Pet Shop Boys – How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?
Genre: | Electronic |
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Style: | Synth-pop |
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Tracklist
| How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? (Original Album Version) | 3:54 | ||
| How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? (7" Perfect Attitude Mix) | 4:10 | ||
| How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? (Classical Reprise) | 3:05 | ||
| It's Alright (7" Version) | 4:21 | ||
| We All Feel Better In The Dark | 3:59 | ||
| Being Boring (Marshall Jefferson 12" Mix) | 9:03 |
Credits (3)
Harold FaltermeyerProducer
Pet Shop BoysProducer
Tenant/Lowe*Written-By
Notes
Released as a single in its own right in the U.S.A. and in France.
Most other countries paired this track with "Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" for release.
Most other countries paired this track with "Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" for release.
Versions
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15 versions
| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? Cassette, Single, Blue | EMI – 4JM-50343 | US | 1990 | US — 1990 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? 12", 33 ⅓ RPM | EMI USA – V-56204, EMI Records USA – V-56204 | US | 1991 | US — 1991 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? CD, Maxi-Single | EMI Records USA – E2-56205 | US | 1991 | US — 1991 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? (Morales Mix) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo | EMI Records USA – SPRO 4727, EMI Records USA – SPRO 04727, EMI Records USA – SPRO 04731 | US | 1991 | US — 1991 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously 12", 45 RPM, Stereo | Parlophone – 2042546, EMI France – 2042546 | France | 1991 | France — 1991 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously CD, Single | Parlophone – 2042542, EMI France – 2042542 | France | 1991 | France — 1991 | ||||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? CD, Promo | EMI USA – DPRO 4698, EMI USA – DPRO-4698 | US | 1991 | US — 1991 | ||||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo | EMI Records USA – V-56204 | US | 1991 | US — 1991 | ||||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously CD, Single, Cardboard Sleeve | Parlophone – 2042542, EMI France – 2042542 | France | 1991 | France — 1991 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously 7", 45 RPM, Single | Parlophone – 2042917 | France | 1991 | France — 1991 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How Can We Expect To Be Taken Seriously? 7", Promo, Single, 45 RPM | Parlophone – SP 1525 | France | 1991 | France — 1991 | New Submission | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Maxi-Single, Promo, White Label | EMI – none | Hong Kong | 1991 | Hong Kong — 1991 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? Cassette, Single | EMI France – 2042544, Parlophone – 2042544 | France | 1991 | France — 1991 | New Submission | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? Cassette, Promo | Abbey Road Studios – none | UK | 1991 | UK — 1991 | New Submission | |||
 | How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? CD, Maxi-Single, Repress | EMI Records USA – E2-56205 | US | US | New Submission |
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Reviews
- Edited 9 months agoBeing from France, I bought this CD single back in the day thinking it was released this way worldwide. "Seriously" being the third single off Behaviour was only logical. Then I listened to what I thought was only a b-side: "Where the streets..." and told myself what a good song it was. Too good to put as a b-side on any record ! Especially after a not so good remix of "Seriously?".
Little did I know that this was the side A for the rest of the world, apart from USA. But it made perfect sense. "Where the streets..." has more potential as a single than "Seriously", even if I'm very fond of the latter. 
referencing How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? (Morales Mix) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo) SPRO 4727
In my experience, a lot of pressings of this promo 12" have issues, crackle and just an uneven sound, it is not visibly obvious, may even look mint, but sounds like a dirty record. After about 3 copies, I did find one that sounded good.
Side 2 is the gem here, with a dance floor version of being boring
Quite a nice gem from their discography. Came for track 2, stayed for 5.
The Marshall Jefferson remix of "Being Boring" is crucial I tell ya
A quite poor release on CD format as it does not contain any proper mix of the title.the 12" has the Extended Version.Oh! these record labels are so clueless!
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