Mr. Vain

"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. 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 Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. Tania Evans is the female singer in 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 9th 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.

[Pre-Chorus: Tania Evans] Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him Mr. Vain Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him insane [Chorus: Tania Evans] He'd say: I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain [Verse 1: Jay Supreme] Call me raider, call me wrong Call me insane, call me Mr. Vain Call me what you like As long as you call me, time and again Feel the presence of the aura Of the man, none to compare Loveless dying For a chance just to touch a hand Or a moment to share Can't deny the urge, that makes them Want to lose themselves to the debonair one Hold me back, the simple fact is That I'm all that, and I'm always near One sexy can't perplex me Now you know who's raw As if you didn't know before I know what I want, and I want it now I want you, and then I want a little more [Pre-Chorus: Tania Evans] Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him Mr. Vain Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him insane [Chorus: Tania Evans] He'd say: I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain Mr. Wrong Mr. Wrong Mr. Raider [Verse 2: Jay Supreme] Girls all over the world They hope, and pray, and die for men like me Cause I'm the one, begotten son That breaks the mold, get a look at male epitome Style has never seen That makes you want to grab, and hold, and squeeze real tight Who's gonna be the one to save you from yourself When you wanna take a bite Please, oh baby, please You beg, you want to stay, you got to get some Caught up in the charm, that I laid on thick And now there's nowhere to run Just another fish to pick the worm on the hook of my line Yeah, I keep many Females longing for a chance to win my heart With S.E.X. and plenty [Pre-Chorus: Tania Evans] Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him Mr. Vain Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him insane [Chorus: Tania Evans] He'd say: I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain [Pre-Chorus: Tania Evans] Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him Mr. Vain Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him insane [Chorus: Tania Evans] He'd say: I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain [Pre-Chorus: Tania Evans] Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him Mr. Vain Call him Mr. Raider Call him Mr. Wrong Call him insane [Chorus: Tania Evans] He'd say: I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain [ Outro: Tania Evans] I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain I know what I want And I want it now I want you, cause I'm Mr. Vain