She Sells Sanctuary

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"She Sells Sanctuary"
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Single by the Cult
from the album Love
B-side
  • "No. 13"
  • "The Snake"
Released17 May 1985 (1985-05-17) [1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:23
  • 6:58 (long version)
Label Beggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Brown
The Cult singles chronology
"Ressurection Joe"
(1984)		"She Sells Sanctuary"
(1985)		"Rain"
(1985)
Official audio
"She Sells Sanctuary" on YouTube

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [27] 2× Platinum160,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [5] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Usage in media

The song opens the 2004 film 'Layer Cake' also in the 2002 video games Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the fictional in-game radio station V-Rock.

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