Vanity Kills

"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!^[1] It peaked at No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart and reached No. 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

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.^[3]

The US version, directed by Peter Care,^[4] has a spoken prologue and epilogue, and presents Martin Fry and Mark White as noir detectives, investigating a variety of shady characters.^[5]

Track listing

UK 7" Single

"Vanity Kills"
"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

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

ABC
Martin Fry Mark White Stephen Singleton Mark Lickley David Robinson David Palmer Fiona Russell Powell David Yarritu
Studio albums	The Lexicon of Love Beauty Stab How to Be a ... Zillionaire! Alphabet City Up Abracadabra Skyscraping Traffic The Lexicon of Love II
Live albums	The Lexicon of Live
Compilation albums	Absolutely Look of Love – The Very Best of ABC The Ultimate Collection ABC Gold
Singles	"Tears Are Not Enough" "Poison Arrow" "The Look of Love (Part One)" "All of My Heart" "That Was Then but This Is Now" "S.O.S." "(How to Be a) Millionaire" "Be Near Me" "Vanity Kills" "Ocean Blue" "When Smokey Sings" "The Night You Murdered Love" "King Without a Crown" "One Better World" "The Real Thing" "The Look of Love (1990 Mix)" "Love Conquers All" "Say It" "Rolling Sevens" "Skyscraping" "Stranger Things"
Videos	Mantrap Absolutely... ABC
Related articles	Discography Vice Versa Honeyroot

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