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It's a Sin is a Disco and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Cat Stevens. Those roots explain a lot about how It's a Sin arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tobias Forge and Bailando, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Elton John, Gamma Ray, Paul Anka, Pansy Division and Ghost, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around It's a Sin, reaching back through Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and forward to Elton John. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"It's a Sin" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their second studio album, Actually (1987). Written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, the song was released on 15 June 1987 as the album's lead single. It became the duo's second number-one single on the UK singles chart, spending three weeks atop the chart. Additionally, the single topped the charts in over 15 other countries, including Austria, Denmark, Finland, West Germany, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Zimbabwe, while reaching number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. It remains one of Pet Shop Boys' most popular songs with 40 million streams in the UK.
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It's a Sin grew out of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Cat Stevens, shares an orbit with Tobias Forge and Bailando, went on to shape Elton John, Gamma Ray, Paul Anka and Pansy Division. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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