| She Sells Sanctuary | |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Written By: | Ian Astbury/Billy Duffy |
| Albums the song appears on: | Love, Love (Omnibus Edition), Love (Expanded Edition), Irving Plaza (NYC) DVD, Pure Cult: The Singles, Pure Cult DVD Anthology, Live Cult (Music Without Fear) DVD, High Octane Cult, Live Cult Double CD, With Honours Soundtrack |
| Played live for the first time: | Oct 24, 1984 |
| Most recently played live: | Oct 30, 2011 |
| Notes: | The breakthrough hit for the Cult, this song is probably the most well known Cult song available. Rumours that a demo version of this song exists seem to float around, but the actual source tape has not been found yet. The song reached as high as 15 in the charts. She Sells Sanctuary was recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, London between March 11, 1985 and March 15, 1985. It was mixed at Good Earth, London. |
| Remix Information: | When the single was released, the band also released a few mixes of the song, a Howling version and an Extended version. To reciprocate for using the wolf sound in the Howling version, the Cult sent some money to the London zoo to support a wolf there. In 1993, the band released two EPs of remixes by famous producers including the Dog Star Radio Remix, Dog Star Rising Remix, Flusteresqueish Remix, Phlegmatic Remix, Slutnostic Remix and the Sundance Remix. Other remix versions have appeared, including a Philip Kelsey Remix and another trance remix. The song also spawned a song, Assault On Sanctuary, another remix-type of the song. |
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Oh the heads that turn Make my back burn Oh the heads that turn Make my back burn The sparkle in your eyes Keeps me alive The sparkle in your eyes Keeps me alive And the world and the world The world turns around And the world and the world The world drags me down Oh the heads that turn Make my back burn The fire in your eyes keeps me alive The fire in your eyes keeps me alive I'm sure in her you'll find The sanctuary I'm sure in her you'll find The sanctuary And the world and the world The world turns around And the world and the world The world drags me down |
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