She Sells Sanctuary

"She Sells Sanctuary"
Single by the Cult
from the album Love
B-side	"No. 13" "The Snake"
Released	13 May 1985 (1985-05-13)[1]
Genre	Gothic rock[2] post-punk[3]
Length	4:23 6:58 (long version)
Label	Beggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)	Ian Astbury Billy Duffy
Producer(s)	Steve Brown
The Cult singles chronology
"Ressurection Joe" (1984) "She Sells Sanctuary" (1985) "Rain" (1985)
1993 remix cover

"She Sells Sanctuary" is a 1985 song by British rock band The Cult. It was taken from their second studio album Love and went to number 15 in the United Kingdom and number 11 in Canada. In January 1993, the song was re-released as Sanctuary MCMXCIII and matched its peak in the United Kingdom and went to the top 10 in New Zealand.

Track listings

Original version

7-inch single^[4]

A. "She Sells Sanctuary"

B. "No.13"

UK 12-inch single^[5]

A1. "She Sells Sanctuary" (long version)

B1. "The Snake"

B2. "No.13"

"Sanctuary MCMXCIII"

UK CD1[6] "She Sells Sanctuary" (original) (mix by Steve Brown) "She Sells Sanctuary" (Dog Star Rising) (remix by Youth) "She Sells Sanctuary" (Phlegmatic) (remix by J.G. Thirwell) "She Sells Sanctuary" (Flusteresqueish) (remix by J.G. Thirwell) UK CD2[7] "She Sells Sanctuary" (Dog Star Radio) (remix by Youth) "She Sells Sanctuary" (Sundance) (remix by Butch Vig) "She Sells Sanctuary" (Slutnostic) (remix by J.G. Thirwell) "She Sells Sanctuary" (Lakeland live) UK 12-inch single[8] A1. "She Sells Sanctuary" (Dog Star Rising) (remix by Youth) A2. "She Sells Sanctuary" (original) (mix by Steve Brown) B1. "She Sells Sanctuary" (Slutnostic) (remix by J.G. Thirwell) B2. "She Sells Sanctuary" (Sundance) (remix by Butch Vig)

Australian CD single[9] "She Sells Sanctuary" (original) (mix by Steve Brown) "She Sells Sanctuary" (Sundance) (remix by Butch Vig) "She Sells Sanctuary" (Phlegmatic) (remix by J.G. Thirwell) "She Sells Sanctuary" (Flusteresqueish) (remix by J.G. Thirwell) Australian cassette single[10] "She Sells Sanctuary" (Dog Star radio mix) (remix by Youth) "She Sells Sanctuary" (original version) (mix by Steve Brown)

References

1. "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 May 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
2. Spracklen, Karl; Spracklen, Beverley (2018). The Evolution of Goth Culture: The Origins and Deeds of the New Goths. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-78714-677-8.
3. Masley, Ed (28 September 2019). "Here's your guide to the best fall concerts in Phoenix". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
4. She Sells Sanctuary (UK 7-inch vinyl sleeve). The Cult. Beggars Banquet Records. 1985. BEG 135.
5. She Sells Sanctuary (UK 12-inch vinyl sleeve). The Cult. Beggars Banquet Records. 1985. BEG 135T.
6. Sanctuary MCMXCIII (UK CD1 liner notes). The Cult. Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEG 263 CD1.
7. Sanctuary MCMXCIII (UK CD2 liner notes). The Cult. Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEG 263 CD.
8. Sanctuary MCMXCIII (UK 12-inch single sleeve). The Cult. Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEG 263 T.
9. Sanctuary MCMXCIII (Australian CD single liner notes). The Cult. Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEGCD 263, 7243 8 91045 2 3.
10. Sanctuary MCMXCIII (Australian cassette single sleeve). The Cult. Beggars Banquet Records. 1993. BEGC263, 7243891049 4 3.