Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
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"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is a 1982 breakthrough pop ballad by Culture Club that became one of the band's signature hits and helped establish Boy George as an international star.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumBy | Culture Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breakthroughHitFor | Culture Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionFrance | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermany | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealand | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNorway | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSweden | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwitzerland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUS | 2 ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | third single by Culture Club ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 1980s pop ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
pop ⓘ reggae-pop ⓘ |
| hasBPM | 92 ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow ⓘ |
| hasTheme | romantic heartbreak ⓘ |
| helpedEstablishAsStar | Boy George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Kissing to Be Clever NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Epic Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:22 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Chris Gabrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoSetting | courtroom ⓘ |
| nextSingle | Church of the Poison Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
reggae-influenced rhythm
ⓘ
sparse percussion ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| performer | Culture Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSingle | Time (Clock of the Heart) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Levine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1982 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-09-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Culture Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Boy George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soulful ⓘ |
| writer |
Boy George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jon Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikey Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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