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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox single
| Name = Mr. Vain
| Name = Mr. Vain
| Cover = Mr._Vain.jpg
| Cover = Mr._Vain.jpg
| Artist = [[Culture Beat]]
| Artist = [[Culture Beat]]
| from Album = [[Serenity (Culture Beat album)|Serenity]]
| from Album = [[Serenity (Culture Beat album)|Serenity]]
| B-side = Remix
| B-side = Remix
| Released = April 16, 1993
| Released = 16 April 1993
| Format = [[CD single]], [[CD maxi]]
| Format = [[CD single]], [[Maxi single|CD maxi]]
| Recorded = 1992
| Recorded = 1992
| Genre = [[Eurodance]]
| Genre = [[Eurodance]]
| Length = 5:37
| Length = 5:37
| Label = [[Dance Pool]] ([[BMG]])
| Label = [[Dance Pool]] ([[BMG Rights Management|BMG]])
| Writer = [[Steven Lewis]], [[Nosie Katzmann]] and [[Jay Supreme]]
| Writer = Steven Lewis, [[Nosie Katzmann]] and [[Jay Supreme]]
| Producer = [[Torsten Fenslau]]
| Producer = [[Torsten Fenslau]]
| Certification =
| Certification =
| Last single = "[[No Deeper Meaning]]"<br>(1991)
| Last single = "[[No Deeper Meaning]]"<br>(1991)
| This single = "'''Mr. Vain'''"<br>(1993)
| This single = "'''Mr. Vain'''"<br>(1993)
| Next single = "[[Got to Get It]]"<br>(1993)
| Next single = "[[Got to Get It]]"<br>(1993)
| Misc =
| Misc =
{{Audiosample
{{Audiosample
| Upper caption = Audio sample
|Upper caption = Audio sample
| Name = Mr. Vain (1993)
|Name = Mr. Vain (1993)
| Audio file = Culture_Beat_-_Mr_Vain.ogg
|Audio file = Culture_Beat_-_Mr_Vain.ogg
}}
}}
{{Extra album cover
{{Extra album cover
| Upper caption = Alternative cover
|Upper caption = Alternative cover
| Type = single
|Type = single
| Cover = Mr_Vain_(remix).jpg
|Cover = Mr_Vain_(remix).jpg
| Lower caption = CD maxi - Remixes
|Lower caption = CD maxi - Remixes
}}
}}
}}
}}


"'''Mr. Vain'''" is a song by German [[Eurodance]] group [[Culture Beat]]. It was released in April 1993 as the lead single from the album ''[[Serenity (Culture Beat album)|Serenity]]''. The song achieved huge success worldwide, reaching number-one in Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It also spent ten weeks at number-one on the ''RPM'' Dance chart in Canada.
"'''Mr. Vain'''" is a song by German [[Eurodance]] group [[Culture Beat]]. It was released in April 1993 as the lead single from the album ''[[Serenity (Culture Beat album)|Serenity]]''. The song achieved huge success worldwide, reaching number-one in Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It also spent ten weeks at number one on the ''RPM'' Dance chart in Canada.


==Background and chart performances==
==Background and chart performances==
Written by Steven Levis, Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme and produced by Torsten Fenslau and Peter Zweier, ''Mr. Vain'' was 1993's best-selling single across Europe. 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. "Mr. Vain also peaked at number two for two weeks on the American dance charts.<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=67}}</ref> [[Tania Evans]] is the female singer in ''Mr. Vain'', and the rapper is [[Jay Supreme]].
Written by Steven Levis, Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme and produced by Torsten Fenslau and Peter Zweier, ''Mr. Vain'' was 1993's best-selling single across Europe. 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. Mr. Vain also peaked at number two for two weeks on the American dance charts.<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003 |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 2004 |publisher= Record Research |page= 67}}</ref> [[Tania Evans]] is the female singer in ''Mr. Vain'', and the rapper is [[Jay Supreme]].


It first entered the charts in the [[United Kingdom]] in late July 1993 at number 24 climbing to number one for the week ending 28 August 1993, at times it was selling twice as much its nearest challenger [[It Keeps Rainin']] by [[Bitty McLean]] during its 4 week reign at the top.<ref>Music Week, 4th September</ref> It spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart and was the 9th biggest selling single in Britain in 1993.
It first entered the charts in the [[United Kingdom]] in late July 1993 at number 24 climbing to number one for the week ending 28 August 1993, at times it was selling twice as much its nearest challenger [[It Keeps Rainin']] by [[Bitty McLean]] during its 4 week reign at the top.<ref>[[Music Week]], 4 September</ref> It spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart and was the tenth biggest selling single in Britain in 1993.


It is notable in the United Kingdom as it was the first number one single not to be available as a [[7-inch single|7"]] since the 1950s and heralded the demise of the 7" single as a mass market medium.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}
It is notable in the United Kingdom 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.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}


==Covers and samples==
==Covers and samples==
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*A lounge version was recorded by [[Axel Boys Quartet]].
*A lounge version was recorded by [[Axel Boys Quartet]].
*Ray Hamilton recorded an instrumental version of the track.
*Ray Hamilton recorded an instrumental version of the track.
* Premiere & Co. released a cover featuring Marquise in 1993.<ref>http://www.music-db.org/misc/b410a40f.html</ref>
* Premiere & Co. released a cover featuring Marquise in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.music-db.org/misc/b410a40f.html |publisher= Music-db.org |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110721150224/http://www.music-db.org/misc/b410a40f.html |title= Various – Best of Techno Power |archivedate= 21 July 2011 |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
*Australian rapper Nathan Jolly released a cover version in 1998 on his second studio album, Who Dat?
*Australian rapper Nathan Jolly released a cover version in 1998 on his second studio album, Who Dat?
*The [[Pet Shop Boys]] covered the song during a live performance in Rio de Janeiro, as part of their 1994 "Discovery" Tour.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTxuIcQUiBo Pet shop boys sing CULTURE BEAT]</ref> The cover was performed in the middle of "One in a million".
*The [[Pet Shop Boys]] covered the song during a live performance in Rio de Janeiro, as part of their 1994 "Discovery" Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTxuIcQUiBo |title= Pet shop boys sing CULTURE BEAT |publisher= [[YouTube]] |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref> The cover was performed in the middle of "One in a million".
*Culture Beat released a new version of the song in 2003 which was renamed "Mr. Vain Recall".
*Culture Beat released a new version of the song in 2003 which was renamed "Mr. Vain Recall".
*In 2011 [[Katerina Graham]] posted a cover of the track on her YouTube page.
*In 2011 [[Katerina Graham]] posted a cover of the track on her YouTube page.
*A cover version named ''Vain Killer'' exists on the 2011 album ''Clockwork Udder'' of German Grindcore band [[Milking the Goatmachine]].
*A cover version named ''Vain Killer'' exists on the 2011 album ''Clockwork Udder'' of German Grindcore band Milking the Goatmachine.


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
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* '''CD maxi-single (Germany, 1993)'''
* '''CD maxi-single (Germany, 1993)'''
# "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) – 6:35
# "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) — 6:35
# "Mr. Vain" (Decent Mix) – 7:06
# "Mr. Vain" (Decent Mix) — 7:06
# "Mr. Vain" (Special Radio Edit) – 4:17
# "Mr. Vain" (Special Radio Edit) — 4:17


* '''CD maxi-single - Remix (Germany, 1993)'''
* '''CD maxi-single – Remix (Germany, 1993)'''
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. House) – 6:18
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. House) — 6:18
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Rave) – 6:42
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Rave) — 6:42
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Trance) – 6:20
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Trance) — 6:20
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) – 6:37
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) — 6:37
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent


* '''CD maxi-single (USA, 1993)'''
* '''CD maxi-single (USA, 1993)'''
# "Mr. Vain" (Radio Edit) – 4:17
# "Mr. Vain" (Radio Edit) — 4:17
# "Mr. Vain" (Intense Radio Edit) – 3:52
# "Mr. Vain" (Intense Radio Edit) — 3:52
# "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) – 6:35
# "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) — 6:35
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Intense) – 5:28
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Intense) — 5:28
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) – 6:38
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) — 6:38
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent
#* Remixed By: Doug Laurent
|valign="top"|
|valign="top"|
* '''Vinyl 12" (USA, 1993)'''
* '''Vinyl 12" (USA, 1993)'''
# "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) – 6:35
# "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) — 6:35
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Club) – 6:39
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Club) — 6:39
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Intense) – 5:28
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Intense) — 5:28
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Liebrand) – 5:40
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Liebrand) — 5:40
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) – 6:38
# "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) — 6:38


* '''CD single – Promo (USA, 1993)'''
* '''CD single – Promo (USA, 1993)'''
# "Mr. Vain" (Lone Star Edit) – 3:30
# "Mr. Vain" (Lone Star Edit) — 3:30


* '''CD maxi-single – Remix (Japan, 1996)'''
* '''CD maxi-single – Remix (Japan, 1996)'''
# "Mr. Vain" (FM 802 Rock Kids 802 Mix) – 4:25
# "Mr. Vain" (FM 802 Rock Kids 802 Mix) — 4:25
# "Mr. Vain" (Hyper Rave Mix) – 5:32
# "Mr. Vain" (Hyper Rave Mix) — 5:32
# "Mr. Vain" (Tribal Mix) – 4:47
# "Mr. Vain" (Tribal Mix) — 4:47
# "Anything" – 6:26
# "Anything" — 6:26
# "Mr. Vain" (Album Version) – 5:39
# "Mr. Vain" (Album Version) — 5:39
# "Culture Beat Mega Mix" – 6:38
# "Culture Beat Mega Mix" — 6:38


* '''CD maxi-single – (UK, 1993)'''
* '''CD maxi-single – (UK, 1993)'''
# "Mr. Vain" (Special Radio Edit) – 4:17
# "Mr. Vain" (Special Radio Edit) — 4:17
# "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) – 6:35
# "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) — 6:35
# "(Cherry Lips) Der Erdbeermund" (Single Version) – 4:05
# "(Cherry Lips) Der Erdbeermund" (Single Version) — 4:05
# "I Like You" (Single Version) – 3:58
# "I Like You" (Single Version) — 3:58
|}
|}


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===Weekly charts===

===Peak positions===

====Original version====
====Original version====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1993)
!Chart (1993–1994)
!Peak<br>position
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="Lescharts">"Mr. Vain", in various singles charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Culture+Beat&titel=Mr%2E+Vain&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved February 10, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|1|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Austria ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40]])<ref name="Lescharts"/>
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|1|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|-
|Belgium ([[VRT Top 30]] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/song-info/1810 |title= Mr. Vain – CULTURE BEAT |work= VRT |publisher= Top30-2.radio2.be |language= Dutch |quote= Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1 |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' 100 Hit Tracks]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2305&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Top Singles – Volume 58, No. 19, November 20 1993 |work= Collectionscanada.gc.ca |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
{{Singlechart|Flanders|1|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain}}
|-
|Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2312&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=od5rdg5p1jkaejvc3dl8bcgq34 Canadian Top Singles peak]</ref>
|align="center"|40
|align="center"|40
|-
|-
|Canada Dance ([[Canadian dance chart|RPM]])<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2222&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=od5rdg5p1jkaejvc3dl8bcgq34 Canadian Dance chart peak]</ref>
|Canada ([[Canadian dance chart|''RPM'' Dance]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2218&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Dance/Urban – Volume 58, No. 7, August 28 1993 |work= Collectionscanada.gc.ca |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite journal|title= Hits of the World |date= 4 September 1993 |volume= 105 |issue= 36 |journal= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |issn= 0006-2510 |page= 49 |url= http://books.google.fr/books?id=-BEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49&dq=%22mr+vain+culture+beat%22&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=7U7hUt2uPKW47Qb56YGYDw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22mr%20vain%20culture%20beat%22&f=false |publisher= [[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen Business Media]]}}</ref>
|Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book | first=Timo | last= Pennanen |year= 2006 | title={{lang|fin|Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972}} | edition= 1st | publisher=Tammi | location= Helsinki| isbn= 9789511210535| language= Finnish }}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
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|Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{fi}} {{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= {{lang|fin|Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972}} |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |location= Helsinki |isbn= 978-9-5112-1053-5}}</ref>
|France ([[SNEP]])<ref name="Lescharts"/>
|align="center"|3
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|Germany ([[Media Control Charts]])<ref>German Singles Chart [http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php Charts-surfer.de] (Retrieved April 10, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{singlechart|France|3|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>Irish Single Chart [http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Irishcharts.ie] (Retrieved April 10, 2008)</ref>
|-
{{singlechart|Germany2|1|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|-
|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title= The Irish Charts – All there is to know |publisher= [[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]] |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
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|Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{it}} {{cite web|url= http://it-charts.150m.com/numeriuno-1990.htm |title= SINGOLI - I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (parte 4: 1990-1996) |work= It-charts.150m.com |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|Italy ([[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|FIMI]])<ref>Italian Single Chart [http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1993.htm Hit parade Italia] (Retrieved May 30, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|Japan ([[Oricon]])<ref>Oricon Singles Chart [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/55477/profile/history/ Oricon Singles Chart] (Retrieved 2 November 2012)</ref>
|Japan ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JA">{{ja}} {{cite web|url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/55477/profile/history |title= カルチャー・ビートのヒストリー |publisher= [[Oricon]] |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
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|-
|-
|Japan ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JA"/> <sup>1</sup>
|Japan ([[Oricon]])<sup>2</sup> <ref>"Mr. Vain Remix! (Mini Album)", in Oricon Singles Chart [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/55477/profile/history] (Retrieved 2 November 2012)</ref>
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{{singlechart|Dutch40|1|artist=Culture Beat - Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref name="Dutch">{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201993.pdf |title=Single top 100 over 1993 |publisher=Top40 |language=Dutch |format=pdf |accessdate=15 April 2010}}</ref>
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{{singlechart|Dutch100|1|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|New Zealand ([[RIANZ]])<ref name="Lescharts"/>
|align="center"|10
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|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|10|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Norway ([[VG-lista]])<ref name="Lescharts"/>
|align="center"|1
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|-
{{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=SAgEAAAAMBAJ&q=hits+of+the+world#v=snippet&q=hits%20of%20the%20world&f=false Billboard: Hits of the World, 7 May 1994]</ref>
|-
|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |year= 2005 |month= September |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
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{{singlechart|Sweden|2|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Sweden ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref name="Lescharts"/>
|align="center"|2
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|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|1|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Switzerland ([[Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref name="Lescharts"/>
|align="center"|1
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|-
|Switzerland ([[Schweizer Hitparade]])<sup>1</sup> <ref>"Mr. Vain - Remix", in Swiss Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=2654&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved February 10, 2008)</ref>
|Switzerland ([[Swiss Hitparade|Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>{{cite web|title= hitparade.ch – Culture Beat – Mr. Vain (Remix) |publisher= Hung Medien |url= http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Culture+Beat&titel=Mr%2E+Vain+%28Remix%29&cat=s |accessdate= 23 January 2014 |work= Hitparade.ch}}</ref> <sup>2</sup>
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{{singlechart|UK|1|date=1993-08-28|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|United Kingdom ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref>UK Singles Chart [http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=21082 Chartstats.com] (Retrieved April 10, 2008)</ref>
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|US ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]<ref name="awards"/>
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]]<ref name="Billboard">Billboard [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p12650/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com] (Retrieved August 31, 2008)</ref>
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="awards">{{cite web|title= Culture Beat – Awards |accessdate= 23 January 2014 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/culture-beat-mn0000130407/awards |work= [[AllMusic|Allmusic]] |publisher= [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="Billboard"/>
|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="awards"/>
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Rhythmic Top 40]]<ref name="Billboard"/>
|US ''Billboard'' [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]<ref name="awards"/>
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|US ''Billboard'' [[Rhythmic Top 40]]<ref name="awards"/>
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top 40 Mainstream]]<ref name="Billboard"/>
|US ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Top 40 Mainstream]]<ref name="awards"/>
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|US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']]<ref>{{cite web|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending JANUARY 22, 1994 |archivedate= 10 October 2012 |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19940122.html |publisher= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box magazine]] |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20121010195951/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19940122.html |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
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<sup>1</sup> Mr. Vain Remix! (Japanese mini album)


<sup>1</sup> Remix
<sup>2</sup> Remix

<sup>2</sup> Mr. Vain Remix! (Japanese mini album)


===="Mr. Vain Recall" version====
===="Mr. Vain Recall" version====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2003)
!Chart (2003)
!Peak<br>position
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
|Austria ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40]])<ref>{{ger}} {{cite web|title= austriancharts.at – Culture Beat – Mr. Vain Recall |work= Austriancharts.at |url= http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Culture+Beat&titel=Mr%2E+Vain+Recall&cat=s |publisher= Hung Medien |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
{{Singlechart|Austria|8|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain Recall}}
|align="center"|8
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Finland|20|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain Recall}}
{{singlechart|Denmark|46|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain Recall|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|-
|-
{{Singlechart|Germany|7|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain Recall}}
{{singlechart|Finland|20|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr Vain Recall|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|-
|-
|Germany ([[Media Control Charts|Media Control AG]])<ref>{{ger}} {{cite web|title= Single – Culture Beat, Mr. Vain Recall |work= Charts.de |url= http://www.charts.de/song.asp?artist=Culture+Beat&title=Mr%2E+Vain+Recall&country=de |publisher= [[Media Control Charts|Media Control AG]] |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|{{singlechart|Hungarydance|7|year=2003|week=37}}
|align="center"|7
|-
|-
|{{singlechart|Hungarydance|7|year=2003|week=43|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050514165753/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10085.html Romanian Top 100: Editia 34, saptamina 1.09-7.09, 2003]</ref>
|align="center"|40
|-
|-
|Netherlands ([[Single Top 100|Mega Single Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|title= dutchcharts.nl – Culture Beat – Mr. Vain Recall |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Culture+Beat&titel=Mr%2E+Vain+Recall&cat=s |publisher= Hung Medien / hitparade.ch |language= Dutch |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
{{Singlechart|Sweden|30|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain Recall}}
|align="center"|66
|-
|-
|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10085.html |accessdate= 23 January 2014 |title= Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 34, saptamina 1.09-7.09, 2003 |publisher= [[Romanian Top 100]] |archivedate= 9 January 2005 |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20050109155433/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10085.html}}</ref>
{{Singlechart|Swiss|46|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain Recall}}
|align="center"|40
|-
|-
|Sweden ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|title= swedishcharts.com – Culture Beat – Mr. Vain Recall |accessdate= 23 January 2014 |work= Swedishcharts.com |url= http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Culture+Beat&titel=Mr%2E+Vain+Recall&cat=s |publisher= Hung Medien}}</ref>
|United Kingdom ([[The Official Charts Company]])
|align="center"|51
|align="center"|30
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Swiss|46|artist=Culture Beat|song=Mr. Vain Recall|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKchartarchive|51|artist=Culture Beat|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|}
|}

{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
===Year-end charts===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
===End of year charts===
!Chart (1993)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Peak<br>position
!End of year chart (1993)
!Position
|-
|-
|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>1993 Australian Singles Chart [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1993.htm aria.com] (Retrieved August 31, 2008)</ref>
|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1993.htm |title= ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1993 |publisher= [[ARIA Charts]] |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|16
|-
|-
|Austria ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40]])<ref>1993 Austrian Singles Chart [http://www.austriancharts.at/1993_single.asp Austriancharts.at] (Retrieved August 31, 2008)</ref>
|Austria ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40]])<ref>{{ger}} {{cite web|url= http://www.austriancharts.at/1993_single.asp |title= Jahreshitparade 1993 |work= Austriancharts.at |publisher= Hung Medien |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|10
|-
|-
|Belgium ([[Ultratop|Ultratop 50]] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1993 |title= Jaaroverzichten 1993 |publisher= ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. |language= Dutch |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|Canada Dance ([[Canadian dance chart|RPM]])<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2328&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=p5s36sbkqqg29oualvm8uj6h66 Canadian Dance Top Tracks of 1993]</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
|Canada ([[Canadian dance chart|''RPM'' Top 50 Dance Tracks]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2328&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Dance/Urban – Volume 58, No. 23, December 18 1993 |work= Collectionscanada.gc.ca |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{it}} {{cite web|url= http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1993.htm |title= I singoli più venduti del 1993 |work= HitParadeItalia |publisher= Creative Commons |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref name="Dutch"/>
|align="center"|17
|-
|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1993.pdf |language= Dutch |format= PDF |title= Single Top 100 over 1993 |publisher= [[Dutch Top 40]] |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
|Netherlands ([[Single Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1993&cat=s |title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993 |publisher= Hung Medien / hitparade.ch |language= Dutch |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|Switzerland ([[Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>1993 Swiss Singles Chart [http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1993 Hitparade.ch] (Retrieved August 31, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|13
|-
|Switzerland ([[Swiss Hitparade|Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>{{ger}} {{cite web|url= http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1993 |title= Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993 |work= Hitparade.ch |publisher= Hung Medien |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|11
|-
|-
|United Kingdom ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref>1993 UK Singles Chart [http://www.everyhit.com/chart5.html] (Retrieved March 3, 2008)</ref>
|UK Singles ([[UK Singles Chart|Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.everyhit.com/chart5.html |title= Chart Archive – 1990s Singles |publisher= everyHit.com |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|10
|}

{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (1994)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1994.php |title= Billboard Top 100 – 1994 |publisher= The Longbored Surfer |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>
!align="left"|End of year chart (1994)
!align="center"|Position
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1994|accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref>
|align="center"|76
|align="center"|76
|-
|}
|}


===Certifications===
===Certifications and sales===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Culture Beat|title=Mr. Vain|award=Platinum|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|autocat=yes|salesamount=70,000|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url= http://australianfuncountdowns.blogspot.fr/2010/01/accreditation-awards.html |title= Australian Fun Countdowns – Accreditation Awards |work= [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |publisher= Australianfuncountdowns.blogspot.fr |date= 7 April 2011 |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
!Country
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|artist=Culture Beat|title=Mr. Vain|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|autocat=yes|salesamount=15,000|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
!Certification
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Culture Beat|title=Mr. Vain|award=Silver|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|salesamount=142,000|salesref=<ref>{{fr}} {{cite web|title= Les Singles en Argent |url= http://www.infodisc.fr/S_Certif_Argent.php?debut=100 |work= Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc |publisher= InfoDisc.fr |date= 23 January 2014 |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>|autocat=yes|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
!Date
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Culture Beat|title=Mr. Vain|award=Triple gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|salesamount=750,000|autocat=yes|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
!Certified sales
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|artist=Culture Beat|title=Mr. Vain|award=Platinum|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm |title= IFPI Norsk platebransje |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20121108031204/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm |work= [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] |archivedate= 28 June 2007 |accessdate= 23 January 2014}}</ref>|autocat=yes|salesamount=5,000|accessdate=22 January 2014}}
|-
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|artist=Culture Beat|title=Mr. Vain|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|autocat=yes|salesamount=10,000|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|Austria<ref>Austrian certifications, database [http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin ifpi.at] (Retrieved August 31, 2008)</ref>
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=single|artist=Culture Beat|title=Mr. Vain|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1995|salesamount=25,000|autocat=yes|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|align="center"|Gold
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Culture Beat|title=Mr. Vain|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|salesamount=400,000|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|align="center"|August 2, 1993
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Culture Beat|title=Mr. Vain|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1994|salesamount=500,000|accessdate=23 January 2014}}
|align="center"|25,000 +
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
|-
|France<ref>French certifications, database [http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Certif.php Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved APril 15, 2010)</ref>
|align="center"|Silver
|align="center"|1993
|align="center"|125,000 +
|-
|Germany<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|title=Mr+Vain|accessdate=March 8, 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|3 x Gold
|align="center"|1993
|align="center"|750,000 +
|-
|Norway<ref>Norwegian certifications [http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm Ifpi.no] (Retrieved August 31, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|1993
|align="center"|10,000 +
|-
|Sweden<ref>Swedish certifications [http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf Ifpi.se] (Retrieved September 11, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|Gold
|align="center"|November 10, 1993
|align="center"|25,000 +
|-
|UK<ref>UK certifications, database [http://www.bpi.co.uk/ Bpi.co.uk] (Retrieved August 31, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|Gold
|align="center"|September 1, 1993
|align="center"|400,000 +
|-
|U.S.<ref>U.S. certifications, database [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH riaa.com] (Retrieved August 31, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|Gold
|align="center"|January 18, 1994
|align="center"|500,000 +
|-
|}
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|before = "[[Informer (song)|Informer]] by [[Snow (musician)|Snow]]
| title = [[Media Control Charts|German]] [[Number-one hits of 1993 (Germany)|number-one single]]
|title = [[Media Control Charts|German]] [[Number-one hits of 1993 (Germany)|number-one single]]
| years = June 18, 1993 - August 13, 1993 (9 weeks)
|years = 18 June 1993 – 13 August 1993 (9 weeks)
| after = "[[What's Up (song)|What's Up]]" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
|after = "[[What's Up (song)|What's Up]]" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
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|before = "[[What Is Love (Haddaway song)|What Is Love]]" by [[Haddaway]]
| title = [[Austrian Singles Chart|Austrian]] [[List of Austrian number-one hits of 1993|number-one single]]
|title = [[Austrian Singles Chart|Austrian]] [[List of Austrian number-one hits of 1993|number-one single]]
| years = July 11, 1993 (1 week)
|years = 11 July 1993 (1 week)
| after = "[[Can't Help Falling in Love|(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You]]" by [[UB40]]
|after = "[[Can't Help Falling in Love|(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You]]" by [[UB40]]
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}}
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| before = "[[What Is Love (Haddaway song)|What Is Love]]" by [[Haddaway]]
|before = "[[What Is Love (Haddaway song)|What Is Love]]" by [[Haddaway]]
| title = [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss]] [[List of Swiss number-one hits of 1993|number-one single]]
|title = [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss]] [[List of Swiss number-one hits of 1993|number-one single]]
| years = July 18, 1993 - August 8, 1993 (4 weeks)
|years = 18 July 1993 – 8 August 1993 (4 weeks)
| after = "[[What's Up (song)|What's Up]]" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
|after = "[[What's Up (song)|What's Up]]" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
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}}
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| before = "[[Can't Help Falling in Love|(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You]]" by [[UB40]]
|before = "[[Can't Help Falling in Love|(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You]]" by [[UB40]]
| title = [[VG-lista|Norwegian VG-Lista]] [[List of number-one hits in Norway|number-one single]]
|title = [[VG-lista|Norwegian VG-Lista]] [[List of number-one hits in Norway|number-one single]]
| years = 30/1993 - 31/1993 (2 weeks)
|years = 30/1993 – 31/1993 (2 weeks)
| after = "[[What's Up (song)|What's Up]]" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
|after = "[[What's Up (song)|What's Up]]" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
}}
}}
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|before = "[[Can't Help Falling in Love|(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You]]" by [[UB40]]
| title = [[Dutch Top 40]] [[Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1993|number-one single]]
|title = [[Dutch Top 40]] [[Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1993|number-one single]]
| years = July 24, 1993 - July 31, 1993 (2 weeks)
|years = 24 July 1993 - 31 July 1993 (2 weeks)
| after = "[[What's Up (song)|What's Up]]" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
|after = "[[What's Up (song)|What's Up]]" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
}}
}}
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| before = "[[Living on My Own]]" by [[Freddie Mercury]]
|before = "[[Living on My Own]]" by [[Freddie Mercury]]
| title = [[UK Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)#1993|number-one single]]
|title = [[UK Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)#1993|number-one single]]
| years = August 22, 1993 - September 18, 1993 (4 weeks)
|years = 22 August 1993 – 18 September 1993 (4 weeks)
| after = "[[Boom! Shake the Room]]" by [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]]
|after = "[[Boom! Shake the Room]]" by [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]]
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}}
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| before = "[[What's Up? (song)|What's Up?]]"" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
|before = "[[What's Up? (song)|What's Up?]]"" by [[4 Non Blondes]]
| title = [[Eurochart Hot 100]] [[List of European number-one hits of 1993|number-one single]]
|title = [[Eurochart Hot 100]] [[List of European number-one hits of 1993|number-one single]]
| years = August 28, 1993 - September 25, 1993 (5 weeks)
|years = 28 August 1993 - 25 September 1993 (5 weeks)
| after = "[[Life (Haddaway song)|Life]]" by [[Haddaway]]
|after = "[[Life (Haddaway song)|Life]]" by [[Haddaway]]
}}
}}
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| before = [[Tribal Dance]] by [[2 Unlimited]]
|before = [[Tribal Dance]] by [[2 Unlimited]]
| title = [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian ''RPM'']] [[List of RPM Dance/Urban number-one singles|Dance/Urban number-one single]]
|title = [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian ''RPM'']] [[List of RPM Dance/Urban number-one singles|Dance/Urban number-one single]]
| years = August 28, 1993 - October 30, 1993 (10 weeks)
|years = 28 August 1993 - 30 October 1993 (10 weeks)
| after = "[[All That She Wants]]" by [[Ace of Base]]
|after = "[[All That She Wants]]" by [[Ace of Base]]
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|before = "[[I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)]]" by [[Meat Loaf]]
| title = [[ARIA Charts|Australia (ARIA)]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s#1993|number-one single]]
|title = [[ARIA Charts|Australia (ARIA)]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s#1993|number-one single]]
| years = October 30, 1993 (1 week)
|years = 30 October 1993 (1 week)
| after = "[[All That She Wants]]" by [[Ace of Base]]
|after = "[[All That She Wants]]" by [[Ace of Base]]
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"Mr. Vain"
Song
B-side"Remix"

"Mr. Vain" is a song by German Eurodance group Culture Beat. It was released in April 1993 as the lead single from the album Serenity. The song achieved huge success worldwide, reaching number-one in Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It also spent ten weeks at number one on the RPM Dance chart in Canada.

Background and chart performances

Written by Steven Levis, Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme and produced by Torsten Fenslau and Peter Zweier, Mr. Vain was 1993's best-selling single across Europe. 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. Mr. Vain also peaked at number two for two weeks on the American dance charts.[1] Tania Evans is the female singer in Mr. Vain, and the rapper is Jay Supreme.

It first entered the charts in the United Kingdom in late July 1993 at number 24 climbing to number one for the week ending 28 August 1993, at times it was selling twice as much its nearest challenger It Keeps Rainin' by Bitty McLean during its 4 week reign at the top.[2] It spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart and was the tenth biggest selling single in Britain in 1993.

It is notable in the United Kingdom 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.[citation needed]

Covers and samples

  • One of the song's original writers, Nosie Katzmann, recorded a new country version of the tune.
  • A lounge version was recorded by Axel Boys Quartet.
  • Ray Hamilton recorded an instrumental version of the track.
  • Premiere & Co. released a cover featuring Marquise in 1993.[3]
  • Australian rapper Nathan Jolly released a cover version in 1998 on his second studio album, Who Dat?
  • The Pet Shop Boys covered the song during a live performance in Rio de Janeiro, as part of their 1994 "Discovery" Tour.[4] The cover was performed in the middle of "One in a million".
  • Culture Beat released a new version of the song in 2003 which was renamed "Mr. Vain Recall".
  • In 2011 Katerina Graham posted a cover of the track on her YouTube page.
  • A cover version named Vain Killer exists on the 2011 album Clockwork Udder of German Grindcore band Milking the Goatmachine.

Track listings

  • CD maxi-single (Germany, 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-single – Remix (Germany, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. House) — 6:18
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Rave) — 6:42
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  3. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Trance) — 6:20
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  4. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) — 6:37
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  • CD maxi-single (USA, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Radio Edit) — 4:17
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Intense Radio Edit) — 3:52
  3. "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) — 6:35
  4. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Intense) — 5:28
  5. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) — 6:38
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  • Vinyl 12" (USA, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) — 6:35
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Club) — 6:39
  3. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Intense) — 5:28
  4. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Liebrand) — 5:40
  5. "Mr. Vain" (Mr. Hardcore) — 6:38
  • CD single – Promo (USA, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Lone Star Edit) — 3:30
  • CD maxi-single – Remix (Japan, 1996)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (FM 802 Rock Kids 802 Mix) — 4:25
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Hyper Rave Mix) — 5:32
  3. "Mr. Vain" (Tribal Mix) — 4:47
  4. "Anything" — 6:26
  5. "Mr. Vain" (Album Version) — 5:39
  6. "Culture Beat Mega Mix" — 6:38
  • CD maxi-single – (UK, 1993)
  1. "Mr. Vain" (Special Radio Edit) — 4:17
  2. "Mr. Vain" (Vain Mix) — 6:35
  3. "(Cherry Lips) Der Erdbeermund" (Single Version) — 4:05
  4. "I Like You" (Single Version) — 3:58

Charts and sales

Chart successions

Order of precedence
Preceded by German number-one single
18 June 1993 – 13 August 1993 (9 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Austrian number-one single
11 July 1993 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Swiss number-one single
18 July 1993 – 8 August 1993 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single
30/1993 – 31/1993 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Dutch Top 40 number-one single
24 July 1993 - 31 July 1993 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
22 August 1993 – 18 September 1993 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
28 August 1993 - 25 September 1993 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian RPM Dance/Urban number-one single
28 August 1993 - 30 October 1993 (10 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australia (ARIA) number-one single
30 October 1993 (1 week) 		Succeeded by

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