Historical Artist Profile
Scritti Politti
Biography & Overview
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".
🇺🇸 US Billboard Tracking History
1 Charted Tracks
"Perfect Way"
Entered Charts: 1985
Peak: #11
🇬🇧 UK Official Charts History
14 Charted Tracks
"The Word Girl"
Entered Charts: 1985
Peak: #6
"Wood Beez (Pray Like Atha Franklin)"
Entered Charts: 1984
Peak: #10
"Oh Patti (Don'T Feel Sorry For Loverboy)"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #13
"Absolute"
Entered Charts: 1984
Peak: #17
"She'S A Woman Ft Shabba Ranks"
Entered Charts: 1991
Peak: #20
"Asylums In Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida"
Entered Charts: 1982
Peak: #43
"Tinseltown To The Boogiedown"
Entered Charts: 1999
Peak: #46
"Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me"
Entered Charts: 1991
Peak: #47
"Perfect Way"
Entered Charts: 1985
Peak: #48
"Boom! The She Was"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #55
"Faithless"
Entered Charts: 1982
Peak: #56
"First Boy In This Town"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #63
"Sweetest Girl"
Entered Charts: 1981
Peak: #64
"Hypnotize"
Entered Charts: 1984
Peak: #68