One More Chance (Pet Shop Boys song)

"One More Chance [1984 version]"
Belgian 12-inch single cover
Single by Pet Shop Boys
B-side"Theme for the Pet Shop Boys Pt II"
Released
  • June 1984
  • 1986 (reissue)
  • 1988 (German reissue)[1]
Recorded1984
GenreSynth-pop
Length
  • 3:26 (Kordak mix)
  • 5:33 (Bobby "O" mix)
  • 3:25 (7" Hurricane mix)
  • 5:00 (12" Hurricane mix)[1]
Label
  • Bobcat (US)
  • ChanneL (Belgium)
  • Planet (Sweden)
  • ZYX (Germany)
  • Unidisc (Canada)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bobby Orlando[2]
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"West End Girls"
(1984) 		"One More Chance [1984 version]"
(1984) 		"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"
(1985)
"One More Chance [1987 version]"
Song by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Actually
Released1987
GenreSynth-pop
Length
  • 5:30 (album version)
  • 3:49 (7" mix)
LabelEMI Manhattan / Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Julian Mendelsohn

"One More Chance" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, first released as their second single in 1984 and re-recorded for their second album Actually in 1987. The track was originally credited to Neil Tennant and producer Bobby Orlando,[2] before Chris Lowe wrote additional music for the album version.[3]

Composition

"One More Chance" was based on an unused backing track Bobby Orlando had recorded for the actor/singer Divine, provisionally titled "Rock Me".[3] Tennant then wrote a lyric for the song while in New York City, exploring themes of masochism and 'romantic paranoia'.[3] Later, in 1987, the middle section was added ("You're so extreme / I want to take you home with me").

Releases

The Bobby Orlando production was released on 12-inch vinyl in the US by Bobcat Records;[4] in Germany, Belgium and Canada by ZYX Records, ChanneL Records and Unidisc respectively;[2][5][6] and on 7-inch vinyl in Sweden by Planet Records.[7]

One of the two US singles included an early version of "West End Girls", later their breakthrough single in 1985. The Canadian release featured tracks by Girly and Divine.

The 1987 re-recording was produced by Julian Mendelsohn as a standard 7-inch single and album version. Pet Shop Boys were dissatisfied with the mix so Mendelsohn produced a 12-inch remix, which ultimately ended up on the album. The unused 7-inch mix was eventually released in 2001 on the second disc of Actually / Further Listening 1987–1988.[8]

Track listings

United States 12-inch

  1. "One More Chance" (Kordak remix) – 3:26
  2. "One More Chance" (remix) – 5:33

United States two-song 12-inch

  1. "One More Chance" – 3:26
  2. "West End Girls" – 7:50

Belgian 12-inch

  1. "One More Chance" (remix) – 5:33
  2. "One More Chance" – (3:26)

German 12-inch

  1. "One More Chance" (Kordak mix) – 3:26
  2. "One More Chance" (Bobby O remix) – 5:33

Swedish 7-inch

  1. "One More Chance" – 3:30
  2. "One More Chance" (remix) – 5:37

Canadian 12-inch

  1. "One More Chance" – 5:34
  2. "Working Girl (One Way Love Affair)" (by Girly) – 5:10
  3. "Love Reaction" (by Divine) – 5:31

German 1986 7-inch

  1. "One More Chance" (Hurricane mix) – 3:25
  2. "Theme for the Pet Shop Boys Pt II" – 3:40[1]

German 1986 12-inch (reissued 1988 on 12-inch and mini CD)

  1. "One More Chance" (Hurricane mix) – 5:00
  2. "Theme for the Pet Shop Boys Pt II" – 5:03[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "One More Chance". www.psb-catalogue.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pet Shop Boys - One More Chance". Discogs. 2 December 1984.
  3. ^ a b c Actually / Further Listening 1987–1988 booklet (Parlophone, 2001). Online transcript.
  4. ^ "The Pet Shop Boys* - One More Chance". Discogs. 2 December 1984.
  5. ^ "Pet Shop Boys - One More Chance". Discogs. 2 December 1984.
  6. ^ "Pet Shop Boys / Girly / Divine - One More Chance / Working Girl / Love Reaction". Discogs. 2 December 1984.
  7. ^ "The Pet Shop Boys* - One More Chance". Discogs. June 1984.
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007.