Always on My Mind

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"Always on My Mind" is a synth-pop cover of the classic ballad by the Pet Shop Boys, renowned for its upbeat, dance-oriented reinterpretation and chart-topping success in the late 1980s.

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Always on My Mind canonical 3
Always On My Mind 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Pet Shop Boys
award ITV The Record of the Year 1987 (UK viewers’ poll)
B-side Do I Have To?
bandMember Chris Lowe
Neil Tennant
chartPositionEuropeanHot100 1
chartPositionIrishSingles 1
chartPositionUKSingles 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 4
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
CD single
genre dance-pop
synth-pop
includedIn Introspective (special editions and reissues)
isCoverOf Always on My Mind
surface form: Always on My Mind (original song)
label Parlophone
language English
leadVocalist Neil Tennant
musicalStyle dance-oriented reinterpretation of a ballad
musicVideoDirector Jack Bond
musicVideoFeatures Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe in surreal, stylized settings
notableFor commercial success in the late 1980s
synth-pop arrangement of a classic ballad
use of prominent synthesizers and electronic drums
originalSongwriters Johnny Christopher
Mark James
Wayne Carson
performer Pet Shop Boys
producer Julian Mendelsohn
Pet Shop Boys
recorded 1987
releaseDate 1987-11-30
tempo upbeat
weeksAtNumberOneUK 4

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Pet Shop Boys notableWork Always on My Mind
Neil Tennant notableWork Always on My Mind
Separate Ways includesTrack Always on My Mind
this entity surface form: Always On My Mind