Definitive 80s synthpop royalty Pet Shop Boys and Soft Cell have collaborated to share a hypnotizing new single “Purple Zone” that is sure to grace dancefloors worldwide. Appearing on Soft Cell’s new album titled Happiness Not Included.

20 years since their last album Cruelty without Beauty, Soft Cell’s partnership on the new track was originally due to be remixed by Pet Shop Boys before manifesting itself into a fully-fledged collaboration. Soft Cell’s David Bell has declared this single as; “probably our finest pop moment since the early 1980s”.

Fellow bandmate Marc Almond continued; “Working with the Pet Shop Boys was a pleasure, and this track is the perfect combination of us and them” Furthermore Pet Shop Boys members Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe said; “We are thrilled to collaborate with such an inspirational duo as Soft Cell on this gorgeous song.”

The song effectively presents the distinctive sounds of the two artists and delivers a nostalgic, inspiring display of positivity. The forthright chorus singing “Lets’s get out of this life, I’m afraid and alone, paralyzed in the purple zone” wilfully highlighting the struggles found in our modern world. In regards to the inspiration for the new record, Almond explained; “In this album I wanted to look at us as a society: a place where we have chosen to put profits before people, money before morality and decency, food before the rights of animals, fanaticism before fairness and our own trivial comforts before the unspeakable agonies of others. But in the album there is also a belief that there is a utopia if we can peel back the layers and understand what really matters.”

Further collaborations on Soft Cell’s upcoming fifth album will see the Grammy-winning producer & mixer Phillip Larsen work his magic. Having previously reworked songs of pop royalty such as; Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Moby, Lady Gaga and Backstreet Boys (with many more astounding credits to his name).

“Purple Zone” is available digitally as well as on CD & 12” for pre-order here. The CD will feature Soft Cell’s reimagining of the X-Ray Spex tune “The Day The World Turned Glo” as well as a remix of “Purple Zone” by Manhattan Clique. While the 12” will contain a collection of various mixes by Pet Shop Boys.

Fresh cut editions of Soft Cell’s new album and other recent and singles such as “Bruises On My Illusions”, “Happiness Not Included” & “Heart Like Chernobyl” can be found here.