It's hard to imagine this classic wasn't an instant hit.

Forty years ago on this day, the Pet Shop Boys song "West End Girls" debuted at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. It would eventually climb to the top spot on that same chart.

One of the greatest pop songs of the last 50 years was recorded in about 30 minutes. Well, that’s what Neil Tennant claims at least. When Tennant and Chris Lowe decamped to Unique Recording Studio ...

For generations of music fans, Pet Shop Boys have been the soundtrack of their lives since their 1986 debut album, Please, and its smash single, “West End Girls.” The British synthpop duo of Neil ...

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As part of the AV Club's Undercover series, GWAR has performed another cover at the publication's office. This time the band covered "West End Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys. You can see it here.