Charity (song)
"Charity" is a song by British rock band Skunk Anansie, released as their third single on 21 August 1995 by One Little Indian and re-released on 15 April 1996. The original release reached number 40 on the UK singles chart while the re-release reached number 20. In Iceland, the song became the band's first of three number-one singles. When re-released, two new CDs were made available. CD1 contains live versions of "I Can Dream" and "Punk by Numbers", and CD2 includes live versions of tracks from Paranoid & Sunburnt.
Critical reception
Roy Wilkinson from Select wrote, "On this front, 'Charity' is their trump card, welding the stridently soul momma-ish chorus to a soulfully country-tinged verse that wouldn't have been that out of place on the last Scream album."Music video
The music video for "Charity" was directed by David Mould. Stills of the video were used as covers for the single.Track listings
Original release CD single| # | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Charity" | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Used" | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Killers' War" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Kept My Mouth Shut" | 3:38 |
| # | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Charity" | 4:36 |
| 2. | "I Can Dream " | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Punk By Numbers " | 2:48 |
| # | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Charity " | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Here I Stand " | 5:33 |
| 3. | "It Takes Blood and Guts " | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Intellectualise My Blackness " | 4:21 |
| # | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Charity" | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Used" | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Killer's War" | 4:00 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Netherlands | 18 |
| Netherlands | 3 |