Editing Colour by Numbers (section)

==Overview==
''Colour by Numbers'' has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide,<ref name="tenmillion">{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/4754118/culture-club-are-coming-to-newcastle/send-us-your-news/|title=Boy George is bringing the original Culture Club line-up to Newcastle |work=[[The Newcastle Herald]]|date=26 June 2017|accessdate=12 February 2020|first=Lisa|last=Rockman}}</ref> and like its predecessor, ''[[Kissing to Be Clever]]'', contains several hit singles. In the United States, all the album tracks peaked at number three on the US [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-songs/1984-01-14|title=Dance Club Songs – January 14, 1984|magazine=Billboard|date=7 January 1984|accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref> "Karma Chameleon" was the signature track from the album and when released as single reached number one in many countries. "[[Church of the Poison Mind]]" reached number two in the UK, and went top 10 in the US, Canada, Australia and many European countries. "[[Miss Me Blind]]" was released in North America, South America, Japan, and Australia to great success (top five in the US and Canada), "[[It's a Miracle (Culture Club song)|It's A Miracle]]" became a top 10 or top 20 hit in several markets. "[[Victims (song)|Victims]]" was released in Europe and Oceania, it was also a top five hit in the UK and Australia, but was not released as a single in the US. "Mister Man" was also released as a single in South Africa.

The album was certified triple Platinum in the UK, Diamond in Canada, and 4× Platinum in the United States where it peaked at number two for six consecutive weeks behind [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]''. In an interview in 1998, the four members of Culture Club agreed that ''Colour by Numbers'' was their best work. It was remastered in 2002 and 2003, for the [[Culture Club (box set)|Culture Club box set]] and for a re-release of the album. In 2005, the album was also released in Japan in a cardboard sleeve, similar to the original vinyl artwork, also featuring the remastered tracks and five bonus songs that were on the 2003 version. In 2014 Boy George curated a live performance of ''Colour by Numbers'' in Manchester<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p027s5tg/p027s57y | title=BBC - BBC Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic Presents... Culture Club's Colour by Numbers - BBC Philharmonic Presents... Culture Club's Colour by Numbers }}</ref> in collaboration with the [[BBC Philharmonic Orchestra]]. Songs were performed by Boy George and guest artists [[Jimmy Somerville]], [[Eve Gallagher]], [[John Grant (musician)|John Grant]], Zee Asha, Hollie Cooke and the Melodico Ensemble.