The Word Girl

"The Word Girl" is a song by the British/American group Scritti Politti. Included on their second 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 number 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 (UK)
RecordedDecember 1984
GenrePop, reggae
LabelVirgin (UK)
Songwriter(s)Green Gartside, David Gamson
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] 70
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 18
UK Singles Chart[2] 6


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References
  1. Melody Maker. London, England: IPC Media: 4. 27 April 1985. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Official Charts - Scritti Politti". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1985". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. "dutchcharts.nl". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. "NZ chart archive". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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