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Culture Club are an English band that was formed in 1981 .. The band comprised Boy George -LRB- lead vocals -RRB- , Roy Hay -LRB- guitar and keyboards -RRB- , Mikey Craig -LRB- bass guitar -RRB- and Jon Moss -LRB- drums and percussion -RRB- .. Boy George. Boy George. Roy Hay. Roy Hay ( musician ). Mikey Craig. Mikey Craig. Jon Moss. Jon Moss. They are considered one of the most representative and influential groups of the 1980s .. Culture Club sold more than 50 million records worldwide , including 7 million records awards RIAA certificate in the United States .. The band had several international hits with songs such as `` Do You Really Want to Hurt Me '' , `` Time -LRB- Clock of the Heart -RRB- '' , `` Church of the Poison Mind '' , `` Karma Chameleon '' , `` Victims '' , `` It 's a Miracle '' , `` The War Song '' , `` Move Away '' , and `` I Just Wan na Be Loved '' .. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me. Church of the Poison Mind. Church of the Poison Mind. Karma Chameleon. Karma Chameleon. Victims. Victims ( song ). The War Song. The War Song. Move Away. Move Away. Boy George 's androgynous style of dressing caught the attention of the public and the media .. Boy George. Boy George. The group , supporters of the synth pop genre , made numerous forays into reggae and showed a strong propensity for the subgenre of ballads .. reggae. reggae. Their second album , Colour by Numbers , sold more than 10 million copies worldwide .. Colour by Numbers. Colour by Numbers. It appeared on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s and is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Ten of their singles reached the US Top 40 , where they are associated with the Second British Invasion of British new wave groups that became popular in the US due to the cable music channel MTV .. new wave. New wave music. Second British Invasion. Second British Invasion. MTV. MTV. Culture Club 's music combines British new wave and American soul with Jamaican reggae and also other styles such as calypso , salsa and country .. new wave. New wave music. reggae. reggae. calypso. calypso music. salsa. salsa music. country. country music. In 1984 , Culture Club won Brit Awards for Best British Group , Best British Single -LRB- `` Karma Chameleon '' -RRB- , and the Grammy Award for Best New Artist .. Karma Chameleon. Karma Chameleon. Brit Awards. Brit Awards. Grammy Award. Grammy Award. Best New Artist. Grammy Award for Best New Artist. They were nominated the same year for the Grammy Award for Pop Vocal by Group or Duo but the English rock band The Police won the award .. Pop. pop music. Grammy Award. Grammy Award. The Police. The Police. The band were also nominated for a Canadian Juno Award for International Album of the Year .. Juno Award. Juno Award. In January 1985 , Culture Club were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop / Rock Band / Duo / Group Video Artist , and in September 1985 , they were nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Special Effects and Best Art Direction for their video `` It 's a Miracle '' .. Pop. pop music. MTV. MTV. American Music Award. American Music Award. MTV Video Music Awards. MTV Video Music Awards. In 1987 , they received another nomination for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop / Rock Band / Duo / Group Video Artist In the UK they amassed twelve Top 40 hit singles between 1982 and 1999 , including the number ones `` Do You Really Want To Hurt Me '' and `` Karma Chameleon '' , the latter being the biggest selling single of 1983 , and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 .. Pop. pop music. Karma Chameleon. Karma Chameleon. American Music Award. American Music Award. `` Time -LRB- Clock of the Heart -RRB- '' is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's list of 500 songs that shaped rock and roll .