It's a Sin

"It's a Sin" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their second studio album, Actually (1987). Written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, the song was released on 15 June 1987 as the album's lead single. It became the duo's second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks atop the chart. Additionally, the single topped the charts in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, while reaching number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100.

For the song by Eddy Arnold, see It's a Sin (Eddy Arnold song). For the television series, see It's a Sin (TV series).

"It's a Sin"
Single by Pet Shop Boys
from the album Actually
B-side"You Know Where You Went Wrong"
Released15 June 1987
Recorded1987
Genre
Length4:59
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Julian Mendelsohn
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
"Suburbia"
(1986)		 "It's a Sin"
(1987)		 "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
(1987)
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"It's a Sin"
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A demo of the track was first cut in 1984 with Bobby Orlando, and the song's form in the demo remained intact to the final version, although the released production is far more dramatic.

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