The Pop Kids

"The Pop Kids"
"The Pop Kids"
	Digital EP cover
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Super
B-side	"In Bits"; "One-Hit Wonder";
Released	16 February 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	3:55
Label	x2
Songwriter(s)	Neil Tennant; Chris Lowe;
Producer(s)	Stuart Price
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology

"The Pop Kids" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their thirteenth studio album, Super (2016). It was released on 16 February 2016 as the album's lead single.

Release

"The Pop Kids" was made available alongside the pre-order of Super on iTunes on 16 February 2016, followed by a CD single and two digital bundles on 18 March,^[1] including remixes by MK, The Scene Kings and Offer Nissim, as well as two previously unreleased B-sides, "In Bits" and "One Hit Wonder".^[1] A white twelve-inch single was released on 27 May, featuring five remixes of the song.^[2]

Live performances

The song was performed live on The Graham Norton Show.

Track listings

CD single / digital EP^[1]^[3]

"The Pop Kids" (radio edit) – 3:43
"In Bits" – 3:35
"One-Hit Wonder" – 3:24
"The Pop Kids" (PSB Deep dub) – 5:20
"The Pop Kids" (The Full Story) – 5:13

Digital EP – Remixes^[4]

"The Pop Kids" (Offer Nissim Drama mix) – 6:31
"The Pop Kids" (MK dub radio edit) – 3:34
"The Pop Kids" (PSB Deep dub radio edit) – 3:19
"The Pop Kids" (MK dub) – 7:17

12-inch single^[2]

A1. "The Pop Kids" (Offer Nissim Drama mix) – 6:30

A2. "The Pop Kids" (MK dub) – 7:17

A3. "The Pop Kids" (The Scene Kings extended mix) – 4:38

B1. "The Pop Kids" (The Full Story) – 5:11

B2. "The Pop Kids" (PSB Deep dub) – 5:18

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "The Pop Kids"
Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[5]	44
France (SNEP)^[6]	138
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[7]	80
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)^[8]	10
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	128
UK Dance (OCC)^[10]	32
UK Indie (OCC)^[11]	13
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[12]	1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[13]	21
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)^[14]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "The Pop Kids"
Chart (2016)	Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[15]	34

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Pop Kids". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Pop Kids 12-inch". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "The Pop Kids – EP by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "The Pop Kids (Remixes) – EP by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "Pet Shop Boys – The Pop Kids" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ "Pet Shop Boys – The Pop Kids" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ Chart Log UK: "Update 26.03.2016". UK Singles Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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[release-1] "The Pop Kids". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[vinyl-2] "The Pop Kids 12-inch". PetShopBoys.co.uk. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[3] "The Pop Kids – EP by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[4] "The Pop Kids (Remixes) – EP by Pet Shop Boys". Apple Music. United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Pet_Shop_Boys-5] "Pet Shop Boys – The Pop Kids" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[sc_France_Pet_Shop_Boys-6] "Pet Shop Boys – The Pop Kids" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[sc_Billboardjapanhot100_Pet_Shop_Boys-7] "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[8] "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[UK-9] Chart Log UK: "Update 26.03.2016". UK Singles Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[sc_UKdance_-10] "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[sc_UKindie_-11] "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Pet_Shop_Boys-12] "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[sc_Billboarddanceelectronic_Pet_Shop_Boys-13] "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[14] "Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[15] "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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