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Format is a double-disc compilation album by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. The album consists of B-sides from various singles released from 1996 to 2009 (Bilingual through Yes, or "Before" to "Did You See Me Coming?"). It is their second B-sides album after Alternative (1995), which collected B-sides from the time of their first version of "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (1985) through "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" (1994).

Format

Compilation album by

Pet Shop Boys

Released

6 February 2012

Genre

Synthpop

Length

156:27

Label

Parlophone

Producer

Pet Shop Boys, various

Pet Shop Boys chronology

The Most Incredible Thing
(2011)

Format
(2012)

Elysium
(2012)

The album's release was initially announced in November 2011, then officially on 19 December 2011 through the Pet Shop Boys' official website, offering it for pre-order.[1] The album was released on 6 February 2012 in the UK,[1] but was released earlier in various territories worldwide, including Australia, where it was released on 3 February.[2] The album debuted at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 5,909 copies in its first week.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, except "We're the Pet Shop Boys", written by My Robot Friend, and "Screaming", written by Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant, and Tom Stephan.

Disc one: 1996–2002
No.	Title	Featured on	Length
1.	"The Truck-Driver and His Mate"	"Before", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997	3:34
2.	"Hit and Miss"	"Before", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997	4:07
3.	"In the Night (1995)"	"Before", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997	4:16
4.	"Betrayed"	"Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997	5:19
5.	"How I Learned to Hate Rock-and-Roll"	"Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997	4:38
6.	"Discoteca" (new version)	"Single-Bilingual", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997	3:43
7.	"The Calm Before the Storm"	"Single-Bilingual", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997, "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"	2:46
8.	"Confidential" (Demo for Tina Turner)	"Single-Bilingual", Very: Further Listening 1992–1994	4:47
9.	"The Boy Who Couldn't Keep His Clothes On (International Club Mix)"	"A Red Letter Day", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997, Bilingual Special Edition	6:05
10.	"Delusions of Grandeur"	"A Red Letter Day", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997	5:04
11.	"The View from Your Balcony"	"Somewhere", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997	3:45
12.	"Disco Potential"	"Somewhere", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997	4:07
13.	"Silver Age"	"I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More", bonus USA Nightlife disc	3:33
14.	"Screaming"	"I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More", bonus USA Nightlife disc, Mini	4:56
15.	"The Ghost of Myself"	"New York City Boy", bonus USA Nightlife disc	4:03
16.	"Casting a Shadow"	"New York City Boy", bonus USA Nightlife disc	4:37
17.	"Lies"	"You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk", Mini	4:39
18.	"Sexy Northerner"	"Home and Dry", bonus USA Release disc	3:42
Total length:			77:41

Disc two: 2002–2009
No.	Title	Featured on	Length
1.	"Always"	"Home and Dry", bonus USA Release disc	5:03
2.	"Nightlife"	"Home and Dry", bonus USA Release disc	3:53
3.	"Searching for the Face of Jesus"	"I Get Along"	3:27
4.	"Between Two Islands"	"I Get Along"	5:06
5.	"Friendly Fire"	"I Get Along", bonus USA Release disc	3:23
6.	"We're the Pet Shop Boys"	"Miracles"	4:55
7.	"Transparent"	"Miracles"	3:51
8.	"I Didn't Get Where I Am Today"	"Flamboyant"	3:37
9.	"The Resurrectionist"	"I'm with Stupid"	3:10
10.	"Girls Don't Cry"	"I'm with Stupid"	2:34
11.	"In Private" (7-inch mix; duet with Elton John)	"Minimal"	4:11
12.	"Blue on Blue"	"Minimal"	3:12
13.	"No Time for Tears" (7-inch mix)	"Minimal", original on Battleship Potemkin	3:35
14.	"Bright Young Things"	"Numb"	4:55
15.	"Party Song"	"Numb"	3:40
16.	"We're All Criminals Now"	"Love etc."	3:55
17.	"Gin and Jag"	"Love etc."	4:29
18.	"After the Event"	"Did You See Me Coming?"	5:16
19.	"The Former Enfant Terrible"	"Did You See Me Coming?"	2:51
20.	"Up and Down"	"Did You See Me Coming?"	3:43
Total length:			78:46

Personnel

Neil Tennant
Chris Lowe

Producers

Pet Shop Boys – all tracks
Danny Tenaglia – disc 1: track 9
David Morales – disc 2: track 2
Craig Armstrong – disc 2: track 5
Chris Zippel – disc 2: tracks 6 and 14
Stuart Crichton – disc 2: track 11
Sven Helbig – disc 2: track 13

Guest musicians

Pete Gleadall – programming on all tracks except disc 1: tracks 7 and 9; disc 2: tracks 6, 14, 16–20; additional programming and vocals on disc 2: track 18
Sylvia Mason James – additional vocals on disc 1: tracks 1 and 3
Katie Kissoon, Davide Giovannini, Joseph De Jesus, Weston Foster and Lino Rocha – additional vocals on disc 1: track 6
Peter Daou – keyboards on disc 1: track 9
Louie "Balo" Guzman and Danny Tenaglia – drum programming on disc 1: track 9
Vanessa Ichak – banji girl vocals on disc 1: track 9
Tom Stephan – additional keyboards on disc 1: track 14
Mark Bates – piano on disc 1: track 14
Jodie Linscott – percussion on disc 2: tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8
Joey Mosk – programming on disc 2: track 2
Johnny Marr – guitars on disc 2: tracks 3, 4 and 8
Craig Armstrong – orchestral arrangement on disc 2: track 5
Steve Walters – bass swoops on disc 2: track 8
Elton John – guest vocals on disc 2: track 11
Torsten Rach – orchestration on disc 2: track 13
Dave Clayton – additional keyboards and programming on disc 2: track 13
Chris Zippel – programming on disc 2: track 14

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	73
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	9
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6]	1
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[7]	19
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[8]	24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	82
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	31
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11]	67
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12]	93
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	38
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14]	43
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	52
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	26

References

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"Format (Ltd Ed)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
"Official Chart Analysis: Lana Del Rey scores biggest-selling album of 2012, Gotye shifts another 83k". Music Week. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
"Austriancharts.at – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
"Pet Shop Boys – Format – B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996–2009" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
"Pet Shop Boys – Format – B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996–2009" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
"Top Stranih – Tjedan 6. 2012" [Top Foreign – Week 6, 2012] (in Croatian). Top of the Shops. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
"Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201208 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – Format – B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996–2009" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
"Irish-charts.com – Discography Pet Shop Boys". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
"Italiancharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
"Spanishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
"Swedishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
"Swisscharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

v t e Pet Shop Boys
Chris Lowe Neil Tennant
Studio albums	Please Actually Introspective Behaviour Very Bilingual Nightlife Release Fundamental Yes Elysium Electric Super Hotspot
Compilation albums	Discography: The Complete Singles Collection Alternative Essential PopArt: The Hits Story: 25 Years of Hits Party Ultimate Format
Remix albums	Disco Disco 2 Disco 3 Disco 4
Live albums	Concrete Pandemonium Inner Sanctum
Extended plays	Christmas Agenda
Singles	"West End Girls" "One More Chance" "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" "Love Comes Quickly" "Suburbia" "Paninaro" "It's a Sin" "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" "Rent" "Heart" "Always on My Mind" "Domino Dancing" "Left to My Own Devices" "It's Alright" "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" "DJ Culture" "Was It Worth It?" "Can You Forgive Her?" "Go West" "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" "Liberation" "Absolutely Fabulous" "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" "Paninaro '95" "Before" "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"/"To Step Aside" "Single-Bilingual" "A Red Letter Day" "Somewhere" "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" "Home and Dry" "I Get Along" "London" "Miracles" "Flamboyant" "I'm with Stupid" "Minimal" "Numb" "Integral" "Love Etc." "Did You See Me Coming?" "Beautiful People" "Love Life" "Together" "Winner" "Leaving" "Memory of the Future" "Axis" "Vocal" "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" "Thursday" "The Pop Kids" "Say It to Me" "Dreamland"
Featured singles	"Hallo Spaceboy" "Break 4 Love" "She's Madonna"
Other songs	"King's Cross" "The Loving Kind" "The Night I Fell in Love" "I'm Not Scared" "In Private" "Nothing Has Been Proved" "So Sorry, I Said" "Don't Drop Bombs" "Losing My Mind"
Video albums	Cubism
Soundtracks and scores	The Crying Game Closer to Heaven Battleship Potemkin The Most Incredible Thing
Film, stage and television	It Couldn't Happen Here Closer to Heaven Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop
Tours and concerts	Fundamental Tour Pandemonium Tour Progress Live Electric Tour Super Tour
Related articles	Discography Songs x2 Reputation Results Electronic Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys West End Girls

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