Being Boring

"Being Boring"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Behaviour
B-side"We All Feel Better in the Dark"
Released12 November 1990 (1990-11-12)
GenreSynth-pop
Length
  • 6:48 (album version)
  • 4:50 (7-inch edit)
  • 10:40 (extended version)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"So Hard"
(1990)
"Being Boring"
(1990)
"Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" / "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?"
(1991)
Music video
"Being Boring" on YouTube

"Being Boring" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released in November 1990 by Parlophone as the second single from their fourth studio album, Behaviour (1990). The song was written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, and produced by them with German producer Harold Faltermeyer. It reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, marking the duo's first single to miss the top 10 since "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" in 1986. Its music video was directed by fashion photographer Bruce Weber.