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The 12" vinyl featured the Boop Oopa Doo Mix, the Betty Boop Mix and another track entitled In The Hall Of The Mountain King. A special limited edition 12" vinyl release featured three different tracks; The Cement Mix, Heavenly Action (this was previously released as the second single from the boys debut album Wonderland, but only reached #100) and a new version of In The Hall Of The Mountain King.

Unlike the previous album, The Circus was a commercial success, peaking at #6 in the British album charts (it was far less successful in America, reaching only #190) and achieving Platinum sales. Two more songs were released as singles from the album, the title track and Ship Of Fools which were both Top Ten hits.

I quite like the design of the single sleeve to "It Doesn't Have To Be", which uses the same colourful circus theme from the album sleeve.

The video starts with a headache-inducing, swirly close-up of sparklers, before we see lead singer Andy Bell who is wearing a denim jacket and a T-shirt that actually isn't white, just for a change!