| Charity | |
| Cover: | Skunk anansie charity2.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Skunk Anansie |
| Album: | Paranoid & Sunburnt |
| Released: | [1] |
| Length: | 4:36 |
| Label: | One Little Indian |
| Producer: | Sylvia Massy, Skunk Anansie |
| Prev Title: | I Can Dream |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Weak |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"Charity" is a song by Skunk Anansie, released as their third single on 21 August 1995 and re-released on 15 April 1996.[2] 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.
The music video was directed by David Mould. Stills of the music video were used as covers for the single.
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 |
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[3] (Live)" | 4:28 | |
| 4. | "Intellectualise My Blackness (Live) " | 4:21 |
10-inch vinyl
| Title | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Charity" | 4:36 | |
| 2. | "Used" | 4:54 | |
| 3. | "Killer's War" | 4:00 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[4] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[5] | 18 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade)[6] | 3 |