Was It Worth It? (Pet Shop Boys song)

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"Was It Worth It?"
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Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
B-side"Miserablism"
Released9 December 1991
Recorded1991
GenreHouse
Length4:24
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"DJ culturemix"
(1991) 		"Was It Worth It?"
(1991) 		"Can You Forgive Her?"
(1993)
Music video
"Was It Worth It?" on YouTube

"Was it Worth it?" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their first greatest hits album, Discography: The Complete Singles Collection (1991). It was released on 9 December 1991 as the album's second and final single, peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's first single to not reach the top 20 since they signed to Parlophone in 1984 (the second being "Numb", 15 years later).[1] This was the main reason why the song was not included on their later hits compilation PopArt: The Hits, although it was on the DVD edition. The single's B-side was "Miserablism".

Critical reception[]

Andy Kastanas from The Charlotte Observer wrote, "The sacred cow of disco never died for these guys (as evidenced by this song) and there's plenty of violins and a "hi-NRG" beat to prove it."[2]

Track listings[]

  • UK 7-inch single R 6306
A. "Was It Worth It?" – 4:22
  • Engineer, mixed by Paul Wright
  • Guitar – Greg Bone
  • Percussion – Andy Duncan
  • Producer – Brothers in Rhythm
  • Programmed by Scott Davidson
  • Additional vocals – Carol Kenyon, Ghida de Palma, Tessa Niles
B. "Miserablism" – 4:11

The A-side of this single was mistakenly mastered with the non-vocal dub version. The B-side is a label mistake and is "Miserablism" (Electro mix) – 5:38
Tracks as listed on the label:

A. "Was It Worth It?" – 5:15
B. "Miserablism" – 4:11
  • US 12-inch single VNR 56243
A1. "Was It Worth It?" (12") – 7:13
A2. "Was It Worth It?" (7") – 4:27
B1. "Miserablism" (Electro mix) – 5:38
B2. "Miserablism" – 4:11
  • US CD single E2-56244
  1. "Was It Worth It?" (7") – 4:27
  2. "Was It Worth It?" (12") – 7:13
  3. "Miserablism" (Electro mix) – 5:38
  4. "Music for the Boys" (Part 3) – 5:40
    • Remix by Altern 8
  5. "Overture to Performance" – 6:14
  • UK CD single CDR 6306
  1. "Was It Worth It?" – 4:23
  2. "Miserablism" (7") – 4:12
  3. "Was It Worth It?" (12") – 7:13
  4. "Was It Worth It?" (dub) – 5:16

Personnel[]

  • Designed by Farrow/3a/Pet Shop Boys
  • Artwork by (dolls) Toshima Tada
  • Photography – Robert Shackleton
  • Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe

Charts[]

Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 153
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] 38
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 19
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[8] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 50
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[1] 24
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)[11] 56

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Pet Shop Boys: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ Kastanas, Andy (5 February 1992). "Sounds of Progress". p. 16. The Charlotte Observer.
  3. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Retrieved 2 August 2015 – via Imgur.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 3. 18 January 1992. p. 31. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 233. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – Was It Worth It?" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Was It Worth It". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – Was It Worth It?" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pet Shop Boys – Was It Worth It?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Was It Worth It?". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. No. 51. 21 December 1991. p. 26. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.

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