The Word Girl
"The Word Girl" | ||||
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Single by Scritti Politti | ||||
from the album Cupid & Psyche 85 | ||||
B-side | "Flesh & Blood" | |||
Released | 29 April 1985 (UK) | |||
Format | 7" Single, 12" single, CD Single | |||
Recorded | December 1984 | |||
Genre | Pop, reggae | |||
Label | Virgin (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Green Gartside, David Gamson | |||
Scritti Politti singles chronology | ||||
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"The Word Girl" is a song by the British/American group Scritti Politti. Included on their second album, Cupid & Psyche 85, the reggae style track was released as a single in the UK on 29 April 1985[1] and remains the band's highest charting hit in the UK, peaking at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The music video was directed by John Scarlett-Davis and produced by Nick Verden at Aldabra Films for Virgin Records.
The B-side to the single, "Flesh and Blood", is an alternative version of the song with Ranking Ann on vocals.
Chart performance
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 70 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 18 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 18 |
UK Singles Chart[2] | 6 |
References
- ↑ Melody Maker. London, England: IPC Media: 4. 27 April 1985. Missing or empty
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(help) - 1 2 "Official Charts - Scritti Politti". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1985". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ "NZ chart archive". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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