Love Is a Bourgeois Construct

"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" is the third single from the Pet Shop Boys album Electric, released on 1 September 2013 as a digital download and on 30 September on CD. The song is based on the 1982 instrumental "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds", a minimalist piece by Michael Nyman, which was initially based on a hook by Henry Purcell.^[3]

The Guardian named "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" the fourth best track of the year,^[4] and Slant Magazine listed the song number 18 on its "25 Best Singles of 2013" list.^[5]

Live performances

It is performed on select dates of the Electric Tour.^[6]

Release formats

The single was released on both digital and physical formats, featuring mixes by Little Boots, The Penelopes and Dave Audé plus two previously unreleased B-sides, "Entschuldigung!" and "Get It Online". The 12-inch vinyl single was released in December.

Digital bundle 1^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit)	4:10
2.	"Entschuldigung!"	5:03
3.	"Get It Online"	3:36
4.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes Remix Radio Edit)	4:09

Digital bundle 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes Remix)	7:00
2.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone Remix)	7:00
3.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque edit)	6:50
4.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty Dub)	6:16
5.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental)	6:57

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit)	4:10
2.	"Entschuldigung!"	5:03
3.	"Get It online"	3:36
4.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix)	7:00
5.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix)	7:00
6.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque edit)	6:50
7.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty Dub)	6:16
8.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental)	6:57
9.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque Dub)	6:50

Vinyl single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Album Version)	6:42
2.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix)	7:00
3.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix)	7:00
4.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque Dub)	6:51
5.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Extended Vocal Remix)	6:47
6.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone Instrumental)	6:57
7.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty Dub Instrumental)	6:17
8.	"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes Dub)	7:04

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[8]	105
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[9]	38

References

↑ "Album review: Pet Shop Boys, Electric". The Scotsman. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
↑ Walters, Barry. "SPIN's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2013: 16 – Pet Shop Boys, Electric (x2)". Spin. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
↑ http://petshopboys.co.uk/news/4247
↑ "The best tracks of 2013: our top 20". The Guardian. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
↑ Cinquemani, Sal (11 December 2013). "The 25 Best Singles of 2013". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
↑ "Pet Shop Boys Set List at Santiago, Chile, May 13 2013". setlist.fm. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
↑ http://petshopboys.co.uk/news/4352
↑ http://zobbel.de/cluk/130914cluk.txt
↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/328544/Pet+Shop+Boys/chart?f=359

Pet Shop Boys

Chris Lowe Neil Tennant

Studio albums	Please Actually Introspective Behaviour Very Bilingual Nightlife Release Fundamental Yes Elysium Electric Super

Compilation albums	Discography: The Complete Singles Collection Alternative Essential PopArt: The Hits Story: 25 Years of Hits Party Ultimate Format

Remix albums	Disco Disco 2 Disco 3 Disco 4

Live albums	Concrete Pandemonium

Extended plays	Christmas

Soundtracks and scores	It Couldn't Happen Here Closer to Heaven Battleship Potemkin The Most Incredible Thing

Other songs	"King's Cross" "The Loving Kind" "The Night I Fell in Love" "I'm Not Scared" "In Private" "Nothing Has Been Proved" "So Sorry, I Said" "Don't Drop Bombs" "Euroboy"

Film, stage and television	It Couldn't Happen Here Closer to Heaven Pet Shop Boys: A Life In Pop The Most Incredible Thing

Notable tours and concerts	MCMLXXXIX Performance Discovery Somewhere Nightlife Release Fundamental Pandemonium Progress (as special guests) Electric Inner Sanctum

Related articles	Discography x2 Reputation Results Electronic Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys West End Girls

Book

Pet Shop Boys singles

Please (1984–1986)	"West End Girls" "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" "Love Comes Quickly" "Suburbia"

Disco (1986)	"Paninaro"

Actually (1987–1988)	"It's a Sin" "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" "Rent" "Heart"

Introspective (1988–1989)	"Always on My Mind" "Domino Dancing" "Left to My Own Devices" "It's Alright"

Behaviour (1990–1991)	"So Hard" "Being Boring" "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?"/"Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" "Jealousy"

Discography (1991)	"DJ Culture" "Was It Worth It?"

Very (1993–1994)	"Can You Forgive Her?" "Go West" "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" "Liberation" "Yesterday, When I Was Mad"

Alternative (1995)	"Paninaro '95"

Bilingual (1996–1997)	"Before" "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"/"To Step Aside" "Single-Bilingual" "A Red Letter Day"

Nightlife (1999–2000)	"I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More" "New York City Boy" "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk"

Release (2002–2003)	"Home and Dry" "I Get Along" "London"

PopArt (2003–2004)	"Miracles" "Flamboyant"

Fundamental (2006)	"I'm with Stupid" "Minimal" "Numb"

Disco 4 (2007)	"Integral"

Yes (2009)	"Love etc." "Did You See Me Coming?" "Beautiful People"

Ultimate (2010)	"Together"

Elysium (2012)	"Winner" "Leaving" "Memory of the Future"

Electric (2013-14)	"Axis" "Vocal" "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" "Thursday" "Fluorescent"

Super (2016)	"The Pop Kids" "Twenty-something" "Inner Sanctum" "Say it to me"

Non-album singles	"One More Chance" "Absolutely Fabulous" "Hallo Spaceboy" "Somewhere" "Break 4 Love" "She's Madonna" "Love Life"

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