Electronic - Getting Away With It (BBC Top Of The Pops 1989)

Electronic performing Getting Away With It on BBC's Top of the Pops on 14th December 1989.
The debut single was released in the UK on 4 December 1989 and then the following year in March 1990 in the United States. The track is a writing collaboration between Electronic's Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr and both Pet Shop Boys (although only Neil Tennant is being credited on the release), with Tennant providing the backing vocals and Sumner the main vocals.
The track features on Electronic's Get The Message: The Best Of Electronic out 29th September 2023. Pre-order it here lnk.to/GetTheM...
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[@ecsantana]

ok, let us all recognize how awfully hard should have been to put this constelation in a stage all at once... God, how I - still - freakin' love the 90s...

[@davecoalwood9487]

89 Mate

[@rbrb288]

You do know they're miming right

[@fulgenjbatista4640]

❤ Most beautiful ❤

[@israelcontreras1936]

Look at all those legends together. Epic!

[@user-mx2rz7gz2d]

Anything with Johnny Marr and Neil Tennant will be sublime ❤

[@mod6462]

Forgetting the lead vocalist here ! Bernard is class

[@rogerkay8603]

1989 was the best year of my life - loved it, would go back 35 years right now!

[@psw1976]

Me too pal 😢👍

[@Investor2018]

Just wait a little longer, I'll build a machine for it😊

[@edumillo2160]

17/08"024 Escuchando alguien mas? que canción hermosa

[@jimboh1]

A phenomenal song and debut album... I wish that we had heard more from Electronic...

[@lynchmaleideal]

3 LPs is still pretty decent!

[@GordonG76]

3 albums, several singles and a best of?

[@brianfredenburg7961]

What a powerhouse side project for all. Sumner, Marr and Tennant. One of the best Pop Synth Albums in a very long time.

[@pamela8329]

I absolutely love this band! So excited for the "Best Of Electronic" upcoming vinyl & CD release! 💙

[@electro-soma]

A masterpiece.

[@ScantyPanties]

Couldn't have turned out to be a better song than this. This collaboration was everything.

[@rabit818]

I first heard this driving towards Palm Springs. Oh a New Order song, then Neil sings... what,.#@ loved it then, still loving “Getting away with it” in 2024

[@onstantinusacidus3139]

I want this project back 😭

[@foxyforest4550]

Me too... One of the best bands

[@mummyd1990]

Nah,the only proper musician in this "project"was Johnny Marr.

[@lavielemond]

@@mummyd1990 Although he's lost my fandom completely ever since he & 'The Other Two' (the ever-gutless Stephen & Gillian) screwed Hooky over completely back in '07 & then recruited the two younger kiss-arse merchants (first Ginger Phil & then Tom a few years later), Barney's actually a very good guitarist in his own right...& of course, we all know that he was a VERY unwilling lead singer with New Order from the outset but following Ian's death & their lack of desire to try to 'replace' Ian with a new singer from outside Joy Division, he was the best option, between his ability to hold a note & do so while still playing his guitar...& as he gained in confidence, I think that Barney did a great job the majority of the time, as the lead singer of both New Order & Electronic (I'd rather forget about Bad Lieutenant completely & I still can't believe that Wikipedia refers to them as a freaking "supergroup"!!)...it's just a shame that Barney's gone completely overboard with the excessively dorky 'Dad-dancing' over the past couple of decades, which looks extra bad when combined with his ever-increasing paunch, IMO. OK, well please excuse the unintended verbosity of this post but once I get started about something about which I'm rather passionate, my loquaciousness is quite difficult to curb...!! PS. And I'll always like & respect Johnny Marr, as he's entirely separate from the entire New Order debacle of '07...

[@alejandrofigueroa7262]

@@mummyd1990 Anne Dudley

[@dghdavies]

35 years ago! I'm old.

[@ilona7899]

I always used to think of this as my theme tune. I now realise this is the ultimate theme tune for those with imposter syndrome. Always loved this song since I first heard it as a young teen.

[@paulwilliams5296]

My all time favourite song. Massive Pet shop boys fan and going to see new order at Leeds arena next month. Wish i had seen electronic live

[@Alfra1324]

I love Neil Tennant’s voice! 😊

[@Nebuchadnezzar-Wildebeest]

I remember getting this on the day it came out and friend of mine asking me what it sounded like. I said "well, it sounds like New Order-meets-The Pet Shop Boys with thirty seconds of Smiths guitar in the middle of it." He looked really disappointed as said "oh, i was hoping for something else!" WHY? Sounds as good today as it did in 1989.

[@crystalidentity]

LOL, that's a hilarious way to describe Electronic, ahaha!

[@gitana8281]

I was listening to this song on the plane in 1989! When you have a photographic memory, you remember every single detail as if it were yesterday.

[@anthonym8345]

I feel the same vibe when I hear Smooth Operator by Sade, I fell in love with it on a plane ride to Italy in 1984

[@TheMusicalElitist]

*eidetic

[@seeingsights]

One of the greatest synth pop songs.

[@lindasmith-wj5nk]

Oh Mr Tennant how I still love you ❤

[@reduranduran]

How can three icons from three of the best bands that ever existed do a project like this? For me, who loves them all, it's unbelievable... Here in Brazil, we love The Smiths, New Order and Pet Shop Boys. This Electronic project and this song are timeless. Long live the three super artists

[@shadow86uk]

im from england and i agree with you fab tunes mate

[@reduranduran]

@@shadow86uk That's right my friend. Fabulous songs for those who have good musical taste like you,

[@victorrodriguez5765]

My favorite Electronic song ..................................... a hug inmense from Peru 💋💋💋💋💋💖💖💖💖💖🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💥✔👍...

[@chopinsrobot123]

Perú loves New order, pet shop boys, the Smiths and Kraftwerk

[@bigcookprintables1968]

Utterly, utterly awesome......

[@MariaElena-mq3jy]

They are great, in a simple way

[@mikebillinghay5036]

Coolness personified - Neil Tennant

[@pryors100]

Never thought I would ever see Barney miming!! Probably for the best!!!! Still love him!

[@BenniRoR]

Oh, you'd be surprised. There are tons and tons of "live" performances of New Order and Electronic where they are miming. It's just that the TV shows pressured musicians into using playback music instead of actually performing.

[@shadow86uk]

nostaligic 80s love it

[@alancaunce3199]

An Absolute Belter, From An Era When So Many Classics Have Given Us So Many Memories. Cheers 🍻 For This Amazing Track. ❤❤❤.

[@susaninsurrey7997]

The talented Johnny Marr *sigh*

[@markdickens968]

This is what you call class

[@JB-Thatisme]

Great tune and top band 👌🏼 My cousin was the drummer in Electronic..Kesta Martinez RIP 🙏🏼

[@sergiomacedo873]

I love you more than you love me...unforgettable moments

[@adamscenna]

Epic album ❤ Time for a new one ;)

[@preiter20]

Love, love, love this song, and Electronic!

[@patofliky6567]

Lo mejor de Electronic. La unión de 2 grandes de los 80 nos trajo estas dulces melodias

[@clover182Harry]

Amazing!

[@darkestserenity6775]

Dream collaboration Each one a Master in their own field

[@pamelamanriquez7397]

1989 - 2023.y me sigue pareciendo fascinante❤

[@hanshirsch7587]

❤❤❤❤

[@damondurham5683]

My junior year of high school.. loved this song then and its still on my "favorite" playlist of less than 100 songs now . 100 songs i could listen to over and again.

[@seanb.4712]

I was living the dream in college. Finding out about love, life, few cares and good times mostly.

[@antoniocarrasco4137]

São tão bons que não me ocorrem palavras para dizer quão bons eles são.

[@edjordan5043]

One of a kind.Along with Get The Message and Disappointed,their magnum opus.Loved Electronic from the word go.Still do.

[@user-ux7xp1ed9e]

Amazing song ,great performance;!! I wish have a Time machine for can see at Neil , Bernard AND Jhonny Marr...in at show, Electrónic was the best "combination" of the all times...!!👏🤩

[@itskyb]

Oh to be in that studio at the time!

[@derekmccarthy2308]

Brilliant. If we could only go back!

[@terinasargeant138]

There's a top of the pops vid on KZbin on stage with johhny Marr and neil Tennant 1989

[@DavidJohnson-yq4nz]

Just loving this song ❤

[@stephenbarrette610]

It doesn’t get better than this, as I’ve said before on another video. And as a few people have said below, what a belter and absolute masterpiece. Bought the CD when it came out and it’s one of my favourites.

[@moomoopuppy508]

LEGENDS!

[@juliemulligan8473]

Fantastic... happy days. Love it.❤❤❤❤❤

[@victorymansions]

This is the 'Power Band' for people who love niche 80's music ❤

[@deltaframes-os4km]

Sumner. 2:55 Tennant. Marr what an epic line, up

[@antoniocarrasco4137]

Muito boa musicalidade.uma verdadeira sintonia nas vozes.

[@davecoalwood9487]

Last great song of The 80s.

[@provatos]

Neil with curly hair is EVERYTHING! ❤❤❤❤

[@user-nb9nl8qf4n]

ΣΤΗΝ ΛΕΦΚΗ ΜΕ ΑΓΑΠΗ Ο ΑΛΕΞ 23/09/1991 13:12❤

[@sussi-hn5fj]

They need to bring totps back ❤

[@donjarvie5075]

I wish they would get together and do another album

[@fernandobritodemoura8995]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@anthonym8345]

How in the world is this 35 years ago?

[@999columbo]

Imagine being in 1989 and looking at the musical landscape 35yrs previous to this, 1954!! It was a different world!!

[@EDee20NINE]

Powerful.

[@nicoledell8031]

❤❤❤

[@hartleyhare99]

Brilliant track! Superb bass and outro guitar!

[@laurentforlini9759]

Drums David palmer abc

[@GarryShepherdDreamGazePostPunk]

Still topsiding scalding~hot fire 🔥🔥🎶🎵🔥🔥

[@michaelwilson2340]

Electronic were certainly much better than Revenge (Sorry Hooky).

[@alessandromoretti1491]

Bravissimi

[@TheDenman47]

Luv

[@alexmarinchik8519]

📀💝🎶

[@federicoabdala1061]

😮 ❤

[@Maxindifference]

Pet shop boys

[@EDee20NINE]

Deffo for when i die.

[@User58747]

Pop stars were all so smartly dressed in the 80s.

[@cyrilrogan4069]

What song to end the Epic Eighties 😢

[@moon-rm4js]

❤❤

[@ricardodsavant2965]

1989...😊

[@xyzxyz997]

Can’t believe there was no shots of Johnny there. What were they thinking about

[@darrendunn134]

Wish chris was in group

[@velkyvezir1841]

Did anyone tell the director Johnny is also the band's member?

[@johndickson8405]

Cameraman should have given more love to Marr

[@MrNightshade2010]

is that johnny on gituar?

[@MrBrutal33]

Would have been so much better if they'd gone with their original choice for lead vocalist - Nick Heyward

[@MrSuperWurstbrot]

Moin

[@keithrobson593]

They’d be fucked without Neil Tennant on this.

[@bandiflip]

One of the best songs from the 80’s ….. love it 😊😊😊

[@hydehouse]

Dang, I wish they weren't lipsynching :(

[@bargbarguese1205]

it's not a live performance, it's just a lipsync

[@edgodsall3740]

Both can’t sing ha

[@user-ux7xp1ed9e]

Deberían volver sin pensarlo,pleasee!!! Goo Electrónic Proyect...!!!👀💪

[@RachelMilton]

❤❤❤❤

[@moon-rm4js]

❤❤