Tour.[6]

Other performances[edit]

In the 2015 revival of Pet Shop Boys stage musical Closer to Heaven at London's Union Theatre, "Vocal" replaced the original closing number "Positive Role Model".

Track listings[edit]

CD single / digital download (remixes)[3][7]
No.TitleLength
1."Vocal" (album version)6:35
2."Vocal" (Rektchordz dub)6:37
3."Vocal" (Armageddon Turk Teargas mix)6:44
4."Vocal" (The Cucarachas mix)8:06
5."Vocal" (JRMX Club mix)7:59
6."Vocal" (Ivan Gomez & Nacho Chapado mix)7:49
7."Vocal" (Rektchordz mix)6:40
8."Vocal" (WAWA extended mix)6:57
9."Vocal" (The Cucarachas dub)7:53
12-inch single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Vocal" (album version)6:35
2."Vocal" (Rektchordz dub)6:37
3."Vocal" (Armageddon Turk Teargas mix)6:44
4."Vocal" (The Cucarachas mix)8:06
5."Vocal" (JRMX Club mix)7:59
6."Vocal" (Nacho Chapado & Ivan Gomez mix)7:49
7."Vocal" (Rektchordz mix)6:40
8."Vocal" (WAWA extended mix)6:57

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Daw, Robbie (21 June 2013). "Pet Shop Boys Discuss 'Electric', Their Euphoric Summer Album: Idolator Interview". Idolator. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  • ^ "Vocal download". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  • ^ a b "Vocal out on CD single and download". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  • ^ a b "Vinyl". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  • ^ Daw, Robbie (18 June 2013). "Pet Shop Boys' "Vocal" Video Is A Trippy Rave Culture Flashback". Idolator. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  • ^ "Vocal Single". PetShopBoys.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  • ^ "Vocal (Remixes) by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  • ^ "Pet Shop Boys – Vocal" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  • ^ "Pet Shop Boys – Vocal" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  • ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  • ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  • ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  • ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  • ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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