"7478"^^ . . . . "\"The War Song\" is a song by British band Culture Club, featuring background vocals from Clare Torry. It was released as the lead single from the band's third album, Waking Up with the House on Fire (1984), in September 1984. The song became the group's seventh top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two, as well as their final top-five hit until \"I Just Wanna Be Loved\" in 1998. In the United States, the single peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Elsewhere, it reached the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Canada, and Ireland, peaking at number one in the latter country."@en . . . . . . . . . "single"@en . . . "1984"^^ . . "The War Song"@en . . . . . . . . . "254.0"^^ . . . . . "1984"^^ . "The War Song"@en . . . . . . . . "1984-09-24"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Silver"@en . "The War Song.jpg"@en . "Canada"@en . . . . "4.233333333333333"^^ . . . . "Gold"@en . . . "254.0"^^ . . . . . . . "The War Song"@en . . . . . . . . . "29296037"^^ . . "United Kingdom"@en . . . . "\"The War Song\" is a song by British band Culture Club, featuring background vocals from Clare Torry. It was released as the lead single from the band's third album, Waking Up with the House on Fire (1984), in September 1984. The song became the group's seventh top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two, as well as their final top-five hit until \"I Just Wanna Be Loved\" in 1998. In the United States, the single peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Elsewhere, it reached the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Canada, and Ireland, peaking at number one in the latter country. Boy George later said \"The War Song\" had \"patronising lyrics and a brain-curdling melody.\" It has been excluded from some compilations of Culture Club music. It had not been performed live by Culture Club since 1985, until the band played it at a one-off gig on New Year's Eve 2011. They also performed the song in 2014."@en . . . . . . "Boy George & Culture Club"@en . . . . . "The War Song"@en . "1112171774"^^ . . "1984-09-24"^^ . . . . . . . "2022-07-27"^^ . "La cancion de guerra"@en . . "10142"^^ . . . . . . "Culture Club"@en . . . . . . . "1984"^^ . . . . . . . . "1984"^^ . . "1985"^^ . . . . .