Friendly Fire
Writers - Tennant/Lowe
First released - 2002
Original album - Closer to Heaven (performed by the Frances Barber)
Subsequent albums - Concrete, Format
Other releases - bonus track with single "I Get Along"; bonus disc with the U.S. "special edition" of Release
Before Format, Neil and Chris had three times released their own studio version of this song from their Closer to Heaven stage musical:
- First on the four-track "Songs from the musical Closer to Heaven" promo disc—distributed for a single day only (May 12, 2001) with the London Daily Telegraph,
- Later on the "I Get Along" DVD single, and
- On the Release special edition bonus disc.
A live rendition also appeared on Concrete.
Aside from the obvious difference in vocalists, the Pet Shop Boys' own rendition is extremely similar to the musical's version. And although I personally prefer the PSB performance, this song is nevertheless much more appropriately discussed in the context of the musical. So please see the other entry for this song associated with Closer to Heaven.
Mixes
Officially released
PSB rendition
- Mixer: Goetz Botzenhardt
- Pet Shop Boys version (3:24)
- A bonus track on the "I Get Along" DVD single and the Nightlife special edition bonus disc
- Pet Shop Boys version (3:24)
PSB with Frances Barber
- Mixer: Tim Weidner
- Live Concrete rendition (3:57)
Frances Barber (as "Billie Trix") rendition for Closer to Heaven
- Mixer: Bob Kraushaar
- Closer to Heaven cast album version (2:58)
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