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"(How to Be A) Millionaire" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC. It was the first single taken from their third studio album, How to Be a ... Zillionaire!

"(How to Be A) Millionaire"
Single by ABC
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
B-side	"(How to Be A) Billionaire"
Released	26 October 1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	New wave synth-pop dance-pop
Length	3:34
Label	Mercury Neutron Phonogram Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Martin Fry Mark White
Producer(s)	Martin Fry Mark White
ABC singles chronology
"S.O.S." (1984) "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (1984) "Be Near Me" (1985)

The single peaked at a modest No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart, though it fared better in the US where it reached No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100[1] and No. 4 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[2]

Composition

The song is in a D key and a major mode with a BPM of 122.

Music video

The animated music video shows a cartoon Martin Fry and Mark White being overwhelmed by their luxury goods, which are continually growing in size. The other two band members make a brief appearance also in animated form.[3]

Track listing

7": Neutron NT107

1. "(How to Be A) Millionaire" – 3:30
2. "(How to Be A) Billionaire" – 3:37

12": Neutron NTXR 107

1. "(How to Be A) Zillionaire" (Bond Street Mix) – 6:05
2. "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (Single Remix) – 3:31
3. "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (A Capella Version) – 3:30

12": Neutron NTX 107

1. "(How to Be A) Zillionaire" (Wall Street Mix) – 7:33
2. "(How to Be A) Millionaire" – 3:31
3. "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (Accapella) – 3:30
4. "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (Nickel & Dime Mix) – 5:22 (included on US version only)

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	49
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	20
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	4

Popular culture

• The CBS Orchestra played the song for Regis Philbin when he was a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman.[4] Philbin was the former host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for the ABC television network.
• The song appears on the in-game radio station Wave 103 in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, released in 2006.

References

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