music.wikisort.org - Composition"(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!
1984 song by the English band ABC
"(How to Be A) Millionaire" |
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B-side | "(How to Be A) Billionaire" |
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Released | 26 October 1984 |
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Recorded | 1984 |
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Genre | - New wave
- synth-pop
- dance-pop
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Length | 3:34 |
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Label | - Mercury
- Neutron
- Phonogram
- Vertigo
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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
- "(How to Be A) Millionaire" – 3:30
- "(How to Be A) Billionaire" – 3:37
12": Neutron NTXR 107
- "(How to Be A) Zillionaire" (Bond Street Mix) – 6:05
- "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (Single Remix) – 3:31
- "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (A Capella Version) – 3:30
12": Neutron NTX 107
- "(How to Be A) Zillionaire" (Wall Street Mix) – 7:33
- "(How to Be A) Millionaire" – 3:31
- "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (Accapella) – 3:30
- "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (Nickel & Dime Mix) – 5:22 (included on US version only)
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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- Stephen Singleton
- Mark White
- Mark Lickley
- David Robinson
- David Palmer
- Fiona Russell Powell
- David Yarritu
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Singles | |
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Videos |
- Mantrap
- Absolutely... ABC
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