| "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" | ||||
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| Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
| from the album Electric | ||||
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| Released | 2 September 2013 | |||
| Genre | Hi-NRG[1][2] | |||
| Length | 6:41 | |||
| Label | x2 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Stuart Price | |||
| Pet Shop Boys singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (audio) on YouTube | ||||
"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]
- ^ "Album review: Pet Shop Boys, Electric". The Scotsman. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Walters, Barry. "SPIN's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2013: 16 – Pet Shop Boys, Electric (x2)". Spin. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "'Love is a bourgeois construct' single". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "The best tracks of 2013: our top 20". The Guardian. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (11 December 2013). "The 25 Best Singles of 2013". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 6 November 2020.