The War Song
"The War Song" is a 1984 song by English new wave band Culture Club. It is the leading single from their third studio album Waking Up with the House on Fire. It went to number 2 in both the United Kingdom and Australia, number 17 in the United States and made the top 10 everywhere else in the world including Ireland where it topped the charts.
| "The War Song" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Culture Club | ||||
| from Waking Up with the House on Fire" | ||||
| B-side | "La cancion de guerra" | |||
| Released | 24 September 1984[1] | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Virgin, Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, Jon Moss | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Levine | |||
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Track listings
Depending on region, Spanish B-side "La cancion de guerra" is another alternate-language version, including French version "La chanson de guerra",[2] German version "Der Kriegsgesang",[3] and Japanese version "Sensō no uta" ("戦争のうた").[4]
7-inch single[5]
- A. "The War Song" – 3:57
- B. "La cancion de guerra" – 4:06
12-inch single[6]
- A1. "The War Song" (ultimate dance mix) – 6:51
- B1. "The War Song" (Shriek mix) – 6:16
- B2. "La cancion de guerra"
References
- ↑ "New Singles". Music Week: 30. 22 September 1984.
- ↑ The War Song (French 7-inch single vinyl disc). Culture Club. Virgin Records. 1984. 90149.
- ↑ The War Song (German 7-inch single vinyl disc). Culture Club. Virgin Records. 1984. 106 852.
- ↑ The War Song (Japanese 7-inch single vinyl disc). Culture Club. Virgin Records. 1984. 07VA-1001.
- ↑ The War Song (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Culture Club. Virgin Records. 1984. VS 694.
- ↑ The War Song (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Culture Club. Virgin Records. 1984. VS 694-12.
