Preacher Man

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"Preacher Man"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Pop Life
B-side	"Megalomaniac"
Released	December 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Dance-pop house
Length	3:15 (album version) 3:38 (alternative 7-inch mix)
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	Sara Dallin Andy Caine Youth
Producer(s)	Youth
Bananarama singles chronology
"Only Your Love" (1990) "Preacher Man" (1990) "Long Train Running" (1991)
Music video
"Preacher Man" on YouTube

"Preacher Man" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on the group's fifth studio album, Pop Life (1991), and was released as the album's second single. The track was co-written and produced by Youth with additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone.

"Tripping on Your Love" had been originally slated as the second single from the album,^{[citation needed]} and some promotional singles of the song were sent to radio stations in late 1990. Around this time, group member Sara Dallin contracted meningitis, which delayed the release of the single some months.^{[citation needed]} When she recovered, London Records decided "Preacher Man" was a better choice for a single and so it was released in December 1990. "Tripping on Your Love" was eventually released as the album's fourth single.

The pop/dance tune became the highest-charting and biggest-selling single released from the Pop Life album, climbing to number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was Bananarama's last appearance in the UK top 20 until "Move in My Direction" in 2005. In Australia, the single peaked at #147 on the Australian ARIA singles chart.^[1] "Preacher Man" was not released in the United States.

The song was performed on the Original Line Up Tour during 2017–2018. Despite being recorded after she left, original member Siobhan Fahey has always liked the song^{[citation needed]} and chose to include it in the setlist.