Vanity Kills

"Vanity Kills"
Single by ABC
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
B-side "Judy's Jewels"
Released 1985
Format
Recorded December 1984
Genre
Length 3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Martin Fry
  • Mark White
ABC singles chronology
"Be Near Me"
(1985)		 "Vanity Kills"
(1985)		 "Ocean Blue"
(1986)

"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 on IMDb
  5. ↑ Vanity Kills US Video. MTV.
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