She Sells Sanctuary
General Information:
Recorded: March 15, 1985
Written by: Ian Astbury/Billy Duffy
Album(s) the song appears on: Love, Pure Cult (1993), High Octane Cult, Live Cult, Pure Cult (2000),
With Honours Soundtrack
Played live for the first time: Oct 24, 1984
Most recently played live: Mar 26, 2006
Notes: The breakthrough hit for the Cult, this song is probably the most well known Cult
song available. Rumours that a demo version of this song exists seem to float around,
but the actual source tape has not been found yet. The song reached as high as 15 in the
charts. She Sells Sanctuary was recorded at Olympic Sound Studios,
Barnes, London between March 11, 1985 and March 15, 1985. It was mixed at Good
Earth, London.
Remix Information:
When the single was released, the band also released a few mixes of the song, a Howling version
and an Extended version. To recipricate for using the wolf sound in the Howling version, the
Cult sent some money to the London zoo to support a wolf there. In 1993, the band released
two EPs of remixes by famous producers including the Dog Star Radio Remix, Dog Star Rising
Remix, Flusteresqueish Remix, Phlegmatic Remix, Slutnostic Remix and the Sundance Remix. Other
remix versions have appeared, including a Philip Kelsey Remix and another trance remix. The
song also spawned a song, Assault On Sanctuary, another remix-type of the song.
Lyrics:
Oh the heads that turn
Make my back burn
Oh the heads that turn
Make my back burn
The sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive
The sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive
And the world and the world
The world turns around
And the world and the world
The world drags me down
Oh the heads that turn
Make my back burn
The fire in your eyes keeps me alive
The fire in your eyes keeps me alive
I'm sure in her you'll find
The sanctuary
I'm sure in her you'll find
The sanctuary
And the world and the world
The world turns around
And the world and the world
The world drags me down