Music for Money

"Music for Money" is a 1996 song recorded by British, Italy based Eurodance artist Ice MC. It was produced by German Eurodance project Masterboy and was released as the second single from Ice MC's fourth album, Dreadatour. The song was a hit in Czech Republic and Finland, where it reached number 8 and 12 on the singles chart. The female singer on the song is Valentina Ducros.[1]

"Music for Money"
Single by Ice MC
from the album Dreadatour
B-side"Remix"
Released9 September 1996
StudioSession Studios
Genre
Length3:27
LabelClub Zone
Songwriter(s)
  • Ian Campbell
  • Joker Three
Producer(s)Masterboy
Ice MC singles chronology
"Give Me the Light"
(1996)		 "Music for Money"
(1996)		 "Let's Take It Easy"
(1997)
Music video
"Music for Money" on YouTube

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote about the song: "Ice MC sings raggamuffin' style over dance beats. He should be praised for the honest lyrical content. The second, more clubby radio cut, has slightly more potential than the first."[2]

Music video

The music video for "Music for Money" was directed by Stephan Hadjam.[3]

Track listing
12" single, Germany
No.TitleLength
1."Music For Money" (Maxi Club Mix)5:42
2."Music For Money" (Maxi MB Mellow Mix)5:38
3."Music For Money" (Static Mix)5:29
12" maxi, France
No.TitleLength
1."Music For Money" (Funky Mix)4:17
2."Music For Money" (Masterboy Remix)5:42
3."Music For Money" (Cash Mix)5:55
CD single, Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Music For Money" (Single Version)3:25
2."Music For Money" (Radio Remix)4:23
CD maxi, Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Music For Money" (Single Version)3:27
2."Music For Money" (Radio Cut)3:22
3."Music For Money" (Maxi Club Mix)5:40
4."Music For Money" (Static Mix)5:32
5."Music For Money" (Maxi MB Mellow Mix)5:33

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Czech Republic (IFPI CR)[4] 8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 12

References
  1. "Valentina Ducros". IMDb. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 47. 23 November 1996. p. 14. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. "Ice MC: Music for Money (1996 Video)". IMDb. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. "Top 10 Czech Republic" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 39. 28 September 1996. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.