All 'Bout the Money

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"All 'Bout the Money"
All 'Bout the Money.jpg
Single by Meja
from the album Seven Sisters
B-side"Are You Ready?"
Released1998 (1998)
GenrePop
Length2:53
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Douglas Carr
Meja singles chronology
"Pop & Television"
(1998) 		"All 'Bout the Money"
(1998) 		"Lay Me Down"
(1998)
Music video
"All 'Bout the Money" on YouTube

"All 'Bout the Money" (sometimes spelled as "All About the Money") is a song written by Meja and Douglas Carr and performed by Meja for her second studio album, Seven Sisters (1998).[1] and released as a single the same year.[2] Lyrically it is about society's dependence on money. The single peaked within the Top 10 in Denmark, Greece, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. In the United Kingdom, "All 'Bout the Money" reached number 12.

Critical reception[]

Billboard described the song as an "acoustic guitar-based pop tune that's at once intelligent, clever, and hooky enough to turn ships back to shore." He noted further that "this is mature pop from a budding artist who has plenty to say" and "it's got "hit" emblazoned on every note."[3] In 2012, Porcys listed the song at number 14 in their ranking of "100 Singles 1990-1999".[4]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[29] Gold 250,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[30] Gold  
Sweden (GLF)[31] Platinum 30,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Sweden 1998 (1998)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Columbia
United Kingdom 12 October 1998 (1998-10-12)
  • CD
  • cassette
 [32]
United States February 1999 (1999-02) Radio C2 [33]

References[]

  1. ^ "Seven Sisters". Swedish Mediadatabase. 1998. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ "All 'Bout the Money". Swedish Mediadatabase. 1998. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ^ Taylor, Chuck, ed. (13 February 1999). "Single Reviews: New & Noteworthy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 7. p. 41. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ "100 Singli 1990-1999". Porcys (in Polish). 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. ^ "Meja – All 'Bout the Money" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Meja – All 'Bout the Money" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Meja – All 'Bout the Money" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 38. 19 September 1998. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 7. 13 February 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Meja – All 'Bout the Money" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Meja – All 'Bout the Money" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 6. 6 February 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 288 Vikuna 3.9. – 10.9. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 September 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  15. ^ "DOCOMO OSAKAN HOT 100 Yearly Chart 1998" (in Japanese). Docomo. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Meja" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Meja – All 'Bout the Money" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Meja – All 'Bout the Money". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Meja – All 'Bout the Money". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Meja – All 'Bout the Money". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Meja Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Meja Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  27. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1998" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  28. ^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005.
  29. ^ "French single certifications – Meja – All? Bout the Money" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  30. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  32. ^ "Reviews – For Records Out on 12 October 1998: Singles". Music Week. 10 October 1998. p. 8.
  33. ^ Taylor, Chuck (13 February 1999). "Swedish Ingénue Meja Understands Top 40 Success Is All 'Bout the Song". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 7. p. 108. Just a week or so out of the box, ['All 'Bout the Money']...
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