Time (Clock of the Heart)

"Time (Clock of the Heart)"
Single by Culture Club
from the album Kissing to Be Clever
B-side
  • "White Boys Can't Control It"
  • "Romance Beyond the Alphabet" (US version)
Released19 November 1982 (UK) / 29 March 1983 (US)
Recorded1982
Genre
Length3:42
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Roy Hay, Boy George, Mikey Craig, Jon Moss
Producer(s)Steve Levine
Culture Club singles chronology
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
(1982) 		"Time (Clock of the Heart)"
(1982) 		"I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
(1983)

"Time (Clock of the Heart)" is a 1982 song by English new wave band Culture Club and is the second single from their debut studio album Kissing to Be Clever. It went to number 3 in the United Kingdom, number 4 in Ireland, New Zealand and Canada, number 2 in the United States, number 7 in the Netherlands and Finland and number 12 in Australia.

Formats and track listing

  • 7" Single (UK, Europe, Canada)
  1. "Time (Clock of the Heart)" – 3:42
  2. "White Boys Can't Control It" – 3:42
  • 7" Single (U.S.)
  1. "Time (Clock of the Heart)" – 3:41
  2. "Romance Beyond the Alphabet" (Time Instrumental) – 3:34
  • 12" Single (UK, Europe)
  1. A1."Time (Clock of the Heart)" – 3:42
  2. B1."White Boys Can't Control It" – 3:42
  3. B2."Romance Beyond the Alphabet" – 3:44
  • 12" Single (Canada)
  1. A1."Time (Clock of the Heart)" – 3:42
  2. B1."Romance Beyond The Alphabet" – 3:42
  3. B2."I'm Afraid Of Me (Extended Version)" –
  • 12" Single/EP (Japan)
  1. A1."Time (Clock of the Heart)" – 3:42
  2. A2."White Boy (Long Version)"
  3. B1."I'm Afraid Of Me (Long Version)" –
  4. B2."Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (Dub Version)" –

References

  1. ↑ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Here Comes That Feeling: New Pop". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 535. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  2. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (September 27, 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2023. Time (Clock of the Heart)" is a bittersweet soft-soul lament...