"One More Chance" is a song by the English

England

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 electronic music

Electronic music

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 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....

, first released as their second single in 1984 and re-recorded for their second album Actually

Actually (album)

In 2006, Q magazine placed the album at #22 in its list of "40 Best Albums of the '80s".-Track listing:# "One More Chance"  – 5:30...

in 1987. The track was originally credited to Neil Tennant

Neil Tennant

Neil 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:...

 and producer Bobby Orlando

Bobby Orlando

Robert Philip Orlando , also known as Bobby Orlando, is an American record producer, dance music artist, musician and songwriter.- Early life :...

, before Chris Lowe

Chris Lowe

Chris Lowe is an English musician, who, with colleague Neil Tennant, makes up the pop duo Pet Shop Boys.-Childhood:...

 wrote additional music for the album version.

Composition

"One More Chance" was based on an unused backing track Bobby Orlando had recorded for the actor/singer Divine, provisionally titled "Rock Me". Tennant then wrote a lyric for the song while in Broadway

Broadway (New York City)

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, exploring themes of masochism and 'romantic paranoia'. Later, in 1987, the mid-section was added ("You're so extreme / I want to take you home with me").

Releases

The Bobby Orlando production was released on 12-inch vinyl

12-inch single

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 in the USA

United States

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 by Bobcat Records; in Germany

Germany

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, Belgium

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 and Canada

Canada

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 by ZYX Records

ZYX Music

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, ChanneL Records and Unidisc

Unidisc Music Inc.

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 respectively; and on 7-inch vinyl in Sweden

Sweden

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 by Planet Records.

One of the two US singles included an early version of "West End Girls

West End Girls

"West End Girls" is a song by British pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. It is a synthpop song, influenced by hip hop music. The lyrics focus on class, and inner-city pressure, and were inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land...

", later their breakthrough single in 1985. The Canadian release featured tracks by Girly and Divine.

The 1987 re-recording was produced by Julian Mendelsohn as a standard 7-inch single and album version. Pet Shop Boys were dissatisfied with the mix so Mandelsohn produced a 12-inch remix

Remix

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, which ultimately ended up on the album. The unused 7-inch mix was eventually released in 2001 on the second disc of Actually / Further Listening 1987–1988.

United States 12-inch

1. "One More Chance" (Kordak Remix) (3:26)
2. "One More Chance" (Remix) (5:33)

German 12-inch

1. "One More Chance" (Kordak Mix) (3:26)
2. "One More Chance" (Bobby O Remix) (5:33)

Canadian 12-inch

1. "One More Chance" (5:34)
2. "Working Girl (One Way Love Affair)" (by Girly) (5:10)
3. "Love Reaction" (by Divine) (5:31)