Scritti Politti
Scritti Politti are a British band formed in 1977 in Leeds by singer-songwriter Green Gartside, who is the sole remaining member of the original band. Initially formed as a punk-aligned underground act influenced by leftist politics, they transitioned into a commercial pop music project in the early 1980s, achieving success on the record charts in the UK. The group's most successful album, 1985's Cupid & Psyche 85, spawned three UK Top 20 hits with "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)", "Absolute", and "The Word Girl", and one US Top 20 hit with "Perfect Way".
📊 Lifetime Chart Disk Log History
| Song Title Line Track | 🇺🇸 US Peak | 🇺🇸 US Weeks | 🇬🇧 UK Peak | 🇬🇧 UK Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Word Girl | — | — | 6 | 14 wks |
| Wood Beez (Pray Like Atha Franklin) | — | — | 10 | 16 wks |
| Perfect Way | 11 | 10 wks | 48 | 5 wks |
| Oh Patti (Don'T Feel Sorry For Loverboy) | — | — | 13 | 9 wks |
| Absolute | — | — | 17 | 11 wks |
| Asylums In Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida | — | — | 43 | 5 wks |
| Tinseltown To The Boogiedown | — | — | 46 | 2 wks |
| Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me | — | — | 47 | 3 wks |
| Boom! The She Was | — | — | 55 | 3 wks |
| Faithless | — | — | 56 | 4 wks |
| First Boy In This Town | — | — | 63 | 4 wks |
| Sweetest Girl | — | — | 64 | 3 wks |
| Hypnotize | — | — | 68 | 5 wks |