Vanity Kills

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"Vanity Kills"
ABC Vanity Kills.jpg
Single by ABC
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
B-side"Judy's Jewels"
Released1985
RecordedDecember 1984
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Martin Fry
  • Mark White
ABC singles chronology
"Be Near Me"
(1985)
"Vanity Kills"
(1985)
"Ocean Blue"
(1986)
Music video
"Vanity Kills" on YouTube

"Vanity Kills" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC, released as the third single from their third studio album, How to Be a ... Zillionaire![1] It peaked at No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart and reached No. 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 performance[]

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 IMDb
  5. ^ Vanity Kills US Video. MTV.

External links[]

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