Studio Album · No. 7
Nightlife Songwriting Credits by Pet Shop Boys
Produced by Craig Armstrong, David Morales, Pet Shop Boys, Rollo · Engineered by Goetz, Andy Bradfield, Steven Barkan, Geoff Foster
Parlophone
Synth-PopDisco
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Pet Shop Boys carries a lyricist or composer credit.
12 trackswritten by Pet Shop Boys
0 tracksoutside writers
Pet Shop Boys's roles on this album
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
12
Tracks
5
Lyricists
4
Producers
1999
Released
Data Insight
All twelve are Tennant and Lowe. Two of them add names from far outside pop: George Clinton and Sergei Rachmaninoff both turn up on the credit for "Happiness Is an Option".
Nightlife came out on Parlophone in October 1999, written alongside the stage musical Closer to Heaven and worked on with dance producers including Rollo and David Morales.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 11 contributors
CL
Chris Lowe
Writer
CS
Christopher Sean Lowe
Writer
NF
Neil Francis Tennant
Writer
NT
Neil Tennant
Writer
DM
David Morales
Writer · Producer
GC
George Clinton
Writer
SR
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Writer
PS
Pet Shop Boys
Producer · Performer
CA
Craig Armstrong
Producer
R
Rollo
Producer
KM
Kylie Minogue
Vocals
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1987
100%
Actually
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1990
100%
Behaviour
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1993
100%
Very
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1996
100%
Bilingual
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2002
100%
Release
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Fundamental
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100%
Yes
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2012
100%
Elysium
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12 tracksProd. Andrew Dawson
2013
100%
Electric
x2
9 tracksProd. Stuart Price
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 Nightlife
Who wrote Nightlife?
Tennant and Lowe on all twelve tracks. "New York City Boy" adds David Morales, and "Happiness Is an Option" credits George Clinton and Sergei Rachmaninoff for the material it borrows.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" and "New York City Boy" both missed it.
Who produced it?
The duo with Craig Armstrong, David Morales and Rollo.
Who engineered it?
Goetz, Andy Bradfield and Steven Barkan, with Geoff Foster recording the strings.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes certifications for it rather than a sales figure.
Is it connected to their musical?
Three of its songs are also in Closer to Heaven, the musical they were writing with Jonathan Harvey: the title song, "Vampires" and "In Denial".
How long is the album?
52:02 across twelve tracks.