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Disco 3

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For the group originally called "The Disco 3", seeFat Boys.

Disco 3
Remix albumby
Pet Shop Boys
Released3 February 2003(2003-02-03)
Studio
Length51:54
LabelParlophone
Producer
  • Pet Shop Boys
  • Chris Zippel
Pet Shop Boyschronology
Release
(2002) 		Disco 3
(2003) 		PopArt: The Hits
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound8/10[2]
Jam!Mixed[3]
NME9/10[4]
PlayLouder[5]
PopMattersMixed[6]
Release Magazine9/10[7]

Disco 3is the thirdremix albumby Englishsynth-popduoPet Shop Boys,released on 3 February 2003 byParlophone.The album consists of five remixes of songs andB-sidesfrom their previous album,Release,three new tracks, a new recording of "Positive Role Model" from their 2001 musicalCloser to Heaven,and acover versionof "Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)", originally byOh Romeo,the band of former Pet Shop Boys producerBobby Orlando."Positive Role Model" also appeared on the Germany-only single "London"in 2002 as a B-side.

"If Looks Could Kill" and "Try It..." debuted during a 2002Peel Session,along with "A Powerful Friend", a song that remained unreleased until it was uploaded to the "Exclusives Tracks" section of the band's official website.[8]It was also released as the b-side to their 2010 single "Love Life".

As of May 2006, the album had sold 42,000 copies in the United States.[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Time on My Hands"
Pet Shop Boys3:53
2."Positive Role Model"
  • Tennant
  • Lowe
  • Barry White
  • Anthony Sepe
  • Peter Sterling Radcliffe
  • Pet Shop Boys
  • Chris Zippel
4:02
3."Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)"Bobby OrlandoPet Shop Boys4:47
4."London"(Thee RadikalBlaklite edit)
  • Tennant
  • Lowe
  • Zippel
5:44
5."Somebody Else's Business"
  • Tennant
  • Lowe
  • Zippel
  • Pet Shop Boys
3:28
6."Here" (PSB new extended mix)
  • Tennant
  • Lowe
Pet Shop Boys[c]6:13
7."If Looks Could Kill"
  • Tennant
  • Lowe
Pet Shop Boys4:11
8."Sexy Northerner" (Superchumbomix)
  • Tennant
  • Lowe
8:36
9."Home and Dry"(Blank & Jonesremix)
  • Tennant
  • Lowe
6:36
10."London" (Genuine Piano mix)
  • Tennant
  • Lowe
  • Zippel
Zippel4:16

Notes

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  • ^[a]signifies a remixer and additional producer
  • ^[b]signifies an original producer
  • ^[c]signifies a main producer and remixer

Sample credits

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Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes ofDisco 3.[10]

Pet Shop Boys

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Additional musicians

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  • Pete Gleadall – programming(tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9)
  • Chris Zippel – programming(tracks 2, 5);additional keyboards(track 2)
  • Christian Hayes– guitars(track 7)
  • Mark Refoy– guitars(track 7)
  • Robert Matt –Steinway piano(track 10)

Technical

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  • Pet Shop Boys– production(tracks 1–3, 5–7);remix(track 6);original production(tracks 8, 9)
  • Bob Kraushaar– mi xing, engineering(tracks 1, 7)
  • Pete Gleadall – engineering(tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9);mi xing(tracks 3, 4);vocal recording(track 10)
  • Chris Zippel – production, engineering(tracks 2, 5, 10);original production, original engineering(track 4);mi xing(tracks 5, 10)
  • Florian Richter – mi xing(track 2)
  • Kai Diener – mi xing(track 2)
  • Felix da Housecat– remix, additional production(track 4)
  • Tom Stephan– remix, additional production(track 8)
  • Piet Blank– remix, additional production(track 9)
  • Jaspa Jones– remix, additional production(track 9)
  • Andy Kaufhold – remix, additional production(track 9)

Artwork

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Charts

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Chart performance forDisco 3
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 153
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[12] 17
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 24
European Albums(Music & Media)[14] 59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 33
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 196
Scottish Albums(OCC)[17] 57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 43
UK Albums(OCC)[19] 36
USBillboard200[20] 188
USTop Dance/Electronic Albums(Billboard)[21] 1

Notes

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  1. ^Tracks 1 and 7; vocals on track 10
  2. ^Tracks 2, 5 and 10
  3. ^Tracks 2 and 3; remix on track 6; engineering on track 8
  4. ^Track 4
  5. ^Remix on track 9
  6. ^Track 10

References

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  1. ^DiGravina, Tim."Pet Shop Boys:Disco 3> Review "atAllMusic.Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^Reed, Mark (14 February 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3".Drowned in Sound.Archived fromthe originalon 17 November 2017.Retrieved30 September2011.
  3. ^Stevenson, Jane (17 February 2003)."Disco 3".Jam!.Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.Retrieved30 September2011.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^Robinson, Peter (18 February 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3".NME.ISSN0028-6362.Retrieved30 September2011.
  5. ^Moffat, Iain (31 January 2003)."Disco 3:Pet Shop Boys ".PlayLouder.Archived fromthe originalon 25 August 2003.
  6. ^Medsker, David (10 March 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3".PopMatters.Retrieved30 September2011.
  7. ^Forsberg, Niklas (5 February 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3".Release Magazine.Retrieved30 September2011.
  8. ^"02/10/2002 - Pet Shop Boys".Keeping it Peel.BBC Radio 1.Retrieved16 June2006.
  9. ^Caulfield, Keith (23 May 2006)."Ask Billboard: Pet Shop Shopping".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon 20 May 2018.Retrieved5 March2018.
  10. ^Disco 3(liner notes).Pet Shop Boys.Parlophone.2003. 7243 5 82140 2 4.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^"Response from ARIA re: Pet Shop Boys ARIA chart history, received 29 May 2018".Retrieved26 April2020– viaImgur.N.B. The "NAT" column displays the release's peak position on the national chart.
  12. ^"ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 17th February 2003"(PDF).The ARIA Report(678): 13. 17 February 2003. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 February 2008.Retrieved26 April2020– viaNational Library of Australia.
  13. ^"Danishcharts.dk – Pet Shop Boys – Disco 3".Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  14. ^"European Top 100 Albums"(PDF).Music & Media.Vol. 21, no. 9. 22 February 2003. p. 8.OCLC29800226– via World Radio History.
  15. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – Disco 3"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  16. ^"ペット・ショップ・ボーイズ の アルバム bán り thượng げランキング"[Pet Shop Boys album sales ranking] (in Japanese).Oricon.Archivedfrom the original on 4 January 2015.Retrieved26 April2020.
  17. ^"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  18. ^"Swedishcharts – Pet Shop Boys – Disco 3".Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  19. ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  20. ^"Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  21. ^"Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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