"I Wanna Be Rich" | ||||
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Single by Calloway | ||||
from the album All the Way | ||||
Released | October 18, 1989 [1] | |||
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Label | Solar | |||
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Producer(s) | Calloway | |||
Calloway singles chronology | ||||
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"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".
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B-side
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [1] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Version | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | "I Wanna Be Rich" | October 18, 1989 |
| Solar | [1] |
United Kingdom | June 4, 1990 | 7-inch vinyl | Epic | [14] | |
June 11, 1990 |
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Japan | "Sir Lancelot" / "I Wanna Be Rich" | July 21, 1990 | Mini-CD | CBS/Sony | [16] |