Absolutely Fabulous

"Absolutely Fabulous"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
B-side	"Absolutely Dubulous"
Released	May 31, 1994
Format	CD single
Recorded	1994
Genre	Electronic music Eurodance Techno Freestyle
Length	3:46
Label	Parlophone / Spaghetti
Writer(s)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
Producer	Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Liberation" (1994) "Absolutely Fabulous" (1994) "Yesterday, when i was mad" (1994)

"Absolutely Fabulous" is the title of a song produced by British electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. The song was released as a single for 1994's Comic Relief, under the artist name 'Absolutely Fabulous'. The song is based on the BBC comedy show of the same name and features dialogues taken from that show. The single debuted at #2 in Australia, which was also the highest peak position ever for them in Australia. It also peaked at #2 in New Zealand, #6 on the UK Singles Chart^[1] and #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.^[2]

Track listing

UK 4-track CD single: Parlophone

1. "Absolutely Fabulous" (7" Mix)
2. "Absolutely Fabulous" (Our Tribe Tongue-In-Cheek Mix)
3. "Absolutely Dubulous"
4. "Absolutely Fabulous" (Dull Soulless Dance Music Mix)

UK CD single/CDRS 6382

1. "Absolutely Fabulous" (7" Mix)
2. "Absolutely Fabulous" (Our Tribe Tongue-In-Cheek Mix)
3. "Absolutely Dubulous"
4. "This Wheel's on Fire"

• This CD was withdrawn due to copyright legalities for the song "This Wheel's on Fire"^[3]

UK cassette single

1. "Absolutely Fabulous" (7" mix)
2. "Absolutely Fabulous" (Dull Soulless Dance Music Mix)

Releases

Apart from its release as a single, the song "Absolutely Fabulous" also appears on the "Further Listening" disc that came with the 2001 re-issue of the Pet Shop Boys album Very. The music video clip of the song features on Pet Shop Boys' video compilation Various, available on VHS, as well as on the AbFab DVD collection of series one through three. The Our Tribe Tongue-In-Cheek Mix version of the song features on the band's Disco 2 album.

Chart performance

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