It's a Sin
1987 single by Pet Shop Boys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the song by Eddy Arnold, see It's a Sin (Eddy Arnold song). For the television series, see It's a Sin (TV series).
"It's a Sin" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their second studio album, Actually (1987). Written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, the song was released on 15 June 1987[6] as the album's lead single.[7] It became the duo's second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks atop the chart. Additionally, the single topped the charts in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, while reaching number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. It remains one of Pet Shop Boys most popular songs with 40 million streams in the UK.[8]
Quick Facts Single by Pet Shop Boys, from the album Actually ...
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Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
from the album Actually | ||||
B-side | "You Know Where You Went Wrong" | |||
Released | 15 June 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
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Length | 4:59 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
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Producer(s) | Julian Mendelsohn | |||
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