Home and Dry (Pet Shop Boys song)
| "Home and Dry" | ||||
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| Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
| from the album Release | ||||
| B-side | "Sexy Northener", "Always", "Nightlife", "Break 4 Love" | |||
| Released | 18 March 2002 | |||
| Format | CD single, DVD Single | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop, synthpop | |||
| Length |
4:21 (album version) 3:58 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe | |||
| Producer(s) | Pet Shop Boys | |||
| Pet Shop Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Home and Dry" is a song by British music group Pet Shop Boys released in 2002 as the first UK single and the second US single from their album Release. It reached the top 15 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 14 and reached number 44 on the US Hot Dance Club Play.
One of the B-sides, "Sexy Northener", was also released as a promotional single in the US and peaked at number 15 on the US dance chart, but never received a commercial release.
The song is infamous to Pet Shop Boys fans for its unusual video, directed by Wolfgang Tillmans, showing mice running across tracks and eating discarded food at Tottenham Court Road Underground station. There are only several short shots of the duo performing. Many felt this was a strange choice for the video of a lead single, and that because of its commercially unappealing video, the song did not achieve the level of success it could have.
The track was remixed the same year by German trance duo Blank & Jones.
Track listing
UK CD single 1: Parlophone
- "Home and Dry"
- "Sexy Northener"
- "Always"
UK CD single 2: Parlophone
- "Home and Dry" (Ambient Mix)
- "Break 4 Love" (UK Radio edit)
- "Break 4 Love" (Friburn & Urik Hi Pass Mix)
UK DVD single: Parlophone
- "Home and Dry" (video)
- "Nightlife"
- "Break 4 Love" (USA Club Mix)
Chart performance
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] | 47 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2] | 4 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3] | 5 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] | 4 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 13 |
| France (SNEP)[6] | 96 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 12 |
| Italy (FIMI)[8] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 51 |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100) | 8 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10] | 6 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 44 |
| UK (Official Company Charts) | 14 |
| US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) | 44 |
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry" (in French). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry". Tracklisten.
- ↑ "Pet Shop Boys: Home And Dry" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Pet Shop Boys Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry". Top Digital Download.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry" Canciones Top 50.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry". Singles Top 100.