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
West End Girls the single included another line, "All your stopping, stalling and starting/Who do you think you are, Joe Stalin?" which was removed for the 1985 version. "West End Girls" has been generally well received by music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic in a review of the album "Please" called the song "hypnotic", adding that "it's not only a classic dance single, it's a classic pop single". In a review for the group's second studio album "Actually", Rob Hoerburger from "Rolling Stone" magazine commented that "West End Girls" was "as catchy as anything on the radio in 1986", praising "its enticing