B-side Remix Format CD single
CD maxi Length 5:37 | Released 16 April 1993 Genre Eurodance Label Dance Pool | |
"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.
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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. Tania Evans is the female singer on "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. 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.
Music video
The music video of "Mr. Vain" was directed by Matt Broadley.