Vanity Kills

"Vanity Kills"
Single by ABC
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
B-side "Judy's Jewels"
Released 1985
Format 7", 12"
Recorded December 1984
Genre New wave, dance-pop
Length 3:28
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Martin Fry, Mark White
Producer(s) Martin Fry, Mark White
ABC singles chronology
"Be Near Me"
(1985)		 "Vanity Kills"
(1985)		 "Ocean Blue"
(1986)

"Vanity Kills" is a song by ABC released as the third single from their album How to Be a ... Zillionaire![1]

The song reached 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2]

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.[3]

The US version, directed by Peter Care,[4] has a spoken prologue and epilogue, and presents Martin Fry and Mark White as noir detectives, investigating a variety of shady characters.[5]

Track listing

UK 7" single

  1. "Vanity Kills"
  2. "Judy's Jewels"

Chart positions

Chart (1985) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 70
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 91
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 5

References

  1. ↑ "Vanity Kills". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "ABC Chart History". Billboard.
  3. ↑ Vanity Kills UK Video. MTV.
  4. ↑ Vanity Kills at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ Vanity Kills US Video. MTV.

See also

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