"Mr. Vain" is a song by the 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. "Mr. Vain" achieved huge success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. In the United States, it peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Dance Club Songs chart. "Mr. Vain" was one of the best-selling singles across Europe of 1993. The song first broke in Germany before breaking more widely through the summer, eventually topping the chart in 12 countries. It 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 sold over 442,000 copies in the UK. "Mr. Vain" is notable in the UK as it 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. "Mr. Vain" is a song by the 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. "Mr. Vain" achieved huge success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. In the United States, it peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Dance Club Songs chart. "Mr. Vain" was one of the best-selling singles across Europe of 1993. The song first broke in Germany before breaking more widely through the summer, eventually topping the chart in 12 countries. It 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 sold over 442,000 copies in the UK. "Mr. Vain" is notable in the UK as it 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. false 2024-01-17 16:11:00 8 1993 1993-01-01 1993-01-01 27 Electronic Euro House Eurodance 115265 2342289 05f96e0f-0411-4eee-b7a0-bf2adc053251 97c30dea-ca61-4efe-be4c-3d56de7900db 32c51a0d-2876-354b-b6e7-8113eff83745 /media/data/media3/Music/Culture Beat/Mr. Vain (1993)/folder.jpg Culture Beat AlbumArtist Culture Beat Artist Culture Beat Culture Beat 1 04:18 2 03:53 3 06:35 4 05:27 5 06:37 Culture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The act has gone through a number of lineup changes over the years; they achieved the most success whilst fronted by singer Tania Evans and rapper Jay Supreme. Their 1993 single "Mr. Vain" was a number-one hit in eleven European countries, and the act claims to have sold more than 10 million records worldwide. 550 Music