Love Is a Bourgeois Construct

"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" is the third single from the Pet Shop Boys album Electric, released on 1 September 2013 as a digital download and on 30 September on CD. The song is based on the 1982 instrumental "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds", a minimalist piece by Michael Nyman, which was initially based on a hook by Henry Purcell.[3]

"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Electric
B-side"Entschuldigung!", "Get It Online"
Released1 September 2013 (digital download)
30 September 2013 (CD single)
Format12", CD single, digital download
GenreHi-NRG[1][2]
Length6:41 (album version)
4:09 ("nighttime" radio edit)
4:02 ("daytime" radio edit)
Labelx2
Songwriter(s)Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Henry Purcell
Producer(s)Stuart Price
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Vocal"
(2013)		 "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct"
(2013)		 "Thursday"
(2013)
Music video
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (audio) on YouTube

The Guardian named "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" the fourth best track of the year,[4] and Slant Magazine listed the song number 18 on its "25 Best Singles of 2013" list.[5]

Live performances

It was performed on select dates of the Electric Tour.[6]

Release formats

The single was released on both digital and physical formats, featuring mixes by Little Boots, The Penelopes and Dave Audé plus two previously unreleased B-sides, "Entschuldigung!" and "Get It Online". The 12-inch vinyl single was released in December.

Digital bundle 1[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit)4:10
2."Entschuldigung!"5:03
3."Get It Online"3:36
4."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes Remix Radio Edit)4:09
Digital bundle 2
No.TitleLength
1."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes Remix)7:00
2."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone Remix)7:00
3."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque edit)6:50
4."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty Dub)6:16
5."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental)6:57
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit)4:10
2."Entschuldigung!"5:03
3."Get It online"3:36
4."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix)7:00
5."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix)7:00
6."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque edit)6:50
7."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty Dub)6:16
8."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental)6:57
9."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque Dub)6:50
Vinyl single
No.TitleLength
1."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Album Version)6:42
2."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix)7:00
3."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix)7:00
4."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque Dub)6:51
5."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Extended Vocal Remix)6:47
6."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone Instrumental)6:57
7."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty Dub Instrumental)6:17
8."Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes Dub)7:04

Charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[8] 105
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] 38

References
  1. "Album review: Pet Shop Boys, Electric". The Scotsman. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. Walters, Barry. "SPIN's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2013: 16 – Pet Shop Boys, Electric (x2)". Spin. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. http://petshopboys.co.uk/news/4247
  4. "The best tracks of 2013: our top 20". The Guardian. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. Cinquemani, Sal (11 December 2013). "The 25 Best Singles of 2013". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  6. "Pet Shop Boys Set List at Santiago, Chile, May 13 2013". setlist.fm. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  7. http://petshopboys.co.uk/news/4352
  8. http://zobbel.de/cluk/130914cluk.txt
  9. http://www.billboard.com/artist/328544/Pet+Shop+Boys/chart?f=359
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