"Integral" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their ninth studio album, Fundamental (2006). A remixed version of the song was released on 8 October 2007 as a download-only single to promote the duo's fourth remix album, Disco 4 (2007).[2] The single peaked at number 197 on the UK Singles Chart.
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| Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
| from the album Disco 4 | ||||
| Released | 8 October 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
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| Label | Parlophone | |||
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| Producer(s) | Trevor Horn | |||
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The artwork for the single is a QR code, which, when scanned, gives a link to the Pet Shop Boys' website.
Composition
editThe single criticises the Identity Cards Act 2006. A statement from the band cited the issue as the reason that Neil Tennant ceased his well-publicized support of Tony Blair's Labour party.[3] Some wording, such as 'sterile, immaculate', is drawn from Yevgeny Zamyatin's dystopian novel We, although Tennant hadn't read it when he wrote the lyrics.[4] In the book, the inhabitants of the future One State try to build The Integral, a glass spaceship, in order to solve the cosmic equation and resolve all the problems in their One State.
Track listing
edit- Digital single[5]
- "Integral" (PSB Perfect Immaculate mix) – 7:16
- "Integral" (Dave Spoon mix) – 7:10
Charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Romania (Romanian Top 100)[6] | 81 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 197 |
References
edit- ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (30 May 2006). "Pet Shop Boys: Fundamental". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Integral – Pet Shop Boys – Product". PetShopBoys.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Pet Shop Boys protest at ID cards". BBC News. 1 March 2006.
- ^ Heath, Chris (2017). Fundamental: Further Listening 2005-2007 (booklet). Pet Shop Boys. Parlophone Records. p. 21. 0190295921170.
- ^ "Integral – EP by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Romanian Top 100 – Issue nr: 47/2007 (03 Decembrie – 09 Decembrie 2007)" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 August 2012.