| "Getting Away with It" | ||||
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 Cover of UK 7-inch single | ||||
| Single by Electronic | ||||
| from the album Electronic (1994 reissue) | ||||
| B-side | "Lucky Bag" | |||
| Released | 4 December 1989[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Factory (UK) FAC 257 Virgin (Europe) Warner (Australia, Canada, U.S.) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bernard Sumner, Johnny Marr, Neil Tennant | |||
| Producer(s) | Bernard Sumner, Johnny Marr, Neil Tennant | |||
| Electronic singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Getting Away With It - Electronic" on YouTube | ||||
"Getting Away with It" is the first single by the English band Electronic, which comprised Bernard Sumner of New Order, ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and guesting vocalist Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1989.
- ^ "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View". Record Mirror. 2 December 1989. p. 28.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (24 February 2022). "From Billy Bragg to Billie Eilish: 21 great Johnny Marr collaborations that aren't The Smiths". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Electronic's 1989 debut single, "Getting Away With It," was made with Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant and was full-on disco, sweeping strings and all, with Marr laying down a rhythm guitar riff worthy of Nile Rodgers.