"Left to My Own Devices" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the second single from their third studio album, Introspective (1988). It was also the first track of the album. The single fared better than the album's lead single, "Domino Dancing", charting three positions higher on the UK Singles Chart, at number four. It became the first track that Pet Shop Boys recorded with an orchestra, arranged by Richard Niles. Since its release, it has become a staple of Pet Shop Boys live performances.