Always On My Mind

“Always On My Mind”, written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James (4), and Wayne Carson Thompson, and covered by a wide range of artists, was released by Pet Shop Boys as a non-album single in late 1987, after being featured in the ITV “Love Me Tender” TV program commemorating the 10th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. It featured an extended version by Julian Mendelsohn and a more drastic remix by Phil Harding, as well as various edits and a beatless “dub”. Harding’s remix at one point changes key and transforms into a house version, introduced by Neil Tennant’s specially recorded vocal line “You were always in my house.” This version was later used as the basis for a reworked production of the song for the album “Pet Shop Boys - Introspective”. The success of the initial single in late ’87/early ’88 prompted the filming of extra scenes for the song’s last-minute inclusion in the Pet Shop Boys musical art/spoof film “It Couldn’t Happen Here”, dialogue from which is heard at the end of Julian Mendelsohn’s remix. It also prompted a repackaging of the album “Actually” with the “Always On My Mind” promo single as a bundle.

Pet Shop Boys

1987

4

5099920227722

United Kingdom

CD

CDR 6171

London at Olympic Studios

3

Single

320 kbit/s

1

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Slimline Case

7

~CLP 173

2026-02-23

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