The Cult Lyrics
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From the Album
1. Gone
2. Coming Down (Drug Tongue)
3. Real Grrrl
4. Black Sun
5. Naturally High
6. Joy
7. Star
8. Sacred Life
9. Be Free
10. Universal You
11. Emperors New Horse
12. Saints Are Down
From the Album
1. Ceremony
2. Wild Hearted Son
3. Earth Mofo
4. White
5. If
6. Full Tilt
7. Heart Of Soul
8. Bangkok Rain
9. Indian
10. Sweet Salvation
11. Wonderland
From the Album
1. Sun King
2. Fire Woman
3. American Horse
4. Edie (Ciao Baby)
5. Sweet Soul Sister
6. Soul Asylum
7. New York City
8. Automatic Blues
9. Soldier Blue
10. Wake Up Time For Freedom
From the Album
1. Wild Flower
2. Peace Dog
3. Lil Devil
4. Aphrodisiac Jacket
5. Electric Ocean
6. Bad Fun
7. King Contrary Man
8. Love Removal Machine
9. Born To Be Wild
10. Outlaw
11. Memphis Hip Shake
From the Album
1. Nirvana
2. Big Neon Glitter
3. Love
4. Brother Wolf Sister Moon
5. Rain
6. Phoenix
7. Hollow Man
8. Revolution
9. She Sells Sanctuary
10. Black Angel
From the Single
She Sells Sanctuary
Other Songs 308 Prince 83rd Dream A Cut Inside A Flower In The Desert A Pale Horse AJ Interlude Akasha Always Forever American Gothic Amnesia Ashes And Ghosts Bad Medicine Waltz Belmont BLACK TEA PURE CRUSH Bleeding Heart Graffiti Bonebag Born Into This Breathe Butterflies Cicada Citizens Coming Down Curious CYCLES Dance The Night Dark Energy Deeply Ordered Chaos DEVOTEE Diamonds Dirty Little Rockstar Dreamtime Edie Edie (Caio Baby) Elefence Elemental Light Embers Every Man And Woman Is A Star EYES WIDE SHUT Faith Healer Flesh and Bone For The Animals G O A T Gimmick Give Me Mercy Go West GODHEAD High Road Hinterland Holy Mountain Honey From A Knife Hoodoo Baby Horse Nation Hurt I Assassin I Got News! I Hope It Rains I Know Illuminated Impermanence In The Clouds Judith King Cruel Knife Through Butterfly Heart Lay Down Your Gun Li' Devil Libertine Life Life > Death Lifeandgt;Death Lilies Little Face Love Trooper Lucifer Medicine Train Mirror MTU My Bridges Burn NECK ROMANCER Nico No. 13 No Hope Painted on My Heart Reptile Resurrection Joe REVENGE Rider In The Snow Rise Safe (feat. Almty Yami) Savages Sea And Sky Shape The Sky Shine A Light Siberia Sound Of Destruction Spanish Gold Speed Of Light Spiritwalker Stand Alone Take The Power Thank God for Me The Phoenix The River The Saint The Witch The Wolf This Night In The City Forever Tiger In The Sun True Believers ULTRA Under The Midnight Sun Until The Light Takes Us Vendetta X War War Pony Destroyer Were Before Weve Got It Wild Child Wilderness Now Yaşa ve Öl Zap City
Other Songs 308 Prince 83rd Dream A Cut Inside A Flower In The Desert A Pale Horse AJ Interlude Akasha Always Forever American Gothic Amnesia Ashes And Ghosts Bad Medicine Waltz Belmont BLACK TEA PURE CRUSH Bleeding Heart Graffiti Bonebag Born Into This Breathe Butterflies Cicada Citizens Coming Down Curious CYCLES Dance The Night Dark Energy Deeply Ordered Chaos DEVOTEE Diamonds Dirty Little Rockstar Dreamtime Edie Edie (Caio Baby) Elefence Elemental Light Embers Every Man And Woman Is A Star EYES WIDE SHUT Faith Healer Flesh and Bone For The Animals G O A T Gimmick Give Me Mercy Go West GODHEAD High Road Hinterland Holy Mountain Honey From A Knife Hoodoo Baby Horse Nation Hurt I Assassin I Got News! I Hope It Rains I Know Illuminated Impermanence In The Clouds Judith King Cruel Knife Through Butterfly Heart Lay Down Your Gun Li' Devil Libertine Life Life > Death Lifeandgt;Death Lilies Little Face Love Trooper Lucifer Medicine Train Mirror MTU My Bridges Burn NECK ROMANCER Nico No. 13 No Hope Painted on My Heart Reptile Resurrection Joe REVENGE Rider In The Snow Rise Safe (feat. Almty Yami) Savages Sea And Sky Shape The Sky Shine A Light Siberia Sound Of Destruction Spanish Gold Speed Of Light Spiritwalker Stand Alone Take The Power Thank God for Me The Phoenix The River The Saint The Witch The Wolf This Night In The City Forever Tiger In The Sun True Believers ULTRA Under The Midnight Sun Until The Light Takes Us Vendetta X War War Pony Destroyer Were Before Weve Got It Wild Child Wilderness Now Yaşa ve Öl Zap City
The Cult are an English rock band formed in Bradford in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead vocalist Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s as a post-punk and gothic rock band, with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking into the mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s establishing themselves as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love Removal Machine". Since its initial formation in 1983, the band have had various line-ups; the longest-serving members are Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, who are also the band's two main songwriters.
The Cult's debut studio album Dreamtime was released in 1984 to moderate success, with its lead single "Spiritwalker" reaching No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart. Their second studio album, Love (1985), was also successful, charting at No. 4 in the UK and including singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Rain". The band's third studio album, Electric (1987), launched them to new heights of success, also peaking at No. 4 in the UK and charting highly in other territories, and spawned the hit singles "Love Removal Machine", "Lil' Devil" and "Wild Flower". On that album, the Cult supplemented their post-punk sound with hard rock; the polish on this new sound was facilitated by producer Rick Rubin. After moving to Los Angeles, where the band have been based for the remainder of their career, the Cult continued the musical experimentation of Electric with its follow-up studio album Sonic Temple (1989), which marked their first collaboration with Bob Rock, who would produce several of the band's subsequent studio albums. Sonic Temple was their most successful studio album to that point, entering the Top 10 on the UK and US charts, and included one of the band's most popular songs "Fire Woman".
By the time of their fifth studio album Ceremony (1991), tensions and creative differences began to surface between the band members. This resulted in the recording sessions for Ceremony being held without a stable line-up, leaving Astbury and Duffy as the only two official members, and featuring support from session musicians on bass guitar and drums. The ongoing tension had carried over within the next few years, during which one more studio album, The Cult (1994), was recorded. After their first breakup in 1995, the Cult reformed in 1999 and released their seventh studio album Beyond Good and Evil two years later. The commercial failure of the album and resurfaced tensions led to the band's second dissolution in 2002. The Cult reunited once again in 2006, and have since released four more studio albums: Born into This (2007), Choice of Weapon (2012), Hidden City (2016) and Under the Midnight Sun (2022).
Also Known As: Death Cult (1983-1984, 2023)The Cult's debut studio album Dreamtime was released in 1984 to moderate success, with its lead single "Spiritwalker" reaching No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart. Their second studio album, Love (1985), was also successful, charting at No. 4 in the UK and including singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Rain". The band's third studio album, Electric (1987), launched them to new heights of success, also peaking at No. 4 in the UK and charting highly in other territories, and spawned the hit singles "Love Removal Machine", "Lil' Devil" and "Wild Flower". On that album, the Cult supplemented their post-punk sound with hard rock; the polish on this new sound was facilitated by producer Rick Rubin. After moving to Los Angeles, where the band have been based for the remainder of their career, the Cult continued the musical experimentation of Electric with its follow-up studio album Sonic Temple (1989), which marked their first collaboration with Bob Rock, who would produce several of the band's subsequent studio albums. Sonic Temple was their most successful studio album to that point, entering the Top 10 on the UK and US charts, and included one of the band's most popular songs "Fire Woman".
By the time of their fifth studio album Ceremony (1991), tensions and creative differences began to surface between the band members. This resulted in the recording sessions for Ceremony being held without a stable line-up, leaving Astbury and Duffy as the only two official members, and featuring support from session musicians on bass guitar and drums. The ongoing tension had carried over within the next few years, during which one more studio album, The Cult (1994), was recorded. After their first breakup in 1995, the Cult reformed in 1999 and released their seventh studio album Beyond Good and Evil two years later. The commercial failure of the album and resurfaced tensions led to the band's second dissolution in 2002. The Cult reunited once again in 2006, and have since released four more studio albums: Born into This (2007), Choice of Weapon (2012), Hidden City (2016) and Under the Midnight Sun (2022).
Members:
Ian Astbury - lead vocals, percussion (1983-1995, 1999-2002, 2006-present)
Billy Duffy - guitars (1983-1995, 1999-2002, 2006-present)
John Tempesta - drums, percussion (February 2006-present)
Charlie Jones - bass, backing vocals (August 2020-present)
Mike Mangan - keyboards, backing vocals (2022-present)
From: Bradford, England
Genre(s): Hard rock, gothic rock, post-punk
Active From: 1983-1995,1999-2002,2006-present
Associated Acts: Southern Death Cult