1989 single by Calloway
"I Wanna Be Rich" Released October 18, 1989 (1989-10-18 ) [ 1] Genre R&B Length
5 :08 (album version)
4:30 (7-inch version)
Label Solar Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Calloway
"Sir Lancelot" (1988)
"I Wanna Be Rich " (1989)
"Let's Get Smooth" (1992)
"I Wanna Be Rich " is a song by American R&B duo Calloway . It was released in 1989 as the third and final single from their debut album All the Way . It is the band's only top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 , reaching number two in May 1990, and it also peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The UK single includes remixes by DJ Timmy Regisford . In Japan, the song was released as a double A-side with "Sir Lancelot".
Track listing
A-side
"I Wanna Be Rich" (extended mix) – 7:25
"I Wanna Be Rich" (7-inch version) – 4:30
"I Wanna Be Rich" (dub version) – 4:30
B-side
"I Wanna Be Rich" (12-inch dance mix) – 8:05
"I Wanna Be Rich" (12-inch dance dub) – 7:58
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 . Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9138 ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7918 ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ "Calloway – I Wanna Be Rich" . Top 40 Singles .
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ "Calloway Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ "Calloway Chart History (Adult Contemporary)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ "Calloway Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)" . Billboard . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ "Calloway Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved September 23, 2019 .
^ "1990 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard . Vol. 102, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. YE-14.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1990" . Billboard . Retrieved July 5, 2021 .
^ "New Singles". Music Week . June 2, 1990. p. 41.
^ "New Singles". Music Week . June 9, 1990. p. 33.
^ "サー・ランスロット | キャロウェイ" [Sir Lancelot | Calloway] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 8, 2023 .