"(How to Be A) Millionaire" is a song by the English pop band ABC. It was the first single taken from their third studio album, How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985).
The single peaked at a modest No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart, though it fared better in the US where it reached No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Critical reception Upon its release, the song received a poor reception by Smash Hits reviewer Neil Tennant who found ABC imitating American dance records "There's no originality or feeling - ABC are just desperately apeing an already over-imitated sound."
Music video The animated music video shows a cartoon Martin Fry and Mark White being overwhelmed by their luxury goods, which are continually growing in size. The other two band members make a brief appearance also in animated form.
Track listing 7": Neutron NT107 "(How to Be A) Millionaire" – 3:30 "(How to Be A) Billionaire" – 3:37
12": Neutron NTXR 107 "(How to Be A) Zillionaire" (Bond Street Mix) – 6:05 "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (Single Remix) – 3:31 "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (A Capella Version) – 3:30
12": Neutron NTX 107 "(How to Be A) Zillionaire" (Wall Street Mix) – 7:33 "(How to Be A) Millionaire" – 3:31 "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (Accapella) – 3:30 "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (Nickel & Dime Mix) – 5:22 (included on US version only)
Chart performance Chart (1986)PeakpositionUK Singles Chart49U.S. Billboard Hot 10020U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play4
In popular culture The CBS Orchestra played the song for Regis Philbin when he was a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman.Letterman – Regis Is Shrek – YouTube Philbin was the former host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for the ABC television network. The song appears in Party Monster (2003). The song appears on the in-game radio station Wave 103 in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, released in 2006.
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