Church of the Poison Mind

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"Church of the Poison Mind"
Single by Culture Club
from the album Colour by Numbers
B-side	Man Shake (7") Mystery Boy (12")
Released	1 April 1983 (UK) October 1983 (US)
Recorded	1983
Genre	New wave
Length	3:32
Label	Virgin Records Epic Records (US)
Songwriter(s)	Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, Jon Moss
Producer(s)	Steve Levine
Culture Club singles chronology
"I'll Tumble 4 Ya" (1983) "Church of the Poison Mind" (1983) "Karma Chameleon" (1983)

"Church of the Poison Mind" is a 1983 hit single by the British new wave band Culture Club. It was released as the lead single from their second, and most successful, album Colour by Numbers.

The song reached #2 in the United Kingdom, being kept out of the top spot by David Bowie's "Let's Dance".^[1] It was also the band's fourth Top 10 hit in Canada and the United States. In America, it was still climbing the charts when "Karma Chameleon" was released as a single. This prompted Epic Records to release "Karma" ahead of schedule.

"Church of the Poison Mind" actually reached its peak position the same week "Karma Chameleon" debuted on the US charts. In many countries its B-side was the heavily percussive street song "Man Shake" and in some others, such as the United States, it was the song "Mystery Boy". Both songs were on the 12-inch single in many countries, except Canada, where it was issued with an extended version of previous hit "I'll Tumble 4 Ya".