Mr. Vain

"Mr. Vain"
Single by Culture Beat
from the album Serenity
Released 1993
Format
Genre
Length 5:37
Label Dance Pool
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Torsten Fenslau
Culture Beat singles chronology
"No Deeper Meaning"
(1991)		 "Mr. Vain"
(1993)		 "Got to Get It"
(1993)

"No Deeper Meaning"
(1991)		 "Mr. Vain"
(1993)		 "Got to Get It"
(1993)
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Alternative cover
CD maxi – remixes

"Mr. Vain" is a song by the German music group Culture Beat. The song was released in April 1993 as the lead single from their second album Serenity (1993). "Mr. Vain" achieved huge success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background and commercial performance

Written by Steven Levis, Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme, and produced by Torsten Fenslau, "Mr. Vain" was the best-selling single across Europe of 1993. The song first broke in Germany before breaking more widely through the summer, eventually topping the chart in 12 countries. It reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earned a Gold certification. "Mr. Vain" also peaked at number two for two weeks on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.[3] Tania Evans is the female singer on "Mr. Vain", and the rapper is Jay Supreme.

It first entered the charts in the United Kingdom in late July 1993 at number 24 climbing to number one for the week ending 28 August 1993. At times it was selling twice as much its nearest challenger "It Keeps Rainin'" by Bitty McLean during its 4-week reign at the top.[4] It spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart and stayed at the top for four weeks. "Mr. Vain" was the ninth best selling single of 1993 and 51% of its sales that year were on cassette. It sold over 442,000 copies in the UK.[5]

"Mr. Vain" is notable in the United Kingdom as it was the first number-one single not to be available as a 7" single since the 1950s and heralded the demise of the 7" single as a mass market medium.

Impact and legacy

In 2011 MTV Dance ranked "Mr. Vain" at number 65 in their list of The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems of All Time.[6]. And in 2017 BuzzFeed listed the song number 17 in their The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s list.[7]

Music video

Tania Evans in the "Mr. Vain" music video.

The music video of "Mr. Vain" was directed by Matt Broadley.[8] It premiered in the UK in August 1993.

Track listing and formats

  • CD maxi-single (Germany, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) – 6:35
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Decent Mix) – 7:06
  3. "Mr. Vain" (Special Radio Edit) – 4:17
  • CD maxi-single – Remix (Germany, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. House) – 6:18
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Rave) – 6:42
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  3. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Trance) – 6:20
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  4. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) – 6:37
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  • CD maxi-single (USA, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Radio Edit) – 4:17
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Intense Radio Edit) – 3:52
  3. "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) – 6:35
  4. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Intense) – 5:28
  5. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) – 6:38
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  • Vinyl 12" (USA, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) – 6:35
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Club) – 6:39
  3. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Intense) – 5:28
  4. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Liebrand) – 5:40
  5. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) – 6:38
  • CD single – Promo (USA, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Lone Star Edit) – 3:30
  • CD maxi-single – Remix (Japan, 1996)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (FM 802 Rock Kids 802 Mix) – 4:25
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Hyper Rave Mix) – 5:32
  3. "Mr. Vain" (Tribal Mix) – 4:47
  4. "Anything" – 6:26
  5. "Mr. Vain" (Album Version) – 5:39
  6. "Culture Beat Mega Mix" – 6:38
  • CD maxi-single – (UK, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Special Radio Edit) – 4:17
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) – 6:35
  3. "(Cherry Lips) Der Erdbeermund" (Single Version) – 4:05
  4. "I Like You" (Single Version) – 3:58

Charts and certifications

Covers and samples

  • One of the song's original writers, Nosie Katzmann, recorded a new country version of the tune.
  • A lounge version was recorded by Axel Boys Quartet.
  • Premiere & Co. released a cover featuring Marquise in 1993.[65]
  • Australian rapper Nathan Jolly released a cover version in 1998 on his second studio album, Who Dat?
  • The Pet Shop Boys covered the song during a live performance in Rio de Janeiro, as part of their 1994 "Discovery" Tour.[66] The cover was performed in the middle of "One in a million".
  • Culture Beat released a new version of the song in 2003 which was renamed "Mr. Vain Recall".
  • In 2011, Katerina Graham posted a cover of the track on her YouTube page.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Cooper, William. "Culture Beat – Serenity". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 67.
  4. ↑ Music Week, 4 September
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  6. ↑ MTV Dance Tuesday 27.12.2011
  7. ↑ Stopera, Matt; Galindo, Brian (11 March 2017). "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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  13. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2305." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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