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Disco 3

2003 remix album by Pet Shop Boys

For the group originally called "The Disco 3", see Fat Boys.

Disco 3 is the third remix album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 3 February 2003 by Parlophone. The album consists of five remixes of songs and B-sides from their previous album, Release, three new tracks, a new recording of "Positive Role Model" from their 2001 musical Closer to Heaven, and a cover version of "Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)", originally by Oh Romeo, the band of former Pet Shop Boys producer Bobby Orlando. "Positive Role Model" also appeared on the Germany-only single "London" in 2002 as a B-side.

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"If Looks Could Kill" and "Try It..." debuted during a 2002 Peel Session, along with "A Powerful Friend", a song that remained unreleased until it was uploaded to the "Exclusives Tracks" section of the band's official website.[8] It was also released as the b-side to their 2010 single "Love Life".

As of May 2006, the album had sold 42,000 copies in the United States.[9]

Track listing

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Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a remixer and additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies an original producer
  • ^[c] signifies a main producer and remixer

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Disco 3.[10]

Pet Shop Boys

Additional musicians

  • Pete Gleadall – programming (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9)
  • Chris Zippel – programming (tracks 2, 5); additional keyboards (track 2)
  • Christian Hayes – guitars (track 7)
  • Mark Refoy – guitars (track 7)
  • Robert Matt – Steinway piano (track 10)

Technical

  • Pet Shop Boys – production (tracks 1–3, 5–7); remix (track 6); original production (tracks 8, 9)
  • Bob Kraushaar – mixing, engineering (tracks 1, 7)
  • Pete Gleadall – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9); mixing (tracks 3, 4); vocal recording (track 10)
  • Chris Zippel – production, engineering (tracks 2, 5, 10); original production, original engineering (track 4); mixing (tracks 5, 10)
  • Florian Richter – mixing (track 2)
  • Kai Diener – mixing (track 2)
  • Felix da Housecat – remix, additional production (track 4)
  • Tom Stephan – remix, additional production (track 8)
  • Piet Blank – remix, additional production (track 9)
  • Jaspa Jones – remix, additional production (track 9)
  • Andy Kaufhold – remix, additional production (track 9)

Artwork

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Notes

  1. Tracks 1 and 7; vocals on track 10
  2. Tracks 2, 5 and 10
  3. Tracks 2 and 3; remix on track 6; engineering on track 8
  4. Track 4
  5. Remix on track 9
  6. Track 10

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