Before (song)

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"Before"
Before-PetShopBoys.jpg
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Bilingual
B-side
  • "The Truck Driver and His Mate"
  • "Hit and Miss"
  • "In the Night '95"
Released22 April 1996 (1996-04-22)
Length4:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Paninaro '95"
(1995) 		"Before"
(1996) 		"Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"
(1996)
Music video
"Before" on YouTube

"Before" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 22 April 1996 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Bilingual (1996). Upon its release, the single peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, number four in Finland, and number one in Hungary. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Critical reception[]

James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update noted the song's "gentle cooing".[1]

Music video[]

The accompanying music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh.[citation needed]

Track listings[]

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 22 April 1996 (1996-04-22)
  • CD
  • cassette
 Parlophone [21]
United States 23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
Atlantic [22]

References[]

  1. ^ Hamilton, James (27 April 1996). "DJ Directory" (PDF). Music Week. p. 11. Retrieved 16 August 2021 – via Record Mirror.
  2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Before". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pet Shop Boys – Before" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9911." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9931." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 19. 11 May 1996. p. 22. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "Pet Shop Boys: Before" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – Before" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 23. 8 June 1996. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  10. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 Nr. 170 (vikuna 18.5. – 24.5. '96)". DV (in Icelandic). 18 May 1996. p. 26. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.
  11. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – Before" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – Before" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Before". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Before". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Pet Shop Boys: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  20. ^ "The Year in Music – Hot Dance Music Club Play Singles". Billboard. Vol. 108 no. 52. 28 December 1996. p. YE-44. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  21. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 April 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1155. 19 July 1996. pp. 44, 50. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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