Release (Pet Shop Boys album)

Release
A grayscale picture of a red poppy flower facing northwest with the caption of "PET SHOP BOYS RELEASE" in the bottom right.
Studio album by
Pet Shop Boys
Released1 April, 2002
RecordedSeptember 2000 – November 2001
Studio
  • Studio PSB (London)
  • Sony (London)[a]
  • Chillout (Berlin)[b]
Genre
Length44:53
LabelParlophone
Producer
  • Pet Shop Boys
  • Chris Zippel
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Nightlife
(1999) 		Release
(2002) 		Disco 3
(2003)
Singles from Release
  1. "Home and Dry"
    Released: 18 March 2002
  2. "I Get Along"
    Released: 15 July 2002
  3. "London"
    Released: 14 October 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC MusicUnfavourable[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]
Drowned in Sound6/10[5]
Hour3.5/5[6]
NME4/10[7]
Now[8]
Playlouder4/5[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Village VoiceFavourable[11]

Release is the eighth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 1 April 2002 by Parlophone. It was recorded between 2000 — 2001, near fully written & produced by the duo, with the exception of the song "London" having been co-written and produced by Chris Zippel. The album produced three singles: "Home and Dry", "I Get Along", and "London", the latter of which was only released in continental Europe. It reached number seven on the UK Albums Chart and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.


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  1. ^ "Release by Pet Shop Boys". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pet Shop Boys: Release > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ Hodges, Jacqueline (20 November 2002). "Pet Shop Boys Release Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (11 June 2002). "Down and Alt". The Village Voice. New York. ISSN 0042-6180. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ^ Reed, Graham (11 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys: Release". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ^ Burnett, Richard (4 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys: Release". Hour. Montreal. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  7. ^ Robinson, Peter (5 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys : Release". NME. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. ^ Liss, Sarah (4 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys: Release". Now. Vol. 21, no. 31. ISSN 0712-1326. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  9. ^ Bee, Sarah (8 April 2002). "Release: Pet Shop Boys". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 10 July 2003.
  10. ^ Walters, Barry (23 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys: Release". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008.
  11. ^ Lim, Dennis (7 May 2002). "October Symphonies". The Village Voice. New York. ISSN 0042-6180. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2011.