Studio Album · No. 3
Waking Up with the House on Fire Songwriting Credits by Culture Club
Produced by Steve Levine · Engineered by Steve Levine, Gordon Milne, Peter Lees
Virgin / Epic
New WaveBlue-Eyed Soul
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Culture Club carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by Culture Club
0 tracksoutside writers
Culture Club's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
4
Lyricists
1
Producers
1984
Released
Data Insight
Back to the plain band credit on all ten tracks, with no outside writer anywhere. Phil Pickett is gone and the four names carry the whole record.
The 1984 third album, made fast to follow Colour by Numbers, and the start of the band's commercial decline.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 8 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Waking Up with the House on Fire
Who wrote the songs on Waking Up with the House on Fire?
Culture Club, credited as a band on all ten tracks, meaning Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay and Jon Moss.
How high did the singles chart?
"The War Song" reached number 17 on the Hot 100 and "Mistake No. 3" number 33.
Who produced it?
Steve Levine.
How high did the album chart?
Number 2 in the UK and number 26 on the Billboard 200.
How did it sell?
The article publishes no sales or certification figure for it.
Who engineered it?
Steve Levine with Gordon Milne and Peter Lees.
How long is the album?
36:52 across ten tracks.