{"id":40067,"date":"2026-03-18T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/pet-shop-boys-home-and-dry-was-released-23-years-ago-today-more-information-here\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T07:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:33:36","slug":"pet-shop-boys-home-and-dry-was-released-23-years-ago-today-more-information-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/pet-shop-boys-home-and-dry-was-released-23-years-ago-today-more-information-here\/","title":{"rendered":"PET SHOP BOYS &#8211; &#8220;Home and Dry&#8221; was released 23 years ago today. More information here &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-18-PET-SHOP-BOYS-Home-and-Dry-Single-550x550.png\" alt=\"Pet Shop Boys - Home and Dry\" class=\"wp-image-29207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-18-PET-SHOP-BOYS-Home-and-Dry-Single-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-18-PET-SHOP-BOYS-Home-and-Dry-Single-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-18-PET-SHOP-BOYS-Home-and-Dry-Single-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-18-PET-SHOP-BOYS-Home-and-Dry-Single-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-18-PET-SHOP-BOYS-Home-and-Dry-Single.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Home and Dry&#8221; by the <strong>Pet Shop<\/strong> Boys was released as a single 23 years ago to the day. It reached number 14 in the UK charts and number 44 in the US hot dance club play charts. The song became famous mainly because of its somewhat different video clip. It mainly shows mice running across tracks and eating discarded food in Tottenham Court Road subway station. 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