West End Girls White chords". Orlando was thrilled by the song's production; his idea was to make a rap record in a British accent. In April 1984, "West End Girls" was released, becoming a club hit in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and a minor dance hit in Belgium, and France, but was only available in the United Kingdom as a 12" import. In March 1985, after long negotiations, Pet Shop Boys cut their contractual ties with Orlando, and hired manager Tom Watkins, who signed them with EMI. They re-recorded "West End Girls" with producer Stephen Hague, and re-released the song in late
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