Not to be confused with The Fat Boys, whose original name was The Disco 3.
Disco 3 is the thirteenth album

Album

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 by the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 electronic music

Electronic music

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 duo Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

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. It was released in 2003. It consists of five remix

Remix

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es of songs and B-sides from their previous album, Release

Release (Pet Shop Boys album)

Release is the twelfth studio album, the eighth of entirely new music, by the English electronic music duo Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 2002....

, three new tracks, a new recording of "Positive role model" from their 2001 musical Closer to Heaven

Closer to Heaven

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, and a cover version

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 of "Try it (I'm in love with a married man)", originally by Oh Romeo, band of former Pet Shop Boys producer Bobby Orlando

Bobby Orlando

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.

"Somebody Else's Business" and "Positive Role Model" were destined for their cancelled hits compilation in 2000. "Positive Role Model" also appeared on the Germany-only single, "London

Release (Pet Shop Boys album)

Release is the twelfth studio album, the eighth of entirely new music, by the English electronic music duo Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 2002....

" in 2002.

"If looks could kill" and "Try it..." debuted during a 2002 Peel Session

John Peel

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, 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. It was also released as the b-side to their 2010 single "Love Life".

This album has been released with the Copy Control

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 protection system in some regions.

Track listing

1. "Time on my hands" (Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe) – 3:53
2. "Positive role model" (Tennant, Lowe, Barry White
   Barry White
   Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
   
   , Tony Sepe, Sterling Radcliffe) – 4:02
3. "Try it (I'm in Love with a Married Man)" (Bobby Orlando
   Bobby Orlando
   Robert Philip Orlando , also known as Bobby Orlando, is an American record producer, dance music artist, musician and songwriter.- Early life :...
   
   ) – 4:47
4. "London" (Thee Radikal
   Felix da Housecat
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    Blaklite Edit) (Tennant, Lowe, Chris Zippel) – 5:44
5. "Somebody else's business" (Tennant, Lowe) – 3:28
6. "Here" (PSB new extended mix) (Tennant, Lowe) – 6:13
7. "If looks could kill" (Tennant, Lowe) – 4:11
8. "Sexy northerner" (Superchumbo mix) (Tennant, Lowe) – 8:36
9. "Home and dry" (Blank & Jones
   Blank & Jones
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   remix) (Tennant, Lowe) – 6:36
10. "London" (Genuine Piano mix) (Tennant, Lowe, Zippel) – 4:16

Personnel

• Neil Tennant
• Chris Lowe

Guest musicians/remixers

• Pete Gleadall – programming on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9
• Chris Zippel – programming on tracks 2 and 5. Additional keyboards on track 2
• Felix Da Housecat – remix and additional production on track 4
• Christian Hayes and Mark Refoy – guitar on track 7
• Tom Stephan – remix and additional production on track 8
• Piet Blank, Jaspa Jones and Andy Kaufold – remix and additional production on track 9
• Robert Matt – Steinway piano on track 10