Money Don't Matter 2 Night

"Money Don't Matter 2 Night" is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation from their 1991 album, Diamonds and Pearls.^[2] Co-written with Rosie Gaines, the lyrics deal directly with money, poverty, and greed. The vocal delivery is similar to that of "When Doves Cry", but more subtle. Overall, the song is a smooth delivery with layered vocals by Prince.

While the distorted vocals on the song were unintentional, engineer Michael Koppelman liked the effect and it is assumed that Prince did as well, since his performance was never replaced with a non-distorted take.

The B-side is a previously unreleased track "Call the Law", with lead vocals by Tony M., supplemented by Rosie Gaines on the chorus. Prince provides guitar solos throughout the song. The track was added to the New Power Generation release Goldnigga in 1993. The UK 12" single and CD release also included the album track "Push".

Music videos

The song is notable for its promotional video, directed by Spike Lee.^[3] Featuring a poverty-stricken African-American family, with no shots of Prince, it was considered overly political and not "MTV friendly". A second version was issued, which included footage of the song performed by Prince and The New Power Generation.

Chart performance

The song was an overall modest hit, reaching numbers 23 and 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot 100 Airplay charts respectively, number 14 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, and number 27 on the Airplay chart. It also reached number 19 in the UK, number 18 in Australia, and number 7 in the Netherlands.

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	27
France (SNEP)^[7]	26
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	48
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[9]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	23
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[14]	19
US Billboard Hot 100	23
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	24
US Billboard Hot R&B Songs	14
US Billboard Hot R&B Airplay	27

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Prince & the New Power Generation: Diamonds and Pearls > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
↑ "Prince & The New Power Generation - Money Don't Matter 2 Night at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
↑ "Prince & the New Power Generation - "Money don't matter 2night"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Prince & The New Power Generation – Money Don't Matter 2 Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince & The New Power Generation – Money Don't Matter 2 Night" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince & The New Power Generation – Money Don't Matter 2 Night" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Prince & The New Power Generation – Money Don't Matter 2 Night" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince & The New Power Generation – Money Don't Matter 2 Night". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ http://www.top40.nl/prince-and-the-new-power-generation/prince-and-the-new-power-generation-money-don-t-matter-2-night_10545
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince & The New Power Generation – Money Don't Matter 2 Night" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Prince & The New Power Generation – Money Don't Matter 2 Night". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Prince & The New Power Generation – Money Don't Matter 2 Night". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Prince & The New Power Generation – Money Don't Matter 2 Night". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ "Prince: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Prince singles
1970s	"Soft and Wet" "Just as Long as We're Together" "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
1980s	"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" "Still Waiting" "Sexy Dancer" "Bambi" "Uptown" "Dirty Mind" "Do It All Night" "Controversy" "Let's Work" "Do Me, Baby" "Sexuality" "1999" "Little Red Corvette" "D.M.S.R." "Delirious" "Automatic" "Let's Pretend We're Married" "When Doves Cry" "Let's Go Crazy" "Purple Rain" "I Would Die 4 U" "Take Me with U" "Paisley Park" "Raspberry Beret" "Pop Life" "America" "Kiss" "Mountains" "Anotherloverholenyohead" "Girls & Boys" "Sign "O" the Times" "If I Was Your Girlfriend" "U Got the Look" "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" "Alphabet St." "Glam Slam" "I Wish U Heaven" "Batdance" "Partyman" "The Arms of Orion" "Scandalous!"
1990s	"The Future" "Thieves in the Temple" "New Power Generation" "Gett Off" "Cream" "Diamonds and Pearls" "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" "Insatiable" "Thunder" "Sexy MF" "My Name Is Prince" "7" "Damn U" "The Morning Papers" "Pink Cashmere" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Peach" "Pope" (remix) "Come" "Letitgo" "Space" "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" "P Control" "Dolphin" "Endorphinmachine" "I Hate U" "Gold" "Dinner with Delores" "Betcha by Golly Wow!" "The Holy River" "Somebody's Somebody" "Face Down" "The Truth" "Extraordinary" "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"
2000s	"U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone) "When Will We B Paid?" (with Audio Stepchild) "Supercute" "The Work, pt. 1" "Days of Wild" "Musicology" "Cinnamon Girl" "Controversy (Live in Hawaii)" "S.S.T." "Te Amo Corazón" "Black Sweat" "Fury" "Guitar" "F.U.N.K." "Dance 4 Me"
2010s	"Extraloveable" "Rock and Roll Love Affair" "Screwdriver" "Fixurlifeup" "Breakfast Can Wait" "Pretzelbodylogic" "Fallinlove2nite" "Breakdown" "Clouds" "Baltimore" "Hardrocklover" "This Could B Us" "Free Urself"
Promotional singles	"When You Were Mine" "D.M.S.R." "Another Lonely Christmas" "Erotic City" "Hot Thing" "Trust" "Willing and Able" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Pope" "Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye) "Come" "P. Control" "Dolphin" "Endorphinmachine" "Slave" "Somebody's Somebody" "Face Down" "The Rest of My Life" "5 Women" "It's About That Walk" "Baby Knows" "Man'O'War" "She Loves Me 4 Me" "Last December" "One Nite Alone... Live EP" "Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas" "Call My Name" "The Song of the Heart" "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" (with Tamar Davis) "Chelsea Rodgers" "Future Baby Mama" "The One U Wanna C" "U're Gonna C Me"
Airplay-only songs	"International Lover" "Shhh" "Satisfied" "Better with Time"
Internet downloads	"One Song" "Cybersingle" "Bataclan" "Glass Cutter" "Live from Paisley Park" "Strange Relationship" (Live in Minneapolis) "Guitar (original "demo" version)" "Love" (acoustic version) "Rock and Roll Love Affair" (Remix 7) "Screwdriver" (Remix) "Boyfriend" (Demo) "That Girl Thang" "Live Out Loud" "Ain't Gonna Miss U When U're Gone" "Extraloveable Reloaded" "Menstrual Cycle" "Octopus Heart" "Groovy Potential" "The Sweeter She Is" "Something in the Water" (Paisley Park Rehearsal) "Da Bourgeoisie" "What If" "The X's Face"
Streams	"U're Still the One" "Xylophone" "In a Large Room with No Light" "Purple and Gold" "Cause and Effect" "Hot Summer" "Rich Friends" "Same Page Different Book" "Stare"
EP's	The Beautiful Experience 1999: The New Master
Other songs	"I Feel for You" "When You Were Mine" "Private Joy" "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "17 Days" "The Beautiful Ones" "Computer Blue" "Darling Nikki" "Baby I'm a Star" "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" "Sometimes It Snows in April" "Adore" "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" "I Can't Make U Love Me" "La, La, La Means I Love U" "One of Us" "Everyday Is a Winding Road" "A Case of U"

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