"I'll Tumble 4 Ya" was a hit single from
Culture Club
Culture Club are an English pop band formed in London in 1981. The band comprises Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and formerly included Jon Moss (drums and percussion). Emerging in the New R ...
's Platinum-plus debut album ''
Kissing to Be Clever''.
The 7" single was released only in North America, peaking at #9 in the U.S. and #5 in Canada. In Australia, it was released in September 1983 as a Double A-side single with "
Karma Chameleon
"Karma Chameleon" is a song by English band Culture Club, featured on the group's 1983 album '' Colour by Numbers''. The single was released in the United Kingdom in September 1983 and became the second Culture Club single to reach the top of t ...
", peaking at #1 and receiving substantial airplay. With this single, in America, Culture Club was the first band to have three Top 10 singles from a debut album since
the Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developm ...
. Much like the group's two prior American hits, this song was aided by a hugely popular
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
music video.
''
Cash Box'' called the song "an up tempo percussive dance number with none of the overbearing production gimmicks of competing new music groups" and praised the
horn parts.
Track listing
;Canada 7" vinyl
# A. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" – 2:32
# B. "Man Shake" – 2:34
;USA 7" vinyl
# A. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" – 2:32
# B. "Mystery Boy"
;USA 12" vinyl
# A. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" (12") – 4:38
# B. "Man Shake" – 2:34
Official versions
* "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" (7") – 2:36
* "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" (U.S. 12" Remix) – 4:38
* "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" (VH1 Storytellers Live)
Chart positions
*U.S. Billboard Hot 100: #9
*Canadian Singles Charts: #9
*U.S. Hot Dance Club Play: #14
*U.S. Adult Contemporary: #33
References
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Culture Club songs
1983 singles
1982 songs
Virgin Records singles
Songs written by Boy George
Songs written by Roy Hay (musician)
Songs written by Mikey Craig
Songs written by Jon Moss