For the group originally called "The Disco 3", see
Fat Boys .
2003 remix album by Pet Shop Boys
Disco 3 is the thirdremix album by Englishsynth-pop duoPet Shop Boys , released on 3 February 2003 byParlophone . The album consists of five remixes of songs andB-sides from their previous album,Release , three new tracks, a new recording of "Positive Role Model" from their 2001 musicalCloser to Heaven , and acover version of "Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)", originally byOh Romeo , the band of former Pet Shop Boys producerBobby Orlando . "Positive Role Model" also appeared on the Germany-only single "London " in 2002 as a B-side.
"If Looks Could Kill" and "Try It..." debuted during a 2002Peel Session , along with "A Powerful Friend", a song that remained unreleased until it was uploaded to the "Exclusives Tracks" section of the band's official website.[ 8] It was also released as the B-side to their 2010 single "Love Life".
As of May 2006, the album had sold 42,000 copies in the United States.[ 9]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Time on My Hands" Pet Shop Boys 3:53 2. "Positive Role Model" Tennant Lowe Barry White Anthony Sepe Peter Sterling Radcliffe Pet Shop Boys Chris Zippel 4:02 3. "Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)" Bobby Orlando Pet Shop Boys 4:47 4. "London " (Thee Radikal Blaklite edit) 5:44 5. "Somebody Else's Business" 3:28 6. "Here" (PSB new extended mix) Pet Shop Boys[c] 6:13 7. "If Looks Could Kill" Pet Shop Boys 4:11 8. "Sexy Northerner" (Superchumbo mix) 8:36 9. "Home and Dry " (Blank & Jones remix) 6:36 10. "London" (Genuine Piano mix) Zippel 4:16
^[a] signifies a remixer and additional producer^[b] signifies an original producer^[c] signifies a main producer and remixerCredits adapted from the liner notes ofDisco 3 .[ 10]
Additional musicians [ edit ] Pete Gleadall – programming(tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9) Chris Zippel – programming(tracks 2, 5) ; additional keyboards(track 2) Christian Hayes – guitars(track 7) Mark Refoy – guitars(track 7) Robert Matt –Steinway piano (track 10) Pet Shop Boys – production(tracks 1–3, 5–7) ; remix(track 6) ; original production(tracks 8, 9) Bob Kraushaar – mixing, engineering(tracks 1, 7) Pete Gleadall – engineering(tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9) ; mixing(tracks 3, 4) ; vocal recording(track 10) Chris Zippel – production, engineering(tracks 2, 5, 10) ; original production, original engineering(track 4) ; mixing(tracks 5, 10) Florian Richter – mixing(track 2) Kai Diener – mixing(track 2) Felix da Housecat – remix, additional production(track 4) Tom Stephan – remix, additional production(track 8) Piet Blank – remix, additional production(track 9) Jaspa Jones – remix, additional production(track 9) Andy Kaufhold – remix, additional production(track 9) ^ Tracks 1 and 7; vocals on track 10 ^ Tracks 2, 5 and 10 ^ Tracks 2 and 3; remix on track 6; engineering on track 8 ^ Track 4 ^ Remix on track 9 ^ Track 10 ^ DiGravina, Tim. "Pet Shop Boys:Disco 3 > Review" atAllMusic . Retrieved 30 September 2011. ^ Reed, Mark (14 February 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3" .Drowned in Sound . Archived fromthe original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved30 September 2011 . ^ Stevenson, Jane (17 February 2003)."Disco 3" .Jam! . Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved30 September 2011 . ^ Robinson, Peter (18 February 2003)."Pet Shop Boys : Disco 3" .NME .ISSN 0028-6362 . Retrieved30 September 2011 . ^ Moffat, Iain (31 January 2003)."Disco 3 : Pet Shop Boys" .PlayLouder . Archived fromthe original on 25 August 2003. ^ Medsker, David (10 March 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3" .PopMatters . Retrieved30 September 2011 . ^ Forsberg, Niklas (5 February 2003)."Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3" .Release Magazine . Retrieved30 September 2011 . ^ "02/10/2002 – Pet Shop Boys" .Keeping It Peel .BBC Radio 1 . Retrieved16 June 2006 .^ Caulfield, Keith (23 May 2006)."Ask Billboard: Pet Shop Shopping" .Billboard . Archived fromthe original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved5 March 2018 . ^ Disco 3 (liner notes).Pet Shop Boys .Parlophone . 2003. 7243 5 82140 2 4.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )^ "Response from ARIA re: Pet Shop Boys ARIA chart history, received 29 May 2018" . Retrieved26 April 2020 – viaImgur . N.B. The "NAT" column displays the release's peak position on the national chart.^ "ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 17th February 2003" (PDF) .The ARIA Report (678): 13. 17 February 2003. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved26 April 2020 – viaNational Library of Australia .^ "Danishcharts.dk – Pet Shop Boys – Disco 3" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2020.^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF) .Music & Media . Vol. 21, no. 9. 22 February 2003. p. 8.OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – Disco 3" (in German).GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 25 April 2020.^ "ペット・ショップ・ボーイズのアルバム売り上げランキング" [Pet Shop Boys album sales ranking] (in Japanese).Oricon .Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved26 April 2020 .^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 April 2020.^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Disco 3" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2020.^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" .Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 April 2020.^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Billboard 200)" .Billboard . Retrieved 25 April 2020.^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)" .Billboard . Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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