"Vanity Kills" | ||||
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Single by ABC | ||||
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire! | ||||
B-side | "Judy's Jewels" | |||
Released | June 1985 (UK) [1] | |||
Recorded | December 1984 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop [2] | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
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Music video | ||||
"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]
The song is in a C key and a major mode with a BPM of 125.
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]
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 |