On May 2 the Pet Shop Boys appear at Heaven nightclub in London, playing a four song set as part of Can You Bear It?, a benefit for Dainton Connell’s family. For the final song they are joined by Suggs and Carl from Madness, in rambunctious high spirits, to perform a dance version of Madness’s “My Girl”: “It was a very emotional night”.
On October 27 a Pet Shop Boys-produced single by the British artist Sam Taylor-Wood, “I’m in love with a German film star”, is released on the cult German dance label Kompakt. It is the Pet Shop Boys’ third collaboration with Sam Taylor-Wood though the previous one was released under the pseudonym Kiki Kokova. The song is an electronic reinterpretation of the 1981 single by the Passions, a suggestion of Neil’s.
This year’s annual Christmas single from the Killers — “Joseph (Better You Than Me)” — is originally planned as a collaboration between The Killers and Elton John. Neil gets involved after Brandon Flowers asks for help with the lyric; in the end Neil’s short section of guide vocal for the lyric he contributes will remain in the final song when it is made available for download.
The Boys perform ‘Love Comes Quickly’ on Top of the Pops.
Their Miami Performance show, postponed from the previous evening, takes place without a hitch.
A brief interview with the Pet Shop Boys airs on the U.K. evening news show Newsnight. After the interview, onscreen commentators spend several minutes reviewing the new album Yes and assessing the Boys’ current status in the world of pop.
Their extended stay in Los Angeles is nearly over. Today Neil and Chris take part in a photo shoot at their temporary home in the L.A. hills and at various other sites nearby. Later they meet with producer Andrew Dawson at his studio to put the finishing touches on ‘Memory of the Future,’ a track on their upcoming album Elysium.