Cult of Personality

~ Recording by Living Colour

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourCult of Personality (Extended)Living ColourEP
  • -1988-05-02
1.1Cult of Personality (2023 remaster)4:55Living ColourVivid (2023 Remaster)Living ColourAlbum
  • XW1988-05-02
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
  • US1988-09-18
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 44099
1.1Cult Of Personailty4:53Living ColourCult of PersonalityLiving ColourEP
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)LCL T3
1.1Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)BFE 44099
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)44099, EK 44099
1.1Cult Of Personality4:53Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)FE 44099
1.1Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)460758 1
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)460758 2
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)D111283, EK 44099
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourVivid (Sony format code CF)Living ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 460758 2
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourCult Of Personality (UK 7" single with different B-side)Living ColourEP
  • GB1989-05-01
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)LCL 5
1.13Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourHeavy Hammer HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBSCLC 658807
1.16Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourPure Rock 1989Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
SR International33 919 2
1.3Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourVideo Hits 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), Liberation Records (Australian, big LIB logo or target behind name, 1981–1999; big L and record logo, 2018–), Mushroom Records465813 2
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)25･8P-5048
1.5Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourLazarus: Totally Excellent TunesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA 23208
7.4Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourThe Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicA-23707/R102-34, A-23708/R102-34, A-23709/R102-34, A-23710/R102-34, OPCD-2692/R102-34, OPCD-2693/R102-34, OPCD-2694/R102-34, R102-34
7.4Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourThe Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicOPCS-2692, OPCS-2693, OPCS-2694, PT-23707, PT-23708, PT-23709, PT-23710, R102-33
1.4Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourCutting Edge, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1993-10-08
1.4Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourCutting Edge, Volume 2: Best of Modern Rock HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Priority Records (US hip hop)P2 53740
1.8Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourPride (limited edition)Living ColourAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)481711 2, SAMP712
1.8Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourPrideLiving ColourAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)481021 2
1.8Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourPrideLiving ColourAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 57698
1.4Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourHomeboy: Loud CoutureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 485120 2
2.7Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourIndie 2000, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU1997-10-06
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)488737.2
2.6Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourMonsters of RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Razor & TieA-28806, A-28807, A2-28805
1.3Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourSuper HitsLiving ColourAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 65276
1.11Cult of Personality4:57Living ColourChart Toppers: Modern Rock Hits of the 80s, Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-05-26
Sony Music Special Products, Priority Records (US hip hop)A32979, P2 51057
1.10Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourMonsters of RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-06-02
Razor & Tie89004-2
1.11Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourHits of the 80’s: 1988–1989Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special Products
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourPlay It Loud!Living ColourAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA 28506
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourGreatest Hits of the 80'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-02-23
Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)09382
1.8Cult Of Personality4:56Living Colour80s Rock, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-05-18
Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)A 30364
1.5Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourCrossing All Over! The ClassixVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1999-10-11
2.9Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourRock: The Train Kept A Rollin’Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)J2K 65797
20.9Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourSony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)JXK 65750
1.7Cult of Personality4:55Living Colour1980s RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1999
Sony Music Special ProductsA 27982
1.7Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourBest of Rock: The Ultimate CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2000-02-14
Sony Music MediaSMM 496655-2
1.10Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourHard Rock EssentialsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Trans World Entertainment30033
1.7Cult of Personality4:45Living ColourThe Best Ever Songs With AttitudeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)5272362, 7243 5 27236 2 1
3.3Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourUltimate Rock Classics, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
1.9Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourA Year in Your Life: 1989, Volume TwoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Definitive Records ("A Year in Your Life" series, et al.)
1.10Cult of Personality4:55Living Colour80’s Heavy RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2001
3.3Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourClassic Rock HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)A3K 52884
1.10Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourTijdloze Honderd, Volume 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.5Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourElite Rock CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rajon Music GroupCDR0001
1.12Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourIt Rocks!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 509790 2
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 85985
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)509453 2
2.3Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourWorld's Greatest Air Guitar AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-06-24
Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group)
4.1Cult of Personality4:57Living ColourBox of RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003-08-15
1.4Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourGuitar Rock: The HardVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life MusicOPCD-1183, R968-30
1.7Cult of Personality4:52Living ColourSongs for My UteVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rajon Music GroupCDRTV0069
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourVivid (expanded edition)Living ColourAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
3.1Cult Of Personality4:54Living ColourRockin' 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-02-17
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)A3K 71844
1.11Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourRock for TradiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2004-04-28
Rajon Music GroupCDRTV0122
8.8Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack – Box SetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • XE2004-12-07
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Rockstar Games0602498649039
8.8Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack – Box SetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • US2004-12-07
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.)B0003773-02
1.12Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourUltimate 16 Originals: Buzz RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-10-04
Madacy Records
2.6Cult of Personality4:57Living ColourJack Lives Here: The Rock ’n’ Roll RiderVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Strategic Marketing Australia5046791532
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourEverything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living ColourLiving ColourAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-01-17
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourEverything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living ColourLiving ColourAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)82796948242
3.2Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourExcellent EightiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
1.7Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourGuitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Companion PackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2007-10-23
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.)B0010131-02
2.5Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourClassic RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-11-06
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Commercial Music Group
4.12Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourThe Heavy Metal BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-11-20
Rhino (reissue label)R2 187338
6.6Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourRock Classics Top 100Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)984 534-4
2.5Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourNOW That’s What I Call the 80s Hits (deluxe edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-03-11
Now Joint Venture (US Now compilation series)
7.4Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourHard + HeavyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourUltimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Shout! Factory82666310730
1.3Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourPlaylist: The Very Best of Living ColourLiving ColourAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-04-10
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
1.10Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourGuitar Monsters Collector’s EditionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Madacy EntertainmentTC2 54410
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourExtended VersionsLiving ColourAlbum + Live
Sony Music Commercial Music GroupA 773583
1.14Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourPlaylist: A Musical Journey Through Black HistoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-01-31
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 83190 2
3.3Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourMillion Dollar RiffVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2011-02-28
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)10209201
1.22Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourNOW That’s What I Call the 80s Hits (deluxe edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-04-26
Now Joint Venture (US Now compilation series)
3.12Cult of Personality4:55Living Colour101 Sporting AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2012-07-20
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88725444632
2.21Cult of Personality (album version)4:56Living ColourV8 Supercars: Turn It Up 2012Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88725444602
2.7Cult of Personality4:57Living ColourHits of the 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Drew’s Entertainment (d/b/a TUTM Entertainment, Inc. and is its main registered trademark)TUTM 4949-2
1.64Cult of Personality4:54Living Colour80 Totally 80s HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-03-03
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.8Cult of Personality?:??Living ColourPrideLiving ColourAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2014-06-20
Music on CDMOCCD 13125
4.12Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourPure… MetalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2014-09-01
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
4.12Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourPure… MetalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2014-09-01
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875006252
3.3Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourClassic Rock HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2014-12-12
SMSP
3.3Cult Of Personality4:56Living ColourUltimate 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sonoma Entertainment LP
1.4Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourNBA2K16 (Steam game files)Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2015-09-29
2K Games[none]
2.9Cult of Personality4:52Living ColourRock: The Train Kept a Rollin’Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
3.13Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourPop Giganten: RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2020-05-29
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1Cult of Personality4:53Living ColourVividLiving ColourAlbum
Music on Vinyl (imprint of Music on Vinyl B.V. Do not use for manufacturing/distribution relationships!)MOVLP596
2.3Cult of Personality4:57Living Colour80’s One Hit WondersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
5041 Music IncD 2024
1.2Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourBest Of CMJ 1979-1989 Disc 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.2Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourClassic Rock, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)A33450
2.1Cult of Personality4:56Living ColourColumbia House Presents the Best of Modern Rock, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Realm Records (US compilation label from Indiana)
Promotion
5.2Cult of Personality4:52Living ColourCMJ 10: The Best of CMJ 1979–1989Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
College Music JournalCMJ 10-CD 1001A, CMJ 10-CD 1001B, CMJ 10-CD 1001C, CMJ 10-CD 1001D, CMJ 10-CD 1001E
Bootleg
1.5Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas Radio: Radio X (Music Only)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2004-10-26
1.3Cult of Personality5:01Living ColourNBA2K16Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2015-07-25
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]
(unknown)
1.1Cult of Personality4:55Living ColourCult of PersonalityLiving ColourEP
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)CDLCL 5
1.8Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourPrideLiving ColourAlbum + Compilation
  • -1995
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)none
1.10Cult of Personality4:54Living ColourGuitar Monsters – Collector’s Edition Disk 1Ted Nugent, Mountain, The Edgar Winter Group, Quiet Riot, The Romantics, Warrant, Cheap Trick, Accept & Living ColourAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

engineer:Paul Hamingson
producer and mixer:Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
sampled by:The Superstitious Sound of the Next Episode (Falco vs. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dog vs. Amerie vs. Stevie Wonder vs. The Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes vs. Ashanti) by DJ Schmolli
part of:Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 12) (order: 12)
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 69) (order: 69)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/4WG7Z3bNM3iE4vCYcXsxNx [info]
recording of:Cult of Personality

Related works

Cult of Personality

writer:Will Calhoun
Corey Glover
Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
Muzz Skillings