Being Boring

1990 single by Pet Shop Boys
VisualArtwork single Q3637525
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Being Boring

Summary

Being Boring is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Being Boring's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Being Boring's genre is synth-pop[4].
  • Being Boring followed So Hard[5].
  • Being Boring was followed by Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)[6].
  • Being Boring was followed by How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?[7].
  • Being Boring was performed by Pet Shop Boys[8].
  • Being Boring's record label is recorded as Parlophone[9].
  • Being Boring is part of Behaviour[10].
  • Being Boring's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Being Boring was published on November 12, 1990[12].
  • Being Boring's lyricist is recorded as Neil Tennant[13].
  • Being Boring's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Being Boring'}[14].
  • Being Boring's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Being Boring was performed by Pet Shop Boys[8].

Publication

Being Boring was published on November 12, 1990[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is synth-pop[4]. It is part of Behaviour[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Being Boring followed So Hard[5]. Successors include Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)[6] and How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?[7].

Why It Matters

Being Boring ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Being Boring. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/being-boring
MLA “Being Boring.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/being-boring.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_being-boring_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Being Boring}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/being-boring}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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