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Time (Clock of the Heart)
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Wikipedia article
"'Time (Clock of the Heart)'" is a song by the British new wave band Culture Club, released as a stand-alone single in most of the world and as the second single from their debut album 'Kissing to Be Clever' in North America. Following on the heels of the band's global #1 hit, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Time (Clock of the Heart)" peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart, selling over 500,000 copies in the UK. In the United States, the song matched the #2 peak of its predecessor on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, kept from the #1 spot by "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara for two weeks.
In Europe and United Kingdom, it was a stand-alone single, released in November 1982. For this market, its first inclusion on a Culture Club album was on their 1987 compilation, called 'This Time: The First Four Years'.
'Cash Box' said the song has "a gentle funk anchor on an otherwise airy romantic ballad." In a retrospective review of the song, Allmusic journalist Stewart Mason wrote: "Of all of Culture Club's early hits, 'Time (Clock of the Heart)' has probably aged the best. Boy George drops the cryptic self-mythology long enough to deliver a tender, heartfelt lyric on lost love."
The music video has been released in two versions. The only difference was a scene where the group is watching television, along with vocalist Helen Terry. In one version, a Christmas tree is shown. In the other, the tree is removed. This was because of the date of release for certain markets. The "Christmas" version (which is on the 2005 DVD "Greatest Hits") was for European countries and the "regular version" was for the other markets, where the song was released in Spring 1983.
The US single was released with the B-side being an instrumental version of the song called "Romance Beyond the Alphabet", which not only removed the vocals but at least one layer of melody as well.
The music video was featured during a flashback scene on the TV show 'Mr. Robot', season 4, episode 3.
The song has been re-recorded as a dance/pop track and been re-released as "Time 2022" on digital/streaming platforms.
Formats and track listing
*'7" Single (UK, Europe, Canada)'
#"Time (Clock of the Heart)" 3:42
#"White Boys Can't Control It" 3:42
*'7" Single (U.S.)'
#"Time (Clock of the Heart)" 3:41
#"Romance Beyond the Alphabet" (Time Instrumental) 3:34
*'12" Single (UK, Europe)'
#A1."Time (Clock of the Heart)" 3:42
#B1."White Boys Can't Control It" 3:42
#B2."Romance Beyond the Alphabet" 3:44
*'12" Single (Canada)'
#A1."Time (Clock of the Heart)" 3:42
#B1."Romance Beyond The Alphabet" 3:42
#B2."I'm Afraid Of Me (Extended Version)"
*'12" Single/EP (Japan)'
#A1."Time (Clock of the Heart)" 3:42
#A2."White Boy (Long Version)"
#B1."I'm Afraid Of Me (Long Version)"
#B2."Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (Dub Version)"
Personnel
; Culture Club
*Boy George: lead vocals and backing vocals
*Roy Hay: electric guitar and backing vocals
*Mikey Craig: keytar
*Jon Moss: drums and backing vocals
; Additional members:
* Helen Terry: backing vocals
*Phil Pickett: piano, glockenspiel and tubular bells
*Steve Grainger: saxophone
*Trevor Bastow: strings arrangement
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Certifications
Notes
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