Thursday (Pet Shop Boys song)

"Thursday" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, featuring vocals from English singer and rapper Example. It was released on 4 November 2013 as the fourth single from the Pet Shop Boys' twelfth studio album, Electric (2013). The song reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart and is the highest-charting single from the album. The accompanying music video was filmed in Shanghai, China.[3]

"Thursday"
Single by Pet Shop Boys featuring Example
from the album Electric
B-side
  • "No More Ballads"
  • "Odd Man Out"
Released4 November 2013
GenrePop[1][2]
Length5:02
Labelx2
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stuart Price
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct"
(2013)
"Thursday"
(2013)
"Fluorescent"
(2014)
Example singles chronology
"All the Wrong Places"
(2013)
"Thursday"
(2013)
"Kids Again"
(2014)
Music video
"Thursday" on YouTube

The song was played over the end credits of an episode of Looking.

Release edit

"Thursday" was released on CD single and in two digital bundles on 4 November 2013. Both physical and digital formats include remixes by Tensnake and Eddie Amador, as well as two previously unreleased B-sides, "No More Ballads" and "Odd Man Out".[3] A twelve-inch single was released on 9 December 2013.[4]

Live performances edit

The song was performed on the Electric Tour with Example's section projected on a big screen behind the band.[5] Example joined them onstage at their tour date at The O2 London on 18 June 2013.[6]

Track listings edit

CD single / digital bundle 1[3][7]
No.TitleLength
1."Thursday" (radio edit)3:56
2."No More Ballads"3:44
3."Odd Man Out"3:46
4."Thursday" (Tensnake remix)5:58
Digital bundle 2[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Thursday" (no rap radio edit)3:32
2."Thursday" (Eddie Amador remix)6:45
3."Thursday" (Mindskap remix)5:55
12-inch single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Thursday" (album mix)5:02
2."Thursday" (Eddie Amador remix)6:45
3."Thursday" (Tensnake remix)5:58

Charts edit

Chart performance for "Thursday"
Chart (2013–2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] 61
Scotland (OCC)[10] 86
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 61
UK Indie (OCC)[12] 7
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13] 17
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14] 36

References edit

  1. ^ Daw, Robbie (5 July 2013). "Pet Shop Boys & Example's "Thursday": Watch A Video Tease of the Outstanding 'Electric' Track". Idolator. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ Matusavage, Philip (5 July 2013). "Pet Shop Boys – Electric". musicOMH. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Thursday video and single". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Vinyl". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ^ "PET SHOP BOYS LIVE ARGENTINA 2013 TN – THURSDAY". YouTube. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Pet Shop Boys Setlist". setlist.fm. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Thursday – EP by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Thursday (Remixes) [feat. Example] – Single by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Pet Shop Boys feat. Example – Thursday" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Pet Shop Boys: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  14. ^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2020.