Genre Hi-NRG | Label x2 | |
B-side "Entschuldigung!", "Get It Online" Released 1 September 2013 (digital download)
30 September 2013 (CD single) Format 12", CD single, digital download Length 6:41 (album version)
4:09 ("nighttime" radio edit)
4:02 ("daytime" radio edit) | ||
"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.
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The Guardian named "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" the fourth best track of the year, and Slant Magazine listed the song number 18 on its "25 Best Singles of 2013" list.
Live performances
It was performed on select dates of the Electric Tour.
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.