Pet Shop Boys Share New Single 'Dancing Star' (Plus Two B-Sides and Three Remixes)
However Out April 26 via Parlophone
03 April 2024
Photo by Alasdair McLellan
1980s electro-pop icons Pet Shop Boys release a new album, However, on April 26 via Parlophone. Now they've shared his second single, “Dancing Star.” The song is about Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, who defected from the Soviet Union in 1961 to become a star in the West. He died in Paris in 1993, aged 54, from complications of AIDS. Pet Shop Boys have also released two B-sides (“Sense of Time” and “If Jesus Had a Sister”), two remixes of “Dancing Star” and a remix of the previous B-side “Party in the Blitz”. Listen to it all below.
Pet Shop Boys previously shared the album's first single, “Loneliness,” via a music video.
Produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Blur, Gorillaz and Simian Mobile Disco) However. It is the continuation of 2020 Hotspot and of 2016 Super.
The duo (Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe) collectively had this to say about the new album in a previous press release: “We wanted this album to be a celebration of the unique and diverse emotions that make us human. From the more dance-oriented tracks to the raw intensity of the introspective ballads, with their beautiful string arrangements, each track tells a story and contributes to the album's overall narrative.
“It was great to work with James Ford, who we feel has brought new elements to our music. James dared to make us a little more minimal at times and the end result is a record we're very proud of.”
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