"All That Money Wants" is a song by the English
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
the Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs are a post-punk band founded in London in February 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk sc ...
, released by
Columbia Records in July 1988 as a single from the band's
best-of
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
compilation album ''
All of This and Nothing''. The
B-side was "Birdland". In the UK, the same single was released on Columbia's
CBS
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label.
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The single reached No. 75 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and No. 1 in the U.S. on
''Billboard'''s
Alternative Songs chart.
Charts
See also
*
List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1980s
Alternative Airplay is a record chart that ranks the most-played songs on American modern rock radio stations. Published by the music industry magazine ''Billboard'', it was created in the midst of the growing popularity of alternative music on ...
References
1988 singles
The Psychedelic Furs songs
1988 songs
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by Tim Butler
Songs written by John Ashton (musician)
Songs written by Richard Butler (singer)
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