Studio Album · No. 12
Electric Songwriting Credits by Pet Shop Boys
Produced by Stuart Price · Engineered by Stuart Price, Pete Gleadall, Brian Gardner
x2
EDMSynth-PopElectro House
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 9 of 9 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 9 / 9 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 9 tracks with documented writers, by whether Pet Shop Boys carries a lyricist or composer credit.
9 trackswritten by Pet Shop Boys
0 tracksoutside writers
Pet Shop Boys's roles on this album
Share of the 9 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
9
Tracks
2
Lyricists
1
Producers
2013
Released
Data Insight
Nine tracks, all Tennant and Lowe, no outside writer. It is the shortest track list in the catalogue and the plainest credit sheet on it.
Electric came out in July 2013 on the duo's own label x2, the first album in 28 years not released through Parlophone.
Track Listing & Credits 9 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 10 contributors
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1986
100%
Please
Parlophone
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1987
100%
Actually
Parlophone
10 tracksProd. Stephen Hague
1988
67%
Introspective
Parlophone
6 tracksProd. Trevor Horn
1990
100%
Behaviour
Parlophone
10 tracksProd. Pet Shop Boys
1993
100%
Very
Parlophone
12 tracksProd. Pet Shop Boys
1996
100%
Bilingual
Parlophone
12 tracksProd. Pet Shop Boys
1999
100%
Nightlife
Parlophone
12 tracksProd. Craig Armstrong
2002
100%
Release
Parlophone / EMI
10 tracksProd. Pet Shop Boys
2006
92%
Fundamental
Parlophone
12 tracksProd. Trevor Horn
2009
100%
Yes
Parlophone
11 tracksProd. Brian Higgins
2012
100%
Elysium
Parlophone
12 tracksProd. Andrew Dawson
2016
100%
Super
x2
12 tracksProd. Stuart Price
2020
100%
Hotspot
x2
10 tracksProd. Stuart Price
2024
100%
Nonetheless
x2 / Parlophone
10 tracksProd. James Ford
Frequently Asked Questions Electric
Who wrote Electric?
Tennant and Lowe wrote all nine tracks together.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No. "Axis", "Vocal", "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct", "Thursday" and "Fluorescent" all missed it.
Who produced it?
Stuart Price.
Who engineered it?
Stuart Price, with Pete Gleadall on additional engineering and Brian Gardner mastering.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes certifications for it rather than a sales figure.
Why did they leave Parlophone?
They launched their own label, x2, with Kobalt Label Services, after 28 years with Parlophone.
How long is the album?
49:12 across nine tracks.