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Beautiful People (Pet Shop Boys song)

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"Beautiful People"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Yes
B-side"Fugitive" (seven-inch mix)
Released2 October 2009
Recorded2008
Genre
Length3:42
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Did You See Me Coming?"
(2009)
"Beautiful People"
(2009)
"Love Life"
(2010)

"Beautiful People" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 2 October 2009 as the third and final single from their tenth studio album, Yes (2009). Initially, the single was released in Germany only, at the request of EMI. In November, it was released digitally in the United States.

The B-side "Fugitive", produced by Richard X, had previously been published (in an extended version) on the limited edition of their 2006 album Fundamental.

Both the demo version of "Beautiful People" and the remix of "Up and Down" had been previously available digitally. The demo was available to stream from the official Pet Shop Boys website and the remix was available as a free download during the "Did You See Me Coming?" single campaign. Remixes by Vinny Vero were commissioned but not used due to delays in their completion. They were later released unofficially as a free download on Vero's website.

Track listing

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  • German CD maxi single
  1. "Beautiful People" – 3:44
  2. "Fugitive" (seven-inch mix) – 3:31
  3. "Beautiful People" (demo) – 3:22
  4. "Up and Down" (Tom Stephan remix) – 7:57

Charts

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Chart performance for "Beautiful People"
Chart (2009–2011) Peak
position
Germany (GfK)[1] 65
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[2] 74

References

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  1. ^ "Pet Shop Boys – Beautiful People" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201120 into search.