Scritti Politti
Singles

Scritti Politti

Section Title: Singles
Table Section Text: None

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album

AUS	NL	NZ	UK	US	US Dance

1978	"Skank Bloc Bologna"	—	—	—	—	—	—	non-album tracks

1979	"2nd Peel Session"	—	—	—	—	—	—

1979	"4 A-Sides"	—	—	—	—	—	—

1981	"The "Sweetest Girl""	—	—	—	64	—	—	Songs to Remember

1982	"Faithless" ("Triple-Hep-N'Blue")	—	—	—	56	—	—

"Asylums in Jerusalem" / "Jacques Derrida"	—	—	—	43	—	—

1984	"Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)"	25	—	26	10	91	4	Cupid & Psyche 85

"Absolute"	77	10	26	17	—

"Hypnotize"	—	—	—	68	—	43

1985	"The Word Girl"	70	18	18	6	—	—

"Perfect Way"	—	—	—	48	11	6

1988	"Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)"	—	45	36	13	—	—	Provision

"First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)"	—	—	40	63	—	—

"Boom! There She Was" (feat. Roger Troutman)	—	—	31	55	53	12

1991	"She's a Woman" (feat. Shabba Ranks)	—	—	—	20	—	—	non-album tracks

"Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" (with Sweetie Irie)	—	—	—	47	—	—

1999	"Tinseltown to the Boogiedown"	—	—	—	46	—	—	Anomie & Bonhomie

2006	"The Boom Boom Bap"	—	—	—	139	—	—	White Bread Black Beer

2011	"A Day Late and a Dollar Short"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Absolute

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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Scritti Politti 's album, Cupid & Psyche 85, spawned three UK Top 20 hits with "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)", "Absolute", and "The Word Girl", as well as a US Top 20 hit with "Perfect Way".

final_sentence: Scritti Politti 's album, Cupid & Psyche 85, spawned three UK Top 20 hits with "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)", "Absolute", and "The Word Girl", as well as a US Top 20 hit with "Perfect Way".