How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?

Infobox Single |
Name = How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?

Caption = US CD-single cover
Artist = Pet Shop Boys
from Album = Behaviour
B-side = "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)"
Released = 11 March, 1991
Format = 7", 12", cassette, CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Synthpop
Length = 3:54
Label = Parlophone - R 6285
Writer = Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
Producer = Pet Shop Boys and Harold Faltermeyer
Last single = "Being boring"
(1990)
This single = "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) / How can you expect to be taken seriously?"
(1991)
Next single = "Jealousy"
(1991)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Remix 12" cover
Type = single

Lower caption = David Morales promo sleeve

"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" is, together with AA-side "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)", the third single from Pet Shop Boys' album "Behaviour". It was released in the UK as an AA-side by Parlophone Records on 11 March 1991. It was subsequently released as a single in its own right in the United States and France. The single later peaked at a low #93 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

As "Being Boring" and "It's Alright" weren't released in the US, tracks from these releases were used on a number of the American releases.

Of interest to collectors, EMI USA commissioned dance DJ David Morales to create 5 remixes that were released to clubs and DJs on a limited promotion 12". Morales would later work with the duo co-writing and co-producing the 1999 single "New York City Boy".

Tracklisting

Below is a listing of formats which featured "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" as the main song. Additional tracklistings can be found on the page about Where the Streets Have No Name. The single version of "How can you expect to be taken seriously?", also used for the videoclip of the song, was only released on 7-inch vinyl and cassette-single.

7": EMI / 204291-7 (France)

# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (perfect attitude mix) - 4:10
# "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)" (7-inch edit) - 4:33

MC: EMI USA / 4JM-50343 (US)

# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (LP version) - 3:54
# "What have I done to deserve this?" - 4:17

12": EMI USA / V-56204 (US)

# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (12-inch mix) - 6:03
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (perfect attitude mix) - 4:10
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (classical reprise) - 3:05
# "Being boring" (12" mix) - 9:03
# "We all feel better in the dark" - 3:59

* Track 1 aka "Extended Mix"

12": EMI USA / SPRO-4727 (US)

# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (momo mix) - 6:48
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (ragga zone mix) - 6:24
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (def mix) - 3:57
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (eclipse mix) - 3:38
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (new 7" mix) - 4:10
* labelled "David Morales Mixes"
* extremely rare US promo 12"

12": Parlophone / 204254-6 (France)

# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (extended mix) - 6:03
# "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)" (extended mix) - 6:44
# "Bet she's not your girlfriend" - 4:26

CD: EMI USA / E2-56205 (US)

# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (LP version) - 3:54
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (perfect attitude mix) - 4:10
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (classical reprise) - 3:05
# "It's alright" (7" mix) - 4:18
# "We all feel better in the dark" - 3:59
# "Being boring" (12" mix) - 9:03

* track 4 mislabelled "5:07 Trevor Horn mix"

CD: EMI USA / DPRO-4698 (US)

# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (LP version) - 3:54
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (perfect attitude mix) - 4:10
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (extended mix) - 6:03
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (classical reprise) - 3:06
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (perfect mood mix) - 4:10

* US promo remix CD

CD: Parlophone / 204254-2 (France)

# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (extended mix) - 6:03
# "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)" (7" full length mix) - 5:45
# "Bet she's not your girlfriend" - 4:26
# "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (classical reprise) - 3:06