I'll Tumble 4 Ya Explained

I'll Tumble 4 Ya
Cover:1 tumble for ya.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Culture Club
Album:Kissing to Be Clever
B-Side:Mystery Boy
Released:June 1983 (US)
Recorded:1982
Genre:New wave, calypso[1]
Length:2:36 (single version)
4:39 (12" vinyl single)
Label:Virgin, Epic
Prev Title:Time (Clock of the Heart)
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Church of the Poison Mind
Next Year:1983

"I'll Tumble 4 Ya" is a song by English band Culture Club, released in 1983 as the fifth and final single from their debut album Kissing to Be Clever. The 7" single was released only in North America, peaking at #9 in the U.S. and #5 in Canada. In Australia, it was released in September 1983 as a double A-side single with "Karma Chameleon", peaking at #1 and receiving substantial airplay. With this single, in America, Culture Club was the first band to have three top 10 singles from a debut album since the Beatles. Cash Box called the song "an up tempo percussive dance number with none of the overbearing production gimmicks of competing new music groups" and praised the horn parts.[2]

Track listing

Canada 7" vinyl
  1. A. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" – 2:32
  2. B. "Man Shake" – 2:34
USA 7" vinyl
  1. A. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" – 2:32
  2. B. "Mystery Boy"
USA 12" vinyl
  1. A. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" (12") – 4:38
  2. B. "Man Shake" – 2:34

Official versions

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1983–1984)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian ARIA Charts1
Canadian RPM Top Singles5
US Billboard Hot 1009
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play14
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary33

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)!scope="col"
Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[3] 77

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Various Artists - 18 New Wave Classics, Vol. 2 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. AllMusic.
  2. Reviews. Cash Box. July 7, 1983. 2022-07-20. 8.
  3. December 24, 1983 . Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles . TA-18 . Billboard . 95 . 52 .