Absolutely Fabulous (song)


"Absolutely Fabulous" is 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"; it is based on the BBC comedy show of the same name and features sound bites taken from the first series of the show. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. It was more successful in Oceania, debuting and peaking at number two in both Australia and New Zealand; in the former country, it is the band's highest-charting single, and in both, it was their last top-ten hit.

Music video

The accompanying video features the Pet Shop Boys performing while Absolutely Fabulous characters Edina and Patsy dance around them. Clips from the first two original TV series are interspersed throughout the video.

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.

Track listing

UK 4-track CD single: Parlophone CDR 6382
  1. "Absolutely Fabulous"
  2. "Absolutely Fabulous"
  3. "Absolutely Dubulous"
  4. "Absolutely Fabulous"
UK CD single/CDRS 6382
  1. "Absolutely Fabulous"
  2. "Absolutely Fabulous"
  3. "Absolutely Dubulous"
  4. "This Wheel's on Fire"
UK cassette single TC-R 6382
  1. "Absolutely Fabulous"
  2. "Absolutely Fabulous"

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