I Wanna Be Rich

{{Infobox song

| name = I Wanna Be Rich

| cover = IWannaBeRich.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Calloway

| album = All the Way

| released = {{start date|1989|10|18}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = R&B

| length =

5:08 (album version)
4:30 (7-inch version)

| label = Solar

| writer =

Reggie Calloway
Vincent Calloway
Melvin Gentry
Belinda Lipscomb

| producer = Calloway

| prev_title = Sir Lancelot

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = Let's Get Smooth

| next_year = 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=

scope="row"\|Australia (ARIA){{cite book\|last=Ryan\|first=Gavin\|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010\|year=2011\|publisher=Moonlight Publishing\|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}} \|60
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1990) !Peak position
{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|10\|chartid=9138\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 23, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|5\|chartid=7918\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 23, 2019}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|17\|artist=Calloway\|song=I Wanna Be Rich\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|UK\|100\|date=19900630\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 23, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|2\|artist=Calloway\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 23, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|20\|artist=Calloway\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 23, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddancesales\|21\|artist=Calloway\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 13, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|5\|artist=Calloway\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 23, 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1990) !Position
scope="row"\|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9175&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9175.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9175\|title=Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990\|magazine=RPM\|publisher=Library and Archives Canada\|access-date=September 23, 2019}} \|56
scope="row"\|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine\|title=1990 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=102\|issue=51\|page=YE-14\|date=December 22, 1990}} \|22
scope="row"\|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1990\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=July 5, 2021}} \|66

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Chart (1990)

!Position

scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9175&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9175.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9175|title=Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=September 23, 2019}}

|56

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|title=1990 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=102|issue=51|page=YE-14|date=December 22, 1990}}

|22

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 5, 2021}}

|66

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Calloway|title=I Wanna Be Rich|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=1990|access-date=September 23, 2019|refname="riaa"}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Version !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format(s) !scope="col"\|Label(s) !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\|United States \|rowspan="3"\|"I Wanna Be Rich" \|October 18, 1989 \|{{hlist\|7-inch vinyl\|12-inch vinyl\|cassette}} \|Solar \|
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|United Kingdom \|June 4, 1990 \|7-inch vinyl \|rowspan="2"\|Epic \|{{cite magazine\|title=New Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=41\|date=June 2, 1990}}
June 11, 1990 \|{{hlist\|12-inch vinyl\|CD\|cassette}} \|{{cite magazine\|title=New Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=33\|date=June 9, 1990}}
scope="row"\|Japan \|"Sir Lancelot" / "I Wanna Be Rich" \|July 21, 1990 \|Mini-CD \|CBS/Sony \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/58529/products/90125/1/\|title=サー・ランスロット {{!}} キャロウェイ\|trans-title=Sir Lancelot {{!}} Calloway\|publisher=Oricon\|language=ja\|access-date=September 8, 2023}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Version

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|United States

|rowspan="3"|"I Wanna Be Rich"

|October 18, 1989

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|cassette}}

|Solar

scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

|June 4, 1990

|7-inch vinyl

|rowspan="2"|Epic

|{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=41|date=June 2, 1990}}

June 11, 1990

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=33|date=June 9, 1990}}

scope="row"|Japan

|"Sir Lancelot" / "I Wanna Be Rich"

|July 21, 1990

|Mini-CD

|CBS/Sony

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/58529/products/90125/1/|title=サー・ランスロット {{!}} キャロウェイ|trans-title=Sir Lancelot {{!}} Calloway|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 8, 2023}}

References

Category:1989 singles

Category:1988 songs

Category:American contemporary R&B songs

Category:Epic Records singles

Category:SOLAR Records singles

Category:Songs written by Reggie Calloway