Disco 3

For the group originally called "The Disco 3", see Fat Boys.

Disco 3 is the third remix album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 3 February 2003 by Parlophone. The album consists of five remixes of songs and B-sides from their previous album, Release, three new tracks, a new recording of "Positive Role Model" from their 2001 musical Closer to Heaven, and a cover version of "Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)", originally by Oh Romeo, the band of former Pet Shop Boys producer Bobby Orlando. "Positive Role Model" also appeared on the Germany-only single "London" in 2002 as a B-side.

Disco 3
Remix album by Pet Shop Boys
Released	3 February 2003 (2003-02-03)
Studio	Sony (London)[a] Chillout (Berlin)[b] Hoedown City (London)[c] Clashbackk/602[d] Spacedust (Düsseldorf[e] Bob Music (Berlin)[f]
Length	51:54
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Pet Shop Boys Chris Zippel
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Release (2002) Disco 3 (2003) PopArt: The Hits (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[2]
Jam!	Mixed[3]
NME	9/10[4]
PlayLouder	[5]
PopMatters	Mixed[6]
Release Magazine	9/10[7]

"If Looks Could Kill" and "Try It..." debuted during a 2002 Peel Session, along with "A Powerful Friend", a song that remained unreleased until it was uploaded to the "Exclusives Tracks" section of the band's official website.^[8] It was also released as the B-side to their 2010 single "Love Life".

As of May 2006, the album had sold 42,000 copies in the United States.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Time on My Hands"	Neil Tennant Chris Lowe	Pet Shop Boys	3:53
2.	"Positive Role Model"	Tennant Lowe Barry White Anthony Sepe Peter Sterling Radcliffe	Pet Shop Boys Chris Zippel	4:02
3.	"Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)"	Bobby Orlando	Pet Shop Boys	4:47
4.	"London" (Thee Radikal Blaklite edit)	Tennant Lowe Zippel	Felix da Housecat[a] Zippel[b]	5:44
5.	"Somebody Else's Business"	Tennant Lowe	Zippel Pet Shop Boys	3:28
6.	"Here" (PSB new extended mix)	Tennant Lowe	Pet Shop Boys[c]	6:13
7.	"If Looks Could Kill"	Tennant Lowe	Pet Shop Boys	4:11
8.	"Sexy Northerner" (Superchumbo mix)	Tennant Lowe	Tom Stephan[a] Pet Shop Boys[b]	8:36
9.	"Home and Dry" (Blank & Jones remix)	Tennant Lowe	Piet Blank[a] Jaspa Jones[a] Andy Kaufhold[a] Pet Shop Boys[b]	6:36
10.	"London" (Genuine Piano mix)	Tennant Lowe Zippel	Zippel	4:16

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a remixer and additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an original producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies a main producer and remixer

Sample credits

• "Positive Role Model" includes a sample of "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Disco 3.^[10]

Pet Shop Boys

• Neil Tennant
• Chris Lowe

Additional musicians

• Pete Gleadall – programming (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9)
• Chris Zippel – programming (tracks 2, 5); additional keyboards (track 2)
• Christian Hayes – guitars (track 7)
• Mark Refoy – guitars (track 7)
• Robert Matt – Steinway piano (track 10)

Technical

• Pet Shop Boys – production (tracks 1–3, 5–7); remix (track 6); original production (tracks 8, 9)
• Bob Kraushaar – mixing, engineering (tracks 1, 7)
• Pete Gleadall – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9); mixing (tracks 3, 4); vocal recording (track 10)
• Chris Zippel – production, engineering (tracks 2, 5, 10); original production, original engineering (track 4); mixing (tracks 5, 10)
• Florian Richter – mixing (track 2)
• Kai Diener – mixing (track 2)
• Felix da Housecat – remix, additional production (track 4)
• Tom Stephan – remix, additional production (track 8)
• Piet Blank – remix, additional production (track 9)
• Jaspa Jones – remix, additional production (track 9)
• Andy Kaufhold – remix, additional production (track 9)

Artwork

• Scott King – sleeve art direction, design
• Wolfgang Tillmans – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Disco 3

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	153
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[12]	17
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13]	24
European Albums (Music & Media)[14]	59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	33
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16]	196
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17]	57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	43
UK Albums (OCC)[19]	36
US Billboard 200[20]	188
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[21]	1

Notes

1. Tracks 1 and 7; vocals on track 10
2. Tracks 2, 5 and 10
3. Tracks 2 and 3; remix on track 6; engineering on track 8
4. Track 4
5. Remix on track 9
6. Track 10