"Being Boring"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Behaviour
B-side(s)	"We All Feel Better in the Dark"
Released	12 November 1990
Format	7", 12", Cassette, CD
Recorded	Munich, 1990
Genre	Synthpop
Length	4:50 (7" edit)
Label	Parlophone / EMI
Writer(s)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
Producer(s)	Pet Shop Boys, Harold Faltermeyer
Chart positions
#20 (UK Singles Chart) #19 (US Hot Dance Music/Club Play)
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"So Hard" (1990)	"Being Boring" (1990)	"Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" / "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" (1991)

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"Being Boring" is a single by the British pop group the Pet Shop Boys. As the first single from the 1990 album Behaviour, "Being Boring" was not particular successful upon release, reaching only number twenty in the UK singles chart and being the first single released by the group not to get into the top ten since "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" four years previously. Despite this, "Being Boring" has been a regularly-played song at concerts since its release. Image File history File links Nocover. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic/pop music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant (b. ... Behaviour is the fifth album, the fourth of entirely new music, by the UK electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967) as a 33 â…“ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. ... The 12-inch [30 cm] single gramophone record gained popularity with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. ... Insert from the Winter cassette single by Tori Amos The cassette single was a music recording format that debuted in the 80s. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Parlophone Records Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Neil Tennant Neil Francis Tennant (born July 10, 1954 in North Shields, Northumberland, United Kingdom) is a British musician, who, with his colleague Chris Lowe, makes up the successful pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys. ... Christopher Sean Lowe (born on October 4, 1959 in Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom) is a British musician, who, with his colleague Neil Tennant, makes up the successful pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German musician and moreover composer. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic/pop music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant (b. ... Where the Streets Have No Name is the introductory song to U2s 1987 hit The Joshua Tree and has become one of the bands biggest hits. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic/pop music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant (b. ... Behavior or behaviour refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The capitalization of song titles in this article may be disputed. ...

The song is concerned with the idea of growing up and how people's perceptions and values change as they grow older.

The video, totally in black and white, shows a house party and begins with a nude swimmer and a message: "I came from Newcastle in the North of England. We used to have lots of parties where everyone got dressed up and on one party invitation was the quote 'she was never bored because she was never boring'. The song is about growing up - the ideals that you have when you're young and how they turn out".

The Zelda Fitzgerald quotation in question is actually "she refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn’t boring". Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (July 24, 1900 - March 10, 1948), born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama, was the wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, whom she married in 1920. ...

External links

• 10 Years of Being Boring Fan website dedicated entirely to every aspect of the song
• BBC - Sold on Song Highlight on "Being Boring"