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"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![2] It peaked at No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart and reached No. 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[3]

"Vanity Kills"
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	New wave synth-pop dance-pop
Length	3:28
Label	Neutron Mercury Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Martin Fry Mark White
Producer(s)	Martin Fry Mark White
ABC singles chronology
"Be Near Me" (1985) "Vanity Kills" (1985) "Ocean Blue" (1986)
Music video
"Vanity Kills" on YouTube

Composition

The song is in a C key and a major mode with a BPM of 125.

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.[4]

The US version, directed by Peter Care,[5] has a spoken prologue and epilogue, and presents Martin Fry and Mark White as noir detectives, investigating a variety of shady characters.[6]

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

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