She Sells Sanctuary

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"She Sells Sanctuary"
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Template:Infobox song/link by the Cult
from the album Love
B-side
  • "No. 13"
  • "The Snake"
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Genre
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LabelBeggars Banquet
[[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]]
[[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Steve Brown
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"Ressurection Joe"
(1984) 		"She Sells Sanctuary"
(589) 		"Rain"
(1985)
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1993 remix cover
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"Sanctuary MCMXCIII"
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"She Sells Sanctuary" is a song by the English rock band the Cult. It is from their second studio album, Love (1985), and was released as a single on 13 May 1985, peaking at number 15 on the UK singles chart in July of the same year. In March 2023, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded the song a platinum certification for sales and streams of over 600,000.[5] In January 1993, the song was re-released as "Sanctuary MCMXCIII" and experienced chart success once more, matching its original peak on the UK singles chart and entering the top 10 in New Zealand. The song is certified double platinum in Canada and platinum in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Background and composition

One of the earlier songs written for what would become the Love album, "She Sells Sanctuary" was first performed during the Dreamtime tour in the late 1984 and would become the last song to be recorded with the Cult's longtime drummer, Nigel Preston, who was fired from the band shortly after its release. According to Cult guitarist Billy Duffy, the iconic introduction effects were the result of all the guitar effects pedals being on at the same time. The recording was edited to include the introduction with the effects, whereas earlier versions started the song more abruptly. Duffy says he found a violin bow lying around the studio and started playing the guitar with it "like Jimmy Page" of Led Zeppelin to amuse lead vocalist Ian Astbury, hit every effects pedal he had "to make it sound weirder", and then played the middle section of the song. "And we decided to start the song with that mystical sound. If I hadn't found that violin bow laying around, we wouldn't have gone there," said Duffy.[6]

Release

After its release in 1985, the single reached number 36 during a six-week run on the US Billboard Dance/Disco Club Play chart in early 1986.[7] The band has released various versions of the song. Aside from the original 7-inch single, three other versions had been released around the same time on 12-inch formats: "The Long Version", "The Howling Mix" and "Assault on Sanctuary".

On 18 January 1993, several more mixes were released on two different CD singles and a 12-inch single, titled "Sanctuary MCMXCIII".[8] The "Sundance" remix was remixed by Butch Vig who had previously produced Nirvana's second studio album Nevermind (1991). The "Dog Star Rising" remix was remixed by Youth who produced the Cult's eighth studio album, Born into This (2007). In 2009, two more previously unreleased versions, a demo and the "Olympic Rough Mix" were included in a 4-disc box set of the omnibus edition of Love.

Critical reception

John Leland at Spin described it as "one of those inane pieces of pomp pop that—through no fault of the band's — transcends its formidable pretensions to become a whomping dance record. The drums drive the thing, but the crucial sound is guitar — lots of it. Electric, acoustic, distorted, echoey, all chasing a snappy riff. Dopey is dopey, but sometimes, with the right sound, you can get away with it."[9]

Track listings

Original version

7-inch single[10]

A. "She Sells Sanctuary"
B. "No. 13"

UK 12-inch single[11]

A1. "She Sells Sanctuary" (long version)
B1. "The Snake"
B2. "No. 13"

"Sanctuary MCMXCIII"

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Charts

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Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20] 2× Platinum 160,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Platinum 0 
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Platinum 600,000 

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 May 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Spracklen, Karl; Spracklen, Beverley (2018). The Evolution of Goth Culture: The Origins and Deeds of the New Goths. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-78714-677-8.
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  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gerard, Chris (7 April 2021). "The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the 1980s: 60 - 41". PopMatters. p. 4. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.DeMarco, Johnny (14 August 2006). "Billy Duffy of the Cult: Rockin' with Roland & BOSS" (PDF). Roland Insider.
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  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 21.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.John Leland (March 1986). "Singles". Spin. No. 11. p. 37.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.She Sells Sanctuary (UK 7-inch vinyl sleeve). Beggars Banquet Records. 1985. BEG 135.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.She Sells Sanctuary (UK 12-inch vinyl sleeve). Beggars Banquet Records. 1985. BEG 135T.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sanctuary MCMXCIII (UK CD1 liner notes). Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEG 263 CD1.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sanctuary MCMXCIII (UK CD2 liner notes). Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEG 263 CD.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sanctuary MCMXCIII (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEG 263 T.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sanctuary MCMXCIII (Australian CD single liner notes). Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEGCD 263, 7243 8 91045 2 3.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sanctuary MCMXCIII (Australian cassette single sleeve). Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEGC263, 7243891049 4 3.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 2, no. 31. 5 August 1985. p. 8. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 7. 13 February 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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