", the third single from their 1990 album, Behaviour, as a double A-side in the UK (both singles were released separately in the US). You’re now signed up to receive Microsoft Store emails. In addition, at the transition between "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "Can't Take My Eyes off You", Tennant sings the two lines one after the other, with no change in pitch — pointing out the similarities in the two songs. [5], This version has been paired with "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? Compatible with Rock Band™ 4 only. How can you expect to be taken seriously? Add "Where The Streets Have No Name" by U2 to your Rock Band™ 4 song library. [2], In the liner notes for the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection, the Pet Shop Boys stated that they wanted to turn "a mythic rock song into a stomping disco record. Are you looking for Microsoft Store in: United States - English? To date, the Pet Shop Boys have performed the song live on five of their tours. For music credits, visit www.rockband.com. Install on your home Xbox One console plus have access when you’re connected to your Microsoft account. This content requires a game (sold separately). How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? Add "Where The Streets Have No Name" by U2 to your Rock Band™ 4 song library. The song was included in the main set list for 1991's Performance Tour and a recording of this from the Birmingham NEC in June 1991 was released on the VHS (and later DVD) Performance. The song is a medley of covers of U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", the 1960s single by Frankie Valli, though in an arrangement informed by the 1982 disco version of the song by Boystown Gang rather than the original. 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"Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. The band have said that they thought the guitars in the original sounded similar to a sequencer. Approximate size 19.42 MB . In an upstairs room at Melbeach House—his newly purchased home—he used a four-track tape machine to record an arrangement of keyboards, bass, guitar, and a drum machine. (single version) – 4:10, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (original 7" mix) – 4:31, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (extended mix) – 6:44, "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" Thanks for reporting your concern. The VHS performance of the song omits the Frankie Valli section due to a publishing issue, although the complete soundtrack was later restored to the DVD version in 2004. Thank you! Compatible with Rock Band™ 4 only. [3] Following the release of the single, U2 issued a statement saying "What have we done to deserve this?". Our team will review it and, if necessary, take action. The song was also later performed sometimes on the 1994 Discovery tour, the 2002 Release tour, the 2004 Summer/Fall shows and the 2006 Cubism tour, of which a performance filmed in Mexico City on 14 November of the same year was included on the 2007 DVD Cubism. Released in March 1991, this song was the band's 15th consecutive Top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at No. Available to Singapore residents. Release date. "Where the Streets Have No Name " is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. More. Add "Where The Streets Have No Name" by U2 to your Rock Band™ 4 song library. Approximate size. ", a song criticizing the insincere humanitarian messages of a number of pop stars during the 1980s and the institutionalization of rock and roll.[3][6]. (extended mix) – 6:03, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (, "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" Realising that the album sessions were approaching the end and that the band were short on exceptional live songs, he wanted to "conjure up t… In contrast to the U2 version's instrumental build-up, the Pet Shop Boys version opens abruptly with synthesized and sampled noises and a drum machine. Singer Neil Tennant performs the lyrics with no vocal exertion or stresses, in contrast to Bono's performance. (Ragga Zone Remix) – 6:27, Also released on CD in the Netherlands (560-20 4266 2), "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (12" Dance Mix) – 7:35, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (Sound Factory Mix) – 4:37, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (Red Zone Mix) – 6:18, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (Eclipse Mix) – 1:38, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (Ska reprise) – 2:59, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (7" version) – 4:33, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" – 5:35, "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" The song accompanied "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? (Classical reprise) – 3:05, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (12" Dance Mix) – 7:36, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" (Red Zone Mix) – 6:20, This page was last edited on 6 September 2020, at 00:20. ", the third single from their 1990 album, Behaviour, as a double A-side in the UK. Discography: The Complete Singles Collection, "Pet Shop Boys — Product — Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you). The music for "Where the Streets Have No Name" originated from a demo that guitarist The Edge composed the night before the group resumed The Joshua Tree sessions. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The musical climax of the song is also changed in other elements; a background vocal sample of "burning down love" is played right at the start, and synthesized horns erupt with even higher notes immediately following each chorus. 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