What Have I Done to Deserve This? (song)

"What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
Single by Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield
from the album Actually
B-side "A New Life"
Released 10 August 1987
Format 7", 12", cassette, CD
Recorded 1987
Genre Synthpop
Length 4:19
Label Parlophone – R 6163
Songwriter(s) Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Allee Willis
Producer(s) Stephen Hague
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"It's a Sin"
(1987)		 "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
(1987)		 "Rent"
(1987)

"It's a Sin"
(1987)		 "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
(1987)		 "Rent"
(1987)
Actually track listing
"One More Chance" (Track A1, CD track 01) "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (Track A2, CD track 02) "Shopping" (Track A3, CD track 03)
Dusty Springfield singles chronology
"Something in Your Eyes"
(1987) Something in Your Eyes1987		 "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
(1987) What Have I Done to Deserve This?1987		 "Nothing Has Been Proved"
(1989) Nothing Has Been Proved1989

"What Have I Done to Deserve This?" is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, featuring singer Dusty Springfield.

When released as a single in late 1987, it peaked at number 2 in the UK and also at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the fourth top ten hit for Pet Shop Boys as well as the biggest hit of Springfield's career in the US. It was kept from the top spot by "Seasons Change" by Exposé and "Father Figure" by their fellow British singer George Michael on that chart, while in the UK it was kept off the top by Rick Astley with his debut single Never Gonna Give You Up. The single made it to number 1 on the Irish singles chart, where it was Pet Shop Boys' second number 1 hit in the space of just six weeks.

The song's success helped revive Springfield's career and led to a resurgence of interest in her music. Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield performed the song for the 1988 BRIT Awards. Following the duet the Pet Shop Boys wrote and produced the singles "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private" for Springfield, both included on her 1990 album Reputation.

The music video was filmed in a music hall, featuring a female chorus line and male members of the pit orchestra. It made significant use of the theater drapes and stage curtains for dramatic effect. Like all of the singles taken from the Actually album, the song also appears on the film It Couldn't Happen Here, where it is briefly played in instrumental form, without vocals.

At the 2009 BRIT Awards where the duo were due to receive an Outstanding Contribution to Music award, Pet Shop Boys performed the song with American singer Lady Gaga.

The Pet Shop Boys performed the song at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong with South Korean girl group f(x).

Track listing

7": Parlophone / R 6163 (UK)

  1. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" – 4:19
  2. "A New Life" – 4:55

12": Parlophone / 12 R 6163 (UK)

  1. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (Extended Mix) – 6:53
  2. "A New Life" – 4:55
  3. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (Disco Mix) – 8:13

12": EMI-Manhattan / V-56080 (US - First Issue)

  1. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (Disco Mix) – 8:17
  2. "Rent" (Extended Mix) – 7:06

12": EMI-Manhattan / V-56080 (US - Second Issue)

  1. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (The Shep Pettibone Remix) – 8:28
  2. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (Dub Mix) – 6:53
  3. "Rent" (The François Kevorkian Remix) – 7:04
  4. "I Want a Dog" – 4:48


Chart performance

Chart (1987–88) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 22
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 11
Belgian Singles Chart 4
Canadian Singles Chart[3] 3
Dutch Singles Chart[4] 2
Finnish Singles Chart[5] 2
French Singles Chart -
German Singles Chart[6] 4
Irish Singles Chart[7] 1
Italian Singles Chart[8] 11
New Zealand Singles Chart[9] 6
Norwegian Singles Chart[10] 9
Polish Singles Chart 6
South African Singles Chart[11] 16
Spanish Singles Chart[12] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[13] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[14] 5
UK Singles Chart[15] 2
US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart 14
US Billboard Hot 100[16][17] 2
US Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart[17] 1

Cover versions

References

  1. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  3. ↑ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  5. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  7. ↑ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  8. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: P". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  9. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  10. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  11. ↑ Brian Currin (2003-05-25). "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (P)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  12. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  15. ↑ "ChartArchive - The Pet Shop Boys And Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  16. ↑ "Eurythmics Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  17. 1 2 Pet Shop Boys (2009-12-21). "Pet Shop Boys - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
Preceded by
"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
23 January 1988 		Succeeded by
"The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson
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