Church of the Poison Mind

"Church of the Poison Mind"
Single by Culture Club
from the album Colour by Numbers
B-sideMan Shake (7")
Mystery Boy (12")
Released1 April 1983 (UK)
October 1983 (US)
Recorded1983
Genre
Length3:32
LabelVirgin Records
Epic Records (US)
Songwriter(s)Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, Jon Moss
Producer(s)Steve Levine
Culture Club singles chronology
"I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
(1983)
"Church of the Poison Mind"
(1983)
"Karma Chameleon"
(1983)

"Church of the Poison Mind" is a 1983 hit single by the British new wave band Culture Club. It was released as the lead single from their second, and most successful, album Colour by Numbers. The song reached #2 in the United Kingdom, being kept out of the top spot by David Bowie's "Let's Dance".[2] It was also the band's fourth Top 10 hit in Canada and the United States. In America, it was still climbing the charts when "Karma Chameleon" was released as a single. Epic Records released"Karma" ahead of schedule. "Church of the Poison Mind" reached its peak position the same week "Karma Chameleon" debuted on the US chart. In many countries its B-side was the heavily percussive street song "Man Shake" and in some others, such as the United States, it was the song "Mystery Boy". Both songs were on the 12-inch single in many countries, except Canada, where it was issued with an extended version of previous hit "I'll Tumble 4 Ya".

  1. ^ a b Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 516. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
  2. ^ "Retro Charts". everyHit.com. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2012.