Vanity Kills
1985 single by ABC
"Vanity Kills" | ||||
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Single by ABC | ||||
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire! | ||||
B-side | "Judy's Jewels" | |||
Released | 31 May 1985[1] | |||
Recorded | December 1984 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop[2] | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
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"Vanity Kills" on YouTube | ||||
"Vanity Kills" is a song by English pop band ABC, released as the third single from their third studio album, How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985).[3] It peaked at No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart and reached No. 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[4]
Composition
The song is in a C key and a major mode with a BPM of 125.
Music video
Two music videos were made by the band ABC. The UK video shows the four band members moving against a dark background, using simple stop motion camera tricks.[5]
The US version, directed by Peter Care,[6] has a spoken prologue and epilogue, and presents Martin Fry and Mark White as noir detectives, investigating a variety of shady characters.[7]
Track listing
- UK 7" Single
- "Vanity Kills"
- "Judy's Jewels"
Chart performance
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 70 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 91 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 5 |
References
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 10.
- ^ Phares, Heather. ABC - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of ABC (2000) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Vanity Kills". AllMusic.
- ^ "ABC Chart History". Billboard.
- ^ Vanity Kills UK Video. MTV. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.
- ^ Vanity Kills at IMDb
- ^ Vanity Kills US Video. MTV. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.
External links
- Vanity Kills at Discogs (list of releases)
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