| Love Is a Bourgeois Construct | |
| Cover: | Pet Shop Boys - Love Is a Bourgeois Construct.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Pet Shop Boys |
| Album: | Electric |
| Released: | 2 September 2013 |
| Genre: | Hi-NRG[1] [2] |
| Length: | 6:41 |
| Label: | x2 |
| Producer: | Stuart Price |
| Prev Title: | Vocal |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Thursday |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their twelfth studio album, Electric (2013). It was released on 2 September 2013 as the album's third single. The song is based on the 1982 instrumental "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds", a minimalist piece by Michael Nyman, which was initially based on a hook by Henry Purcell.[3]
The Guardian named "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" the fourth best track of the year,[4] and Slant Magazine listed the song number 18 on its "25 Best Singles of 2013" list.[5]
The single was released digitally on 2 September 2013 in two bundles, followed by a CD single on 30 September. Both the physical and digital formats include remixes by Little Boots, The Penelopes and Dave Audé, as well as two previously unreleased B-sides, "Entschuldigung!" and "Get It Online".[6] The twelve-inch single was released on 9 December 2013.[7]
It was performed on select dates of the Electric Tour.[8]
| Peak position | ||
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 105 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[10] | 4 |