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"The Word Girl" is a song by British pop band Scritti Politti. Included on their second studio 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 No. 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 Word Girl"
Single by Scritti Politti
from the album Cupid & Psyche 85
B-side"Flesh & Blood"
Released29 April 1985 (1985-04-29) (UK)
RecordedDecember 1984
Genre
  • Pop
  • reggae
LabelVirgin (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Scritti Politti singles chronology
"Hypnotize"
(1984)
"The Word Girl"
(1985)
"Perfect Way"
(1985)
Music video
"The Word Girl" on YouTube

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
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3][4] 70
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 18
UK Singles Chart[2] 6

References


  1. Melody Maker. London, England: IPC Media: 4. 27 April 1985.
  2. "Official Charts - Scritti Politti". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 267. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1985". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. "dutchcharts.nl". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. "NZ chart archive". Retrieved 1 October 2017.





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