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“Mr. Vain“ is a song by German group Culture Beat, released as the lead single from their second studio album, Serenity (1993). It was written by Steven Levis, Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme, and produced by Torsten Fenslau. Tania Evans is the lead vocalist and Supreme is the rapper. The song achieved huge success worldwide, reaching number-one in at least 12 countries. In the United States, it peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The song earned an award at the German Echo Award in 1994, in the category for “Best International Dance Single“. In the UK, “Mr. Vain“ was the first number-one single not to be available as a 7“ vinyl single since the 1950s and heralded the demise of the 7“ single as a mass market medium. It was also one of the few singles to reach number one in 1993 on only three formats. “Mr. Vain“ was one of the best-selling singles across Europe of 1993. It first broke in Germany before breaking more widely through the summer, eventually topping the charts in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. In the UK, the song hit the top spot during its fourth week on the UK Singles Chart, on 22 August 1993, and was the first single to top the chart that was not released on 7-inch vinyl. The single spent four weeks at the top of the chart and sold over 442,000 copies in the UK. Outside Europe, it peaked at number-one in Australia, on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada and in Zimbabwe. In the United States, the single reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earned a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). “Mr. Vain“ also peaked at number two for two weeks on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. It charted also in Japan. The song also earned a gold record in Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK, while it received a silver record in France. It was also awarded a 3× gold record in Germany, with a sale of 750,000 units, and a platinum record in Australia and Norway. #dance #music #top #musica #remix #viral
