West End Girls weeks later. In Canada, "West End Girls" first entered the "RPM" singles chart in April 1985, reaching a peak position of 81 in June 1985. Having signed with EMI, the group released their first major label single "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" in mid-1985, but it failed to attract attention. The Pet Shop Boys then decided to re-record "West End Girls", and issue this new version as a single. Producer Stephen Hague helmed the new, re-recorded version of "West End Girls". The re-recorded version of "West End Girls" was released in the United Kingdom in October 1985, debuting on
Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2006 Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2006 The Complete UK Hit Singles is a book that lists every single to have made it into the UK Singles Chart since its inception in 1952. As well as providing chart data on each of the hits, the book also provides a brief biography on each hit maker, together with facts and trivia about each hit, such as whether it qualified for a BPI sales award, was featured in a film or contains a sample of another track. The book was written by Graham Betts and is the companion volume to Complete UK Hit Albums.