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"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their debut studio album, Please (1986). It was released as a single in 1985 and re-recorded and reissued in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the United Kingdom and United States with its second release, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Pet Shop Boys signed with Parlophone, a subsidiary of EMI Records, in March 1985. [10] By that time, Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant had been writing songs together for over three years. Their music was influenced by Italian disco , the emerging American hip-hop scene, and American producer Bobby Orlando 's lo-fi electronic dance music .
Having signed with EMI, the group released their first major label single "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" in mid-1985, but it failed to attract attention. [47] The Pet Shop Boys then decided to re-record "West End Girls", and issue this new version as a single. Producer Stephen Hague helmed the new, re-recorded version of "West End ...
The Pet Shop Boys remix of the David Bowie song "Hallo Spaceboy" featured Tennant on backing vocals and was released in the UK on 19 February 1996. [74] Pet Shop Boys then joined Bowie during his performance of the song at the 1996 Brit Awards ceremony, as well as an appearance on the Top of the Pops television programme.
Pet Shop Boys – Always on My Mind (1988) Pet Shop Boys – Heart (1988) Pet Shop Boys – I Want To Wake Up (1987) Pet Shop Boys – Left to My Own Devices (1988) Pet Shop Boys – Love Comes Quickly (1986) Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) (1986) Pet Shop Boys – Was That What It Was? (1986) Pet Shop Boys – West ...
This is a comprehensive list of songs recorded by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys.The list includes officially released songs that have been performed by the band. The list consists of mostly studio and BBC recordings; remixes and live recordings are not listed, unless the song has only been released in one of the two formats.
Ultimate is a greatest hits compilation album by the British electronic music band Pet Shop Boys. It is their third greatest hits album, released on 1 November 2010 by their long-time label Parlophone. [1] The album contains 18 previously released singles, in chronological order, and one new song ("Together"). [2]
When Tennant formed the Pet Shop Boys with Chris Lowe, Watson took the first photographs of them and was their main photographer and video director from 1984 to 1991. [citation needed] The first video he directed was "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" for the Pet Shop Boys in 1985, his co-director being Andy Morahan.