Which SMASH single was the most "forgettable"?

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Which one do you sometimes forget was even a single?

Single-Bilingual
2
3%
Somewhere
5
7%
Numb
12
16%
Together
7
10%
Winner
9
12%
Memory Of The Future
10
14%
Thursday
1
1%
Twenty Something
5
7%
Say It To Me
10
14%
I Don't Wanna
12
16%
 
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Re: Which SMASH single was the most "forgettable"?

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markus wrote: Sun 30 Mar 2025, 2:57 pm Flamboyant hasn't aged well on the other hand, not a bad choice of a single back when but weak in comparison. The video was also a mess.
The Japanese game show stuff from the video has recently resurfaced on social media - at every possible opportunity I make a point of saying it's actually quite old and from a PSB video.

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tottenhammattspurs wrote: Sun 30 Mar 2025, 3:40 pm We have missing:-

West end Girls (Original 1984 version)
One More Chance (1984 version) - Contentious
Opportunities (1985 version)
How Can You Expect......
Absolutely Fabulous
Love Life - Contentious
She's Madonna - Contentious
Burning The Heather

And since it's release:-
Loneliness
Dancing Star
A New Bohemia
Feel
All The Young Dudes
New London Boy
Oh..
Paninaro
All Over The World
London
Integral
Invisible
Axis
Beautiful People
Undertow
Flourescent

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MikeyC wrote: Sun 30 Mar 2025, 6:46 pm
markus wrote: Sun 30 Mar 2025, 2:36 pm I don't wanna - gives you the wrong impression they were down the dumper the twilight years just doing self-parody. It's only true concerning this particular single. Will of the wisp had all the youthful energy you could ask for, kids could take notes.
However, it has amazing remixes that elevate its status as a single, IMO! 😎
I trust your word and try give them a listen. :oops:

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Say it to Me - had forgotten about it...

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#20 Post by One of the crowd »

Together

Dreadful

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Somewhere

But then I remember the extended mix was used for the beginning of their residency which is a great mix and I was wearing a replica of ICHH Chris Lowe jacket which raised an eyebrow in the foyer. But still one of their forgotten hits, In and out of charts.

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Numb is so numbing that it was even challenging and tiring for me to extend my finger to the keyboard and press the vote key.

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markus wrote: Sun 30 Mar 2025, 2:36 pm I don't wanna - gives you the wrong impression they were down the dumper the twilight years just doing self-parody. It's only true concerning this particular single. Will of the wisp had all the youthful energy you could ask for, kids could take notes.
Will of the wisp is my most favorite banger from them in 2000s (the only rival: Minimal) and is among my top five PSB songs from 2000s (Minimal, More Than a Dream, Last To Die and I've Got Plans).

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Winner holding up ok. Great album!

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Say It to me. I dont like It. Worst psb single.

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Say it to me, best track from Super !

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#27 Post by ahafan02 »

Together is by far one of the worst songs they've ever recorded and the lyrics are just as awful.

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I can't vote. I've forgotten what it was. :D

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jasonjohn wrote: Sun 20 Apr 2025, 1:50 am Winner holding up ok. Great album!
Winner isn't a bad song, it's just a bad Pet Shop Boys song. They should have given it away.

Actually, swap it out with the HappySad version and remove Ego Music and suddenly Elysium becomes a vastly better album.

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NotInvisible wrote: Sun 20 Apr 2025, 10:48 pm
jasonjohn wrote: Sun 20 Apr 2025, 1:50 am Winner holding up ok. Great album!
Winner isn't a bad song, it's just a bad Pet Shop Boys song. They should have given it away.

Actually, swap it out with the HappySad version and remove Ego Music and suddenly Elysium becomes a vastly better album.
Didn't they even consider putting that version on the album? There's even a shorter edit of it out there which would've fit nicely.

As for forgettable Smash singles, I have to say I Don't Wanna would be my pick; probably my second least favourite song from Hotspot after Wedding in Berlin. I liked what they did with the radio edit, but I haven't listened to it since it came out as a single.
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