Culture Club
Culture Club is a new romantic/post-disco-Pop band from the United Kingdom. They were formed in 1981 and split up in 1986. Members of Culture Club include Boy George (singing), Mikey Craig (bass guitar), Roy Hay (electric guitar, keyboards), and Jon Moss (drums, percussion). They have many songs that were successful and popular, for example R&B-influenced "Time (Clock of the Heart)" (1982) that entered the US Pop chart (#2 position), and UK Pop chart (#3 position) or "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" (1983).
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | New Romantic, New Wave, Soul, Blue-eyed soul, Soft rock |
| Years active | 1981–1986, 1998–2002, 2011–present |
| Labels | Virgin, Epic |
| Associated acts | Bow Wow Wow |
| Website | boygeorgeandcultureclub |
| Members | Boy George Roy Hay Mikey Craig Jon Moss |
| Past members | Sam Butcher |
In 1998 the band reunited and did some reunion tours. It was a major success.
In 2018, they made a new album called Life. They also did a tour called the Life Tour.
Some members of Culture Club were LGBT.
Discography
Albums
- 1982: Kissing to Be Clever (UK #5, US #14)
- 1983: Colour by Numbers (UK #1, US #2)
- 1984: Waking Up with the House on Fire (UK #2, US #26)
- 1986: From Luxury to Heartache (UK #10, US #32)
- 1999: Don't Mind If I Do
- 2018: Life
Songs
- 1982: "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" (UK #1, US #2, JP #23)
- 1982: "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" (US #9) (Only released as a single in North America)
- 1982: "Time (Clock of the Heart)" (UK #3, US #2)
- 1983: "Church of the Poison Mind" (UK #2, US #10, JP #23)
- 1983: "Karma Chameleon" (UK #1, US #1, JP #26)
- 1983 "Victims" (UK #3) (Europe and Australia only)
- 1984: "Miss Me Blind" (US #5, JP #61)