West End Girls
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"West End Girls" is a synth-pop song by the English duo Pet Shop Boys that became their breakthrough hit and one of the defining tracks of 1980s pop music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West End Girls canonical | 4 |
| Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Please ⓘ |
| artist | Pet Shop Boys ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BRIT Award for Best British Single
ⓘ
surface form:
Brit Award for British Single of the Year
Ivor Novello Award ⓘ
surface form:
Ivor Novello Award for Best International Hit
|
| chartPositionAustralia | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionFinland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermany | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealand | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNorway | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUS | 1 ⓘ |
| composer |
Chris Lowe
ⓘ
Neil Tennant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
breakthrough hit for Pet Shop Boys
ⓘ
defining track of 1980s pop music ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasBPM | around 113 BPM ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | West End Girls music video ⓘ |
| hasPart |
rap-style verses
ⓘ
sung chorus ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
1984 original version
ⓘ
1985 re-recorded hit version ⓘ |
| includedIn | many 1980s compilation albums ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Waste Land
ⓘ
gangster films ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes 45 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricist | Neil Tennant ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector |
Andy Morahan
ⓘ
Eric Watson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of rap and pop
ⓘ
moody atmospheric production ⓘ socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| partOf | album Please ⓘ |
| performer | Pet Shop Boys ⓘ |
| producer | Stephen Hague ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Parlophone ⓘ |
| reRecordedReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| theme |
class tension
ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls