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"Before" is a single by UK electronic music

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

group Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....

released as the first single from the group's 1996 album Bilingual
Bilingual (album)
Bilingual is the tenth album by the English dance music group Pet Shop Boys. It has sold about 1,000,000 albums world-wide.-Overview:...

. The single, upon its release, peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. In the US, it reached #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play and reached #7 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...

chart, equalling #107 on the main U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

chart.

UK CD1: Parlophone

"Before" – 4:05
"The truck driver and his mate" – 3:33
"Hit and miss" – 4:05
"In the night '95" – 4:17

UK CD2: Parlophone

"Before" (Classic Paradise mix) – 7:56
"Before" (Aphrodisiac mix) – 7:27
"Before" (Hed Boys mix) – 7:33
"Before" (extended mix) – 8:47
"Before" (Danny Tenaglia mix) – 7:15

UK 3x12": Parlophone

"Before" (Underground mix) – 7:15
"Before" (bonus dub) – 3:59
"Before" (Underground instrumental) – 7:15
"Before" (bonus beats) – 3:59
"Before" (Classic Paradise mix) – 7:56
"Before" (Aphrodisiac mix) – 7:27
"Before" (Hed Boys mix) – 7:33
"Before" (dub) – 4:53
"Before" (extended mix) – 8:47

US 5" CD maxi-single: EMI

"Before" (Album version) – 4:05
"Before" (D.T.'s after mix) – 8:46
"Before" (Classic Paradise mix Love to Infinity) – 7:56
"Before" (Joey Negro's Hed Boys mix) – 7:35
"Before" (Joey Negro's Before dub) – 4:55
"Before" (Tenagilia's underground mix) – 7:17
"Before" (Tenaglia's bonus beats) – 4:03
"Before" (D.T.'s twilo dub) – 8:57
"Before" (Tenglia's bonus dub) – 4:03

US enhanced CD single: Atlantic

"Before" (Album version)
"The truck driver and his mate"
"Hit and miss"
- including "Before" video

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	7
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Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	4
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	45
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	10
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	31
U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... Hot Dance Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	107
U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...	7

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