"
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is a song written and recorded by the British
new wave band
Culture Club. Released as a single in September 1982 from the group's platinum-selling debut album
Kissing to Be Clever, it was the band's first UK #1 hit. In the United States, the single was released in November 1982 and also became a huge hit, reaching #2 for three weeks, behind "
Billie Jean" by
Michael Jackson.