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According to the duo, the album's title was chosen so that people had to go into a record shop and say "Can I have the Pet Shop Boys album, 'Please'?".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Please</i> spawned four singles: "<a href="/wiki/West_End_Girls" title="West End Girls">West End Girls</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Opportunities_(Let%27s_Make_Lots_of_Money)" title="Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)">Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Suburbia_(song)" title="Suburbia (song)">Suburbia</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Love_Comes_Quickly" title="Love Comes Quickly">Love Comes Quickly</a>"; "West End Girls" reached number one in both the UK and the US. </p><table class="infobox vevent haudio"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary album" style="font-style: italic; color: inherit; background-color: lightsteelblue; font-size: 125%;">Please</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:PetShopBoysPlease.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Original CD cover"><img alt="Original CD cover" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/PetShopBoysPlease.jpg/220px-PetShopBoysPlease.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/PetShopBoysPlease.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cover art for the original CD release.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Pet_Shop_Boys" title="Pet Shop Boys">Pet Shop Boys</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">24 March 1986</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>August 1985<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>November 1985 – January 1986</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Advision_Studios" title="Advision Studios">Advision</a> (London)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Synth-pop" title="Synth-pop">Synth-pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance-pop" title="Dance-pop">dance-pop</a><sup id="cite_ref-AllMusic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">42</span>:<span class="s">50</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Parlophone" title="Parlophone">Parlophone</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hague" title="Stephen Hague">Stephen Hague</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header 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class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> Please </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/West_End_Girls" title="West End Girls">West End Girls</a>"</span><br>Released: 28 October 1985</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Love_Comes_Quickly" title="Love Comes Quickly">Love Comes Quickly</a>"</span><br>Released: 24 February 1986</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Opportunities_(Let%27s_Make_Lots_of_Money)" title="Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)">Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)</a>"</span><br>Released: 19 May 1986</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Suburbia_(song)" title="Suburbia (song)">Suburbia</a>"</span><br>Released: 22 September 1986</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr 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Encyclopedia of Popular Music</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide" title="The Rolling Stone Album Guide">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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href="/wiki/Spin_Alternative_Record_Guide" title="Spin Alternative Record Guide">Spin Alternative Record Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">8/10<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Uncut_(magazine)" title="Uncut (magazine)">Uncut</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">8/10<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Background_and_composition"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Background and composition</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Releases"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Releases</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Critical_reception"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Critical reception</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Track_listing"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Track listing</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Personnel"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Personnel</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Pet_Shop_Boys"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Pet Shop Boys</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Additional_musicians"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Additional musicians</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Technical"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Technical</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Artwork"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">Artwork</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Charts"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Charts</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Weekly_charts"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Weekly charts</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Year-end_charts"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Year-end charts</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#Certifications_and_sales"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Certifications and sales</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Notes_2"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Bibliography"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Bibliography</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Background_and_composition">Background and composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and composition" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>Most of the tracks on <i>Please</i> had been demoed with American producer <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orlando" title="Bobby Orlando">Bobby Orlando</a> in 1984, taking influences from Italian <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a>, Orlando's lo-fi <a href="/wiki/Electronic_dance_music" title="Electronic dance music">electronic dance music</a> and the bourgeoning American <a href="/wiki/Rap_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Rap music">rap</a> scene. A version of "<a href="/wiki/West_End_Girls_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="West End Girls (song)">West End Girls</a>" produced by Orlando had been released as an unsuccessful single that year. For their debut album Pet Shop Boys re-worked the songs in a slightly slower tempo with producer <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hague" title="Stephen Hague">Stephen Hague</a> (after their record company initially had suggested that they should work with producers <a href="/wiki/Stock_Aitken_Waterman" title="Stock Aitken Waterman">Stock Aitken Waterman</a>). Lyrically, the songs were inspired by the duo's life in London at the time, with lyricist Neil Tennant assuming different characters and occasionally writing <a href="/wiki/Satire" title="Satire">satirical</a> lyrics, such as the song "<a href="/wiki/Opportunities_(Let%27s_Make_Lots_of_Money)" title="Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)">Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Releases">Releases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Releases" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p><i>Please</i> was re-released on 4 June 2001 (as were most of the duo's studio albums up to that point) as <i>Please: Further Listening 1984–1986</i>. The re-released version was not only digitally <a href="/wiki/Remaster" title="Remaster">remastered</a> but came with a second disc of <a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-sides</a> and previously unreleased material from around the time of the album's original release.<sup id="cite_ref-rhino_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhino-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yet another re-release followed on 9 February 2009, under the title of <i>Please: Remastered</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This version contains only the 11 tracks on the original. With the 2009 re-release, the 2001 two-disc re-release was discontinued.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> On 2 March 2018 a newly remastered edition of <i>Please: Further Listening 1984–1986</i> was released, with the same contents as the 2001 edition.<sup id="cite_ref-rhino_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhino-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"<a href="/wiki/Suburbia_(song)" title="Suburbia (song)">Suburbia</a>" was dramatically remixed for the single release.<sup id="cite_ref-pleasefurther_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pleasefurther-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Violence" was later re-recorded by the Pet Shop Boys for a charity concert at <a href="/wiki/The_Ha%C3%A7ienda" title="The Haçienda">The Haçienda</a> nightclub in 1992. This version, known as the 'Haçienda version', was released as one of the B-sides to "<a href="/wiki/I_Wouldn%27t_Normally_Do_This_Kind_of_Thing" title="I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing">I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing</a>" and was then made available on the B-sides album <i><a href="/wiki/Alternative_(album)" title="Alternative (album)">Alternative</a></i> and on <i><a href="/wiki/Very_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)" title="Very (Pet Shop Boys album)">Very: Further Listening 1992-1994</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-veryfurther_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-veryfurther-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Pet Shop Boys later sampled the <i>Please</i> version of "Love Comes Quickly" for their song "Somebody Else's Business", which appeared on the <i><a href="/wiki/Disco_3" title="Disco 3">Disco 3</a></i> album.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Tonight Is Forever" was later covered by <a href="/wiki/Liza_Minnelli" title="Liza Minnelli">Liza Minnelli</a> on the Pet Shop Boys-produced album <i><a href="/wiki/Results_(album)" title="Results (album)">Results</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Critical reception" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p><i>Please</i> has received critical acclaim. Upon its release in March 1986, <i><a href="/wiki/Smash_Hits" title="Smash Hits">Smash Hits</a></i> reviewer <a href="/wiki/Chris_Heath" title="Chris Heath">Chris Heath</a> gave the album a 9 out of 10 rating describing the content as "ten thoroughly catchy songs".<sup id="cite_ref-sh_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sh-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Writing in 1986 for <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>'</i>s "Dance Trax" column, Brian Chin described the album as an "amusingly complete compendium of recent <a href="/wiki/Electronic_dance_music" title="Electronic dance music">dance music</a> styles. It should be a long-running hit for clubs if the remixes keep coming."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Retrospectively, in a 2009 review for the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>, Ian Wade wrote: "<i>Please</i> really hasn't dated at all and should be the textbook example of how brilliant a pop debut could be."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Track listing" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large 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th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><p>All tracks are written by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Tennant" title="Neil Tennant">Neil Tennant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Lowe" title="Chris Lowe">Chris Lowe</a>, except where noted</p><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side A</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Writer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Two Divided by Zero"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orlando" title="Bobby Orlando">Bobby Orlando</a></li><li>Tennant</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:35</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/West_End_Girls" title="West End Girls">West End Girls</a>"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">4:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Opportunities_(Let%27s_Make_Lots_of_Money)" title="Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)">Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)</a>"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">3:44</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Comes_Quickly" title="Love Comes Quickly">Love Comes Quickly</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Tennant</li><li>Lowe</li><li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hague" title="Stephen Hague">Stephen Hague</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Suburbia_(song)" title="Suburbia (song)">Suburbia</a>"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">5:10</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Opportunities" (reprise)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">0:34</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="3" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>22:08</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side B</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Tonight Is Forever"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:33</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Violence"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:30</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"I Want a Lover"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:06</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Later Tonight"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:49</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"Why Don't We Live Together?"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:45</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="2" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>20:42 (42:50)</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption><i>Further Listening 1984–1986</i> (bonus disc)</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Writer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"A Man Could Get Arrested" (12-inch B-side; <br> previously unreleased)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">4:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Opportunities" (full-length original 7-inch; previously unreleased)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">4:36</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"In the Night"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">4:51</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Opportunities" (original 12-inch mix; previously unreleased on CD)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">7:00</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Why Don't We Live Together?" (original New York mix; <br> previously unreleased)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">5:14</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"West End Girls" (dance mix; previously unreleased on CD)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">6:39</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"A Man Could Get Arrested" (7-inch B-side; <br> previously unreleased on CD)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">4:51</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Love Comes Quickly" (dance mix)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Tennant</li><li>Lowe</li><li>Hague</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">6:50</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"That's My Impression" (disco mix)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">5:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Was That What It Was?"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">5:17</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"Suburbia" (The Full Horror)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">8:58</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Jack the Lad"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">4:32</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Paninaro_(song)" title="Paninaro (song)">Paninaro</a>" (Italian remix)</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">8:38</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="3" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>76:56</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li>On LP and cassette copies, "Opportunities" (Reprise) is sequenced as a hidden track at the end of side A, acting as the outro to "Suburbia".<sup id="cite_ref-saborinja_2024_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saborinja_2024-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Track 4 on the <i>Further Listening 1984–1986</i> bonus disc is a previously unreleased mix, different from the actual 12" version released in 1985 (dance mix) and which reappeared in 1986 (original dance mix).</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personnel" class="cdx-button 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href="/wiki/Chris_Lowe" title="Chris Lowe">Chris Lowe</a> – sequencer, synthesizer, keyboards, samples, programmer, drum programmer <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 3, 4, 7–9, 11)</span>, piano <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 3)</span>, electric piano <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 6)</span>, lead vocals (track 13)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Tennant" title="Neil Tennant">Neil Tennant</a> – vocals, keyboards</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Additional_musicians">Additional musicians</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Additional musicians" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hague" title="Stephen Hague">Stephen Hague</a> – keyboards, programmer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Mackay" title="Andy Mackay">Andy Mackay</a> – saxophone <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 4)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helena_Springs" title="Helena Springs">Helena Springs</a> – additional vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 2, 8)</span></li> <li>Ron Dean Miller – guitar <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 11)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Barnacle" title="Gary Barnacle">Gary Barnacle</a> – saxophone <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 5)</span> (uncredited)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technical">Technical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Technical" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li>Stephen Hague – production</li> <li>David Jacob – engineering</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Jeczalik" title="J. J. Jeczalik">J. J. Jeczalik</a> – production (original recording) <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 3)</span></li> <li>Nicholas Froome – production (original recording) <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 3)</span></li> <li>Ron Dean Miller – New York overdubs <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 3)</span>; production (original recording) <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 11)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pet_Shop_Boys" title="Pet Shop Boys">Pet Shop Boys</a> – production (original recording) <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 9)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Weaver" title="Blue Weaver">Blue Weaver</a> – production (original recording) <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 9)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artwork">Artwork</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Artwork" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button 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role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Weekly charts" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Weekly chart performance for <i>Please</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1986) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br>position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Albums/CDs (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-group=_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-group=-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/European_Top_100_Albums" title="European Top 100 Albums">European Albums</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Music_%26_Media" title="Music & Media">Music & Media</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Finnish Albums (<a href="/wiki/The_Official_Finnish_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="The Official Finnish Charts">Suomen virallinen lista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Pet_Shop_Boys_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Pet_Shop_Boys-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">38 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Icelandic Albums (<a href="/wiki/T%C3%B3nlist" class="mw-redirect" title="Tónlist">Tónlist</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Italian Albums (<i><a href="/wiki/Musica_e_dischi" title="Musica e dischi">Musica e dischi</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_Pet_Shop_Boys_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Pet_Shop_Boys-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Norwegian Albums (<a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">VG-lista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Norway_Pet_Shop_Boys_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Norway_Pet_Shop_Boys-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Spanish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Productores de Música de España">AFYVE</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Sweden_Pet_Shop_Boys_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_Pet_Shop_Boys-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">21 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Pet_Shop_Boys_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Pet_Shop_Boys-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK2_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK2_-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Pet_Shop_Boys_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Pet_Shop_Boys-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">7 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Year-end charts" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Year-end chart performance for <i>Please</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1986) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>59 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Albums/CDs (<i>RPM</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">European Albums (<i>Music & Media</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Albums (<a href="/wiki/Gallup_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gallup (company)">Gallup</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <i>Billboard</i> 200<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>39 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Certifications_and_sales">Certifications and sales</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Certifications and sales" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Certifications and sales for <i>Please</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Brazil </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center" class="table-na">— </td> <td>75,000<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/wiki/Music_Canada" title="Music Canada">Music Canada</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-CanadaPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CanadaPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>100,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Hong Kong (<a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI</a> Hong Kong)<sup id="cite_ref-Hong_KongPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hong_KongPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>10,000<sup>*</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-New_ZealandPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_ZealandPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>15,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>300,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_StatesPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_StatesPet_Shop_BoysPleasealbumCertRef-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>1,000,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="col" colspan="3">Summaries </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Worldwide </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center" class="table-na">— </td> <td>3,000,000<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>*</sup> Sales figures based on certification alone.</small><br><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification 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