Being Boring (track)
by Pet Shop Boys
Being Boring appears on the following album(s) by Pet Shop Boys:
- Behaviour (track #1) (this album) (1990)
- Pop Art (track #21) (compilation) (2003)
- Discography: The Complete Singles Collection (track #14) (compilation) (1991)
- Pandemonium: Live At The O2 Arena (track #16) (2010)
- Ultimate (track #9) (compilation) (2010)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 10/05/2026 07:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 177,600 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/01/2026 16:09 | emiro | 1,373 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 17:01 | libbyshuss | 963 | 78/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.4/100, a mean average of 87.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.
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DeusExMackia TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/30/2019 17:59 | #234192
Delectably smooth and sultry, with those soft synths and minimalist beat, featuring some of their best, most potent and honest lyrics. There's a strong hint of New Order here, and I like that. The result is one of the coolest songs they ever produced, and easily one of their most catchy, but more than anything else, it's one of their most emotional too.
"All the people I was kissing,
Some are here, some are missing".
