Disco 4
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Disco 4 also known as Disco Four is the eighteenth album
by the UK
electronic music
duo Pet Shop Boys
and the fourth in the band's "Disco" series. It was released on October 8, 2007, on compact disc
and vinyl
. It was not released on digital download
, due to licensing difficulties for each track.
The album is mainly a compilation of Pet Shop Boys remix
es of songs by other artists, a first among any of their releases to date. It also includes a previously unreleased mix of "Integral
" and the maxi-mix of "I'm with Stupid", previously released on the Japanese edition of Fundamental
.
The album reached #15 on the UK Compilations Chart and #3 on the UK Dance Albums Chart. This was due to the majority of the album songs being those of other artists, therefore making it ineligible for the UK Albums Chart.
For the promotion of Disco Four, the PSB Perfect Immaculate mix of "Integral
" had a limited service to club and selected radio DJs with a music video released on the official website and YouTube
. On the day of the album's release, the track was released to digital download services as a normal digital download.
Other musicians:
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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...
duo 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....
and the fourth in the band's "Disco" series. It was released on October 8, 2007, on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
and vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
. It was not released on digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
, due to licensing difficulties for each track.
The album is mainly a compilation of Pet Shop Boys remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es of songs by other artists, a first among any of their releases to date. It also includes a previously unreleased mix of "Integral
Integral (song)
"Integral" is a 2007 single by British synth pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released in an electronic download-only format on 8th October. It was the only single and to promote the band's remix album Disco 4 in 2007....
" and the maxi-mix of "I'm with Stupid", previously released on the Japanese edition of Fundamental
Fundamental (Pet Shop Boys album)
Fundamental is the sixteenth album, the ninth of entirely new music, by the British band Pet Shop Boys. It was released in May 2006 in the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, and Canada, and was released in late June 2006 in the United States. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number five on 28...
.
The album reached #15 on the UK Compilations Chart and #3 on the UK Dance Albums Chart. This was due to the majority of the album songs being those of other artists, therefore making it ineligible for the UK Albums Chart.
For the promotion of Disco Four, the PSB Perfect Immaculate mix of "Integral
Integral (song)
"Integral" is a 2007 single by British synth pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released in an electronic download-only format on 8th October. It was the only single and to promote the band's remix album Disco 4 in 2007....
" had a limited service to club and selected radio DJs with a music video released on the official website and YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. On the day of the album's release, the track was released to digital download services as a normal digital download.
Track listing
- The Killers – "Read My Mind" (Pet Shop Boys 'Stars are blazing' mix) – 7:20
- David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
with Pet Shop Boys – "Hallo SpaceboyHallo Spaceboy"Hallo Spaceboy" is a song by David Bowie from his 1995 album Outside, and was issued as a single in 1996. Bowie and Brian Eno co-wrote the song...
" (Pet Shop Boys extended mix) – 6:34 - Pet Shop Boys – "IntegralIntegral (song)"Integral" is a 2007 single by British synth pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released in an electronic download-only format on 8th October. It was the only single and to promote the band's remix album Disco 4 in 2007....
" (Perfect immaculate mix) – 6:38 - Yoko OnoYoko Onois a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
– "Walking on Thin IceWalking on Thin Ice"Walking on Thin Ice" is a New Wave/dance song by Yoko Ono, released in 1981. She and John Lennon concluded the recording of the song on December 8, 1980. It was upon their return from the recording studio to The Dakota that Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman...
" (Pet Shop Boys electro mix) – 6:28 - MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
– "SorrySorry (Madonna song)"Sorry" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor. It was written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price and released as the second single from the album on February 28, 2006. It later appeared on Celebration, her 2009 greatest hits...
" (Pet Shop Boys maxi-mix) – 8:27 - AtomizerAtomizer (band)Atomizer is a synthpop duo featuring Nag Nag Nag founder and veteran musician and DJ Jonny Slut with fellow Nag Nag Nag DJ Fil OK. Their debut single was co-produced by the KLF's Jimmy Cauty.-Singles:...
– "Hooked on Radiation" (Pet Shop Boys orange alert mix) – 5:44 - RammsteinRammsteinRammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
– "Mein TeilMein Teil"Mein Teil" is the first single by the German industrial metal band Rammstein from their fourth album Reise, Reise. The song is inspired by the case of Armin Meiwes and Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes. In March 2001, in Rotenburg an der Fulda, the two men aged in their 40s met each other, cut off and...
" (PSB There are no guitars on this mix) – 7:08 - Pet Shop Boys – "I'm with Stupid" (Pet Shop Boys maxi-mix) – 8:13
Personnel
Pet Shop Boys are:- Neil TennantNeil TennantNeil Francis Tennant is an English musician, singer and songwriter, who, with bandmate Chris Lowe, makes up the successful electronic dance music duo Pet Shop Boys.-Childhood:...
- Chris LoweChris LoweChris Lowe is an English musician, who, with colleague Neil Tennant, makes up the pop duo Pet Shop Boys.-Childhood:...
Other musicians:
- Pete Gleadall – Programming on all tracks and additional vocals on track 3
- Tom StephanTom StephanTom Stephan is a house music producer and DJ.-Biography:Tom Stephan was raised in the western New York town of Olean but moved to London to go to college. It was in London that he started his DJ career, opening up for Danny Tenaglia and eventually hosting regular house nights at the Turnmills club...
– Additional vocals on track 3 - Miguel Mateo-Garcia – Additional vocals on track 3
- Sam Taylor-WoodSam Taylor-WoodSamantha "Sam" Taylor-Wood OBE , born Samantha Taylor, is an English filmmaker, photographer, and visual artist. Her directorial feature film debut came in 2009 with Nowhere Boy, a film based on the childhood experiences of The Beatles songwriter and singer John Lennon...
– Additional vocals on track 3