Line #14 Music/ColourByNumbers


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/625b0ae9679f2e5828a1d95500db68cc.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:''I say you'll miss me, and you always do.\
3	I say you'll miss me. Now would I lie to you?'']]
4	->''There's a loving in your eyes all the way\
5	If I listened to your lies, would you say\
6	\
7	I'm a man without conviction\
8	I'm a man who doesn't know\
9	How to sell a contradiction\
10	You come and go\
11	You come and go''
12	-->'''"Karma Chameleon"'''
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14	''Colour by Numbers'' is the second studio album by British [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] band Music/CultureClub. It was released through Creator/VirginRecords in the United Kingdom, and Creator/EpicRecords in the United States, on 10 October 1983.
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16	The album solidified stardom for the band, as it hit #1 on the Official Charts Company album chart, and #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It went triple-Platinum in the United Kingdom, and quadruple-Platinum in the United States, selling over 10 million copies worldwide.
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18	The global singles from this album were "Church of the Poison Mind", "Karma Chameleon", and "It's a Miracle". "Victims" was released in the UK only, while "Miss Me Blind" was a US exclusive. All five were massive hits, with "Karma Chameleon" being their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and their second #1 on the UK Pop chart.
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20	All the singles would have music videos on Creator/{{MTV}}. The music video for "Karma Chameleon" was especially notable, being set in the late 19th century on a Mississippi River riverboat.
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22	!!Tracklist
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24	[[AC:Side one]]
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26	#"Karma Chameleon" – 4:12
27	#"It's a Miracle" – 3:25
28	#"Black Money" – 5:19
29	#"Changing Every Day" – 3:17
30	#"That's the Way (I'm Only Trying to Help You)" – 2:45
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32	[[AC:Side two]]
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34	#"Church of the Poison Mind" – 3:30
35	#"Miss Me Blind" – 4:30
36	#"Mister Man" – 3:36
37	#"Stormkeeper" – 2:46
38	#"Victims" – 4:55
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40	[[AC:2003 CD bonus tracks]]
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42	#"Man-Shake" – 2:34
43	#"Mystery Boy" (Suntory Hot Whiskey Song) – 3:33
44	#"Melting Pot" – 4:31
45	#"Colour by Numbers" – 3:57
46	#"Romance Revisited" – 5:00
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48	!!Principal members
49	* Boy George – vocals
50	* Mikey Craig – bass guitar
51	* Roy Hay – guitar, piano, keyboards, sitar, electric sitar
52	* Jon Moss – percussion, drums
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54	!!''Tropes of the Poison Mind'':
55	* AlbumTitleDrop: "Miss Me Blind" references the previous album ''Music/KissingToBeClever''.
56	* AlliterativeTitle: "'''M'''ister '''M'''an".
57	* BrokenRecord: "In the church of the poison mind, in the church of the poison mind,..."
58	* FaceOnTheCover: All four band members are featured, with Boy George's face being prominently displayed on the right.
59	* {{Instrumentals}}: "Romance Revisited" is an instrumental version of "Victims".
60	* KarmaHoudini: The topic of the song "Karma Chameleon" (although the chameleon gets his comeuppance in the video).
61	* KimonoFanservice: Found in the videos for "Miss Me Blind" & "It's A Miracle".
62	* LyricalColdOpen: "Miss Me Blind".
63	* MoneySong: "Black Money".
64	* OneManSong: "Mister Man".
65	* OneWordTitle: "Stormkeeper" and "Victims".
66	* [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Real Life Writes The Song]]: "Victims" is about Boy George's then publicly unknown and rather turbulent relationship with drummer Jon Moss.
67	* RecordProducer: Steve Levine.
68	* ShoutOut: "It's A Miracle" vaguely mentions Creator/MarilynMonroe in the lyrics.
69	* SpecialGuest: Jermaine Stewart on "That's The Way" and "Church Of The Poison Mind".
70	* TitleTrack: Averted on the original album, though "Colour by Numbers" was added in the 2003 CD release.
71	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In the video for "Karma Chameleon", everyone on the riverboat is so flamboyantly dressed that Boy George doesn't appear as unusual in the crowd despite being at the very least a FishOutOfTemporalWater.
72	* VisualKei: All over the "Miss Me Blind" video.

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