How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?

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"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" is a 1991 synth-pop single by Pet Shop Boys, released from their album "Behaviour" and noted for its satirical lyrics about pop stardom and image.

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How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? canonical 4

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Behaviour ⓘ
artist Pet Shop Boys ⓘ
chronology Pet Shop Boys singles ⓘ
linked to: Pet Shop Boys
composer Chris Lowe ⓘ
Neil Tennant ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
CD single ⓘ
genre pop ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
hasBside We All Feel Better in the Dark ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme critique of image-conscious celebrities ⓘ
music industry commentary ⓘ
satire of pop stardom ⓘ
hasRemix Brothers in Rhythm remix ⓘ
David Morales remix ⓘ
Marshall Jefferson remix ⓘ
hasSubject celebrity culture ⓘ
music industry image-making ⓘ
hasType satirical pop song ⓘ
includedIn Pet Shop Boys discography ⓘ
isFromAlbumEra Behaviour era ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Eric Watson ⓘ
notableFor satirical lyrics about pop stardom and image ⓘ
originalMedium audio recording ⓘ
partOf Behaviour ⓘ
performer Pet Shop Boys ⓘ
performerMember Chris Lowe ⓘ
Neil Tennant ⓘ
producer Harold Faltermeyer ⓘ
Pet Shop Boys ⓘ
recordingArtist Pet Shop Boys ⓘ
recordLabel Parlophone ⓘ
releaseDate 1991 ⓘ
style satirical lyrics ⓘ
tempo mid-tempo ⓘ
writer Chris Lowe ⓘ
Neil Tennant ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Behaviour → hasTrack → How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? ⓘ
Behaviour → notableSingle → How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? ⓘ
Behaviour → hasPart → How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? ⓘ
subject linked to: Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
Behaviour → single → How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? ⓘ
subject linked to: Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)