Charity (song)

"Charity"
Single by Skunk Anansie
from the album Paranoid & Sunburnt
B-side	"Used" "Killer's War" "Kept My Mouth Shut" "I Can Dream" (Live) "Punk by Numbers" (Live) "Here I Stand" (Live) "It Takes Blood and Guts" "Intellectualise My Blackness" (Live)
Released	September 1995 and April 1996
Format	CD, Cassette, Vinyl Record
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:36
Label	One Little Indian (UK)
Writer(s)	Skin, Len Arran
Producer(s)	Sylvia Massy. Skunk Anansie
Skunk Anansie singles chronology
"I Can Dream" (1995) "Charity" (1995) "Weak" (1996)
Re-Release Artwork (CD1) Re-Release Artwork (CD2)

"Charity" is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as their third single in July 1995, and re-released in April 1996. The original release reached #40 in the UK Singles Chart, but the re-release topped that effort reaching #20. When re-released, two new CDs were available. CD1 contained live versions of "I Can Dream" and "Punk by Numbers", and CD2 was featured live versions of tracks from Paranoid & Sunburnt.

Music video

The music video was directed by David Mould. Stills of the music video were used as covers for the single.

Track listing

Original release CD single

#	Title	Length
1.	"Charity"	4:36
2.	"Used"	4:54
3.	"Killer's War"	4:00
4.	"Kept My Mouth Shut"	3:38

Re-release CD Single - CD1

#	Title	Length
1.	"Charity"	4:36
2.	"I Can Dream Live"	3:36
3.	"Punk By Numbers (Live)"	2:48

Re-release CD Single - CD2

#	Title	Length
1.	"Charity (Live)"	4:53
2.	"Here I Stand (Live) "	5:33
3.	"It Takes Blood and Guts[1] (Live)"	4:28
4.	"Intellectualise My Blackness (Live) "	4:21

10" vinyl

#	Title	Length
1.	"Charity"	4:36
2.	"Used"	4:54
3.	"Killer's War"	4:00

Notes

1. The actual title is "It Takes Blood And Guts To Be This Way But Im Still Just A Cliché" but has been shortened for display purposes.