Song · The Psychedelic Furs
“All That Money Wants” by The Psychedelic Furs
Released 1988
“All That Money Wants” by The Psychedelic Furs appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1988. Its best result is #23 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #29 alternative song of 1988, #3,696 alternative song of all time and #208 of the '80s.
Watch
Video from YouTube (PsychedelicFursVEVO). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube
"All That Money Wants" arrived in July 1988 on Columbia as a single from All of This and Nothing, the Psychedelic Furs' best-of compilation, backed with "Birdland". The band produced it with Stephen Street, and Richard Butler called it something of a return to their earlier sound: more layered, and more mysterious in its words.
That's a fair description. John Ashton's guitars shimmer and stack up in swirls, Tim Butler's bass keeps a dark pulse, Vince Ely drums with a steady hand, and Richard Butler's rasp drifts through it all like smoke. It scraped in at No. 75 in the UK but went to No. 1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart in America.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 37 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 | 107 |
| 1988 | 67 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
| 1988 | 23 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 | 106 |
| 1988 | 79 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 383 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 2002 | 1065 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 740 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: All That Money WAnts; All that Money Wants.
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "All That Money Wants" by The Psychedelic Furs.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.