Mr Vain

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"Mr. Vain"
Single by Culture Beat
from the album Serenity
Released August 19, 1993
Format CD single
CD maxi
Genre Eurodance
Length 5:37
Label Dance Pool (BMG)
Writer(s) Steven Lewis, Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme
Producer Torsten Fenslau
Culture Beat singles chronology
"No Deeper Meaning"
(1991)		 "Mr. Vain"
(1993)		 "Got to Get It"
(1993)
Audio sample
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Alternate cover
CD maxi - Remixes
CD maxi - Remixes

"Mr. Vain" is a popular song by Culture Beat from the album Serenity. Released in 1993, it achieved a huge success throughout the world.

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[edit] Background and chart performances

Written by Steven Levis, Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme and produced by Torsten Fenslau and Peter Zweier, Mr. Vain was the biggest selling single across Europe in 1993. Typical of the Eurodance style of the time, the song first broke in Germany before breaking more widely through the Summer, eventually topping the chart in twelve countries. It reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned a gold disc.

It first entered the UK Singles Chart in late July 1993 at #24 but its popularity grew and quickly climbed the chart and hit the #1 spot on 28th August and spent 4 weeks there, and spent a total of 15 weeks in the chart and was the 10th biggest selling single in the UK in 1993.

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

[edit] Covers and samples

  • One of the song's original writers Nosie Katzmann recorded a new country version of the tune.
  • Ray Hamilton recorded an instrumental version of the track.
  • The Pet Shop Boys covered their song during a live performance in Rio de Janeiro, as part of their 1994 "Discovery" Tour. A video of the performance can be found here: [2] The cover was performed middle of "One in a million".

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi (April 16, 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 - Remix (June 17, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (remix) (Mr. house) — 6:18
  2. "Mr. Vain" (remix) (Mr. rave) — 6:42
  3. "Mr. Vain" (remix) (Mr. trance) — 6:20
  4. "Mr. Vain" (remix) (Mr. hardcore) — 6:37

[edit] Remixes

  1. Mr. Vain [ Special Radio Edit ] 4:18
  2. Mr. Vain [ Album Version ] 5:39
  3. Mr. Vain [ Fm802 Rock Kids 802 Mix ] 4:26
  4. Mr. Vain [ Mr. House / Mr. Intense ] 6:18
  5. Mr. Vain [ Vain Mix ] 6:35
  6. Mr. Vain [ Decent Mix ] 7:04
  7. Mr. Vain [ Mr. Rave ] 6:41
  8. Mr. Vain [ Hyper Rave Mix ] 5:33
  9. Mr. Vain [ Mr. Trance ] 6:19
  10. Mr. Vain [ Tribal Mix ] 4:48
  11. Mr. Vain [ Mr. Hardcore / Hardcore Mix ] 6:37
  12. Mr. Vain [ Mr. Club ] 6:38
  13. Mr. Vain [ Mr. Liebrand ] 5:39

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Austria[1] Gold August 2, 1993 15,000
France[2] Silver 1993 125,000
Germany[3] Platinum 1993 300,000
Norway[4] Platinum 1993 10,000
Sweden[5] Gold November 10, 1993 10,000
UK[6] Gold September 1, 1993 400,000
U.S.[7] Gold January 18, 1994 500,000

[edit] Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[8] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[8] 1
Dutch Singles Chart[8] 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[8] 3
German Singles Chart[9] 1
Irish Singles Chart[10] 1
Italian Singles Chart[11] 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[8] 10
Norwegian Singles Chart[8] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[8] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[8] 1
Swiss Singles Chart1 [12] 10
UK Singles Chart[13] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[14] 2
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[14] 20
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[14] 11

1 Remix
End of year chart (1993) Position
Australian Singles Chart[15] 16
Austrian Singles Chart[16] 10
Swiss Singles Chart[17] 11
UK Singles Chart[18] 10
Preceded by
"Informer by Snow		 German number-one single
June 18, 1993 - August 13, 1993 (9 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes
Preceded by
"What Is Love" by Haddaway		 Austrian number-one single
July 11, 1993 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" by UB40
Preceded by
"What Is Love" by Haddaway		 Swiss number-one single
July 18, 1993 - August 8, 1993 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes
Preceded by
"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" by UB40		 Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single
30/1993 - 31/1993 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes
Preceded by
"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" by UB40		 Dutch number-one single
July 24, 1993 - July 31, 1993 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes
Preceded by
"Living on My Own" by Freddie Mercury		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
August 28, 1993 - September 18, 1993 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Boom! Shake the Room" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Preceded by
"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf		 Australia (ARIA) number-one single
October 30, 1993 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"All That She Wants" by Ace of Base

[edit] References

  1. ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  2. ^ French certifications Chartsinfrance.com (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  3. ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  4. ^ Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  5. ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 11, 2008)
  6. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  7. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Mr. Vain", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  9. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  10. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  11. ^ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
  12. ^ "Mr. Vain - Remix", in Swiss Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  13. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  14. ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  15. ^ 1993 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  16. ^ 1993 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  17. ^ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
  18. ^ 1993 UK Singles Chart [1] (Retrieved March 3rd, 2008)
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