Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is a song written and recorded by the British new wave band Culture Club. Released as a single in September 1982 from the group's platinum-selling debut album Kissing to Be Clever, On October 23 it was the band's first UK No. 1 hit (3 weeks). In the United States the single was released in November 1982 and also became a huge hit, reaching No. 2 for three weeks.