I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing

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“I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing”
“I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing” cover
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Very
B-side "Too many people"
Released November 29, 1993 (1993-11-29)
Format 7", 12", cassette, CD single
Genre Synthpop
Length 4:46 (7" remix)
Label Parlophone - R 6370
Writer(s) Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
Producer Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Go West"
(1993)		 "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing"
(1993)		 "Liberation"
(1994)

"I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" is the third single from Pet Shop Boys fifth album Very. It was released in the UK by Parlophone Records on November 29, 1993 (1993-11-29) where it eventually reached #13 in the chart. It reached #2 in the US Club chart where it was released in January 1994 (1994-01).

Contents

[edit] Bonus material

The single was bolstered by a large amount of bonus material available across a wide range of formats, on top of the nine remixes commissioned. The main b-side is "Too many people", but the single also featured remixes of Please tracks "Violence" and "West End girls".

[edit] Packaging

In the UK, the first CD single came in a rubber sleeve, that held both CD one and two. This packaging was quite reminiscent for Very Relentless.

As with the previous singles from Very, the duo donned new outfits for the single's promotional campaign. Chris featured in a blonde wig with a pink and white costume, while Neil was adorned in a brunette wig and darker clothing.

[edit] Robbie Williams version

A cover version of "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" by Robbie Williams appeared as the b-side to his singe "Let Me Entertain You" in 1998. His version of the song can also be heard in the US sitcom Friends in the episode entitled "The One with the Routine".

[edit] Track Listing

[edit] 7": Parlophone / R 6370 (UK)

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (beatmasters 7") - 4:45
  2. "Too many people" - 4:19
  • also available on MC (Parlophone / TCR 6370)

[edit] 12": Parlophone / 12R 6370 (UK)

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (extended nude mix) - 7:49
  2. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (grandballroom mix) - 6:32
  3. "West End girls" (sasha remix) - 7:45
  4. "West End girls" (sasha dub) - 8:16

[edit] 12": Parlophone / 12RX 6370 (UK)

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (wild pitch mix) - 8:22
  2. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (wild tribal beats) - 3:49
  3. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (club mix) - 7:10
  4. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (wild pitch dub) - 7:45

[edit] CD: Parlophone / CDRS 6370 (UK)

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (album mix) - 3:04
  2. "Too many people" - 4:19
  3. "Violence" (Haçienda version) - 4:58
  4. "West End girls" (sasha remix) - 7:45

[edit] CD: Parlophone / CDR 6370 (UK)

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (beatmasters 7") - 4:45
  2. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (extended nude mix) - 7:49
  3. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (wild pitch mix) - 8:22
  4. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (grandballroom mix) - 6:39
  5. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (wild pitch dub) - 7:45

[edit] CD: EMI / 8 81270 2 (Germany)

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (beatmasters 7") - 4:45
  2. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (extended nude mix) - 7:49
  3. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (wild pitch mix) - 8:22
  4. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (voxigen mix) - 6:25

[edit] Remixers

[edit] Beatmasters

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (beatmasters 7") - 4:45
  2. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (extended nude mix) - 7:49

[edit] Terence Parker

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (grandballroom mix) - 6:39

[edit] DJ Pierre

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (club mix) - 7:10
  2. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (wild tribal beats) - 3:49
  3. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (wild pitch mix) - 8:22
  4. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (wild pitch dub) - 7:45

[edit] Coconut 1

  1. "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" (voxigen mix) - 6:25

[edit] Pete Gleadall

  1. "Violence" (Haçienda version) - 4:58
  2. "Violence" (Extended Haçienda version) - 7:02

[edit] Sasha

  1. "West End girls" (sasha remix) - 7:45
  2. "West End girls" (sasha dub) - 8:16
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Pet Shop Boys
Neil Tennant · Chris Lowe
Studio albums
Compilation albums
"Disco" albums
Live albums
Soundtrack and score albums
Singles
Please - West End Girls · Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) · Love Comes Quickly · Suburbia
Actually - It's a Sin · What Have I Done to Deserve This? · Rent · Heart
Introspective - Always On My Mind · Domino Dancing · Left To My Own Devices · It's Alright
Behaviour - 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 - DJ Culture · Was It Worth It?
Very - Can You Forgive Her? · Go West · I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing · Liberation · Yesterday, When I Was Mad
Alternative - Paninaro/Paninaro '95
Bilingual - Before · Se A Vida É (That’s The Way Life Is) · Single-Bilingual · A Red Letter Day · Somewhere
Nightlife - 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 - Home and Dry · I Get Along · London
PopArt - Miracles · Flamboyant
Fundamental - I'm With Stupid · Minimal · Numb · Integral
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