Vanity_Kills

Vanity Kills

Vanity Kills

1985 single by ABC

Not to be confused with Vanity Kills (Codeine Velvet Club song).

"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]

Quick Facts Single by ABC, from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire! ...

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

Chart performance

More information Chart (1985), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    "ABC singles".
  2. [2]
    Phares, Heather. ABC - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of ABC (2000) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Vanity Kills". AllMusic.
  4. [4]
    "ABC Chart History". Billboard.
  5. [5]
    Vanity Kills UK Video. MTV.
  6. [6]
    Vanity Kills at IMDb
  7. [7]
    Vanity Kills US Video. MTV.
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