In March 1985, after long negotiations, Pet Shop Boys cut their contractual ties with Bobby 'O', with a settlement giving Bobby 'O' significant royalties for future sales. Hiring manager Tom Watkins, they signed with the London-based Parlophone label. In April, Tennant left Smash Hits (where he had progressed to the position of deputy editor), and, in July, a new single, "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)," was released, reaching number 116 in the UK. The B-side to this single, "In the Night," was used as the theme for the UK television series The Clothes Show, and would later resurface, in a longer remixed version, as the opening track to the duo's first remix album, Disco, in 1986.
Unperturbed by the low chart position, the band returned to the studio in August to re-record "West End Girls" with producer Stephen Hague. Released in October 1985, this new version initially entered the charts at a similarly low position, but began a slow rise, so that, by January 1986, it achieved the top spot. It was subsequently Number One in the USA, Canada, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Lebanon, Israel, New Zealand and Norway, and sold an estimated 1.5 million copies worldwide. It remains the most-heard Pet Shop Boys song to date.
After the success of "West End Girls," Pet Shop Boys released a follow-up single, "Love Comes Quickly," on February 24, 1986. The single reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart, and was followed by their debut album, Please, on March 24. In June 1986, the band announced a European tour; however, their plans for a theatrical extravaganza proved to be too expensive, and the tour was cancelled. Please started Pet Shop Boys' penchant for choosing one-word album titles. New versions of second single "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" and album track "Suburbia" were also released in 1986, followed by a remix album, Disco, in November.
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