Doing It for the Money
{{Infobox song
| name = Doing It for the Money
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| type = single
| artist = Foster the People
| album = Sacred Hearts Club
| released = April 27, 2017
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| genre = *Indie pop
| length = 3:48
| label = Columbia
| writer = *Mark Foster
- Ryan Tedder
- Adam Schmalholz
- Isom Innis
| producer = *Mark Foster
- Isom Innis
| prev_title = Are You What You Want to Be?
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Loyal Like Sid & Nancy
| next_year = 2017
}}
"Doing It for the Money" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. Initially released on April 27, 2017, on their YouTube channel{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dZTkLNcZ2c&t=0s&list=PLMlTgB3Nv2N8EApX_gfjKXcLf6seBi1bV&index=2|title=Foster The People – Doing It for the Money (Audio)|date=27 April 2017|accessdate=15 May 2018|publisher=YouTube}} as a part of their new EP (III), the song is featured as the second track on the band's third studio album, Sacred Hearts Club, and was released as the record's first single by Columbia Records.
Music video
The official video for "Doing It for the Money" was released August 11, 2017,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ1VorN9Cl0|title=Foster The People – Doing It for the Money|date=11 August 2017|accessdate=15 May 2018|publisher=YouTube}} and was directed by Daniel Henry and produced by Molly Ortiz. The video utilizes Google's DeepDream Technology that "manipulates reality to create a sensory overload."{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/premiere-lose-your-mind-with-foster-the-people-and-their-psychedelic-doing-it-for-the-money-video-2471792908.html|title=PREMIERE: Lose Your Mind with Foster the People and Their Psychedelic "Doing It For The Money" Video|date=11 August 2017|website=Papermag.com|accessdate=15 May 2018}} On the topic of the video, Henry stated that "In researching more about the DeepDream world, I loved the idea of letting the collective unconscious of the internet play a part in the forming the music video. At any moment you can freeze frame and start to see a cryptic narrative that unfolds in infinite degrees. You might see a dog, or a dinosaur, or a dead president in these hallucinations, or it could just be projections of our inner turmoil."{{cite web|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/AANewsArticle/foster-the-people-release-video-for-doing-it-for-the-money|title=Foster The People Release Video for "Doing It For The Money"|website=Alternativeaddiction.com|accessdate=15 May 2018|archive-date=25 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025153603/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/aanewsarticle/foster-the-people-release-video-for-doing-it-for-the-money|url-status=dead}}
Personnel
Foster the People
- Mark Foster – vocals, piano, bass synthesizer, tubular bells
- Isom Innis – drums, percussion, synthesizers
Additional personnel
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Ryan Tedder – backing vocals
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2017–18)
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{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|37|artist=Foster the People|accessdate=May 20, 2017|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|23|artist=Foster the People|accessdate=July 15, 2017|rowheader=true}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
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| scope="row"| US Alternative Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/alternative-songs|title=Alternative Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 6, 2018}}
| 48 |
References
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Category:Songs written by Ryan Tedder