Charity (song)

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"Charity"
"Charity" cover
Single by Skunk Anansie
from the album Paranoid and Sunburnt
Released September 1995 and April 1996
Format CD, Cassette, Vinyl Record
Genre Rock, Punk
Length 4:36
Label One Little Indian (UK)
Writer(s) Skin, Len Arran
Producer(s) Sylvia Massy. Skunk Anansie
Chart positions
Skunk Anansie singles chronology
"I Can Dream"
(1995)		 "Charity"
(1995)		 "Weak"
(1996)

"Charity" was the third single from Skunk Anansie released in July 1995, and then re-released in April 1996. The original release charted at #40 in the UK Singles Chart, but the re-release topped that effort reaching #20. When re-released, two new CDs were available. CD1 contained live versions of "I Can Dream" and "Punk By Numbers", and CD2 was featured live versions of tracks from Paranoid and Sunburnt.

Contents

[edit] Tracklisting

[edit] Original Release CD single

# Title Length
1. "Charity" 4:36
2. "Used" 4:54
3. "Killer's War" 4:00
4. "Kept My Mouth Shut"  ?:??

[edit] Re-release CD Single - CD1

# Title Length
1. "Charity" 4:36
2. "I Can Dream Live" 3:36
3. "Punk By Numbers (Live)" 2:48
Re-Release Artwork (CD1)
Re-Release Artwork (CD1)
Re-Release Artwork (CD2)
Re-Release Artwork (CD2)

[edit] Re-release CD Single - CD2

# Title Length
1. "Charity (Live)" 4:53
2. "Here I Stand (Live) " 5:33
3. "It Takes Blood and Guts[1] (Live)" 4:28
2. "Intellectualise My Blackness (Live) " 4:21

[edit] 10" Vinyl

# Title Length
1. "Charity" 4:36
2. "Used" 4:54
3. "Killer's War" 4:00

[edit] Lyrics

This is a snippet of some of the lyrics to the single. For the full lyrics from Skin's (the lead singer) official site, see here

[edit] Verse 1

  Why do I sense, benevolence
  You stand tall at my great expense
  Thick words of gratitude, what a price to pay
  Stuck in my throat, I sell every word I say

[edit] Chorus

  But I don't want your charity
  Twisting me round
  I don't want your charity
  Keeping me down
Skunk Anansie
Ace | Cass | Mark Richardson | Skin
Ex-members: Robbie France
Discography
Studio albums: Paranoid and Sunburnt | Stoosh | Post Orgasmic Chill
Singles from Paranoid and Sunburnt: "Selling Jesus" | "I Can Dream" | "Charity" | "Weak"
Singles from Stoosh: "All I Want" | "Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" | "Hedonism (Just Because It Feels Good)" | "Brazen (Weep)"
Singles from Post Orgasmic Chill: "Charlie Big Potato" | "Secretly" | "Lately" | "You'll Follow Me Down"
Solo Albums: Fleshwounds (Skin) | Fake Chemical State (Skin) | Still Hungry | Scars (feat. Cass)
Related articles
Britpop | One Little Indian | Virgin Records

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The actual title is It Takes Blood And Guts To Be This Way But Im Still Just A Cliché" but has been shortened for display purposes.
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