"I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their fifth studio album, Very (1993).

The song, both written and produced by the duo, describes a person normally hesitant to unwind and show his feelings, who—because of some event in his life—suddenly becomes willing to loosen up.

"[4] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "PSB's lauded Very project spawns another club winner as they combine their patented pop/disco electro-grooves with sharp, clever lyrics.

Lively album version also is a total joy, and deserves more than a just cursory push from EMI's pop promotion department.

"[2] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report said, "It's impossible to hear Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant's trademark sound and not believe this pair has great fun making their music."

Tennant and Lowe came to prefer aspects of this remix and particularly the new intro, playing it on their 2013-2015 Electric Tour and including a version of the song with it on their 2003 PopArt: The Hits compilation.

[12] The single release was bolstered by a large amount of bonus material available across a wide range of formats, on top of the nine remixes commissioned.