"No tengo dinero"
Artwork for the French vinyl single release
Single by Righeira
from the album Righeira
LanguageSpanish
B-side
  • "Dinero Scratch"
  • "Tanzen mit Righeira"
Released1983
GenreItalo disco
Length
  • 3:38 (album version)
  • 3:20 (single version)
LabelCGD
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)La Bionda
Righeira singles chronology
"Vamos a la playa"
(1983)
"No tengo dinero"
(1983)
"Hey Mama"
(1984)
Music video
"No tengo dinero" on YouTube

"No tengo dinero" is a song by the Italian Italo disco duo Righeira from their 1983 debut album Righeira. It was written by Michael Righeira, the duo's backing vocalist and producers Carmelo La Bionda and Michelangelo La Bionda.[1] While not as successful as their earlier single, "Vamos a la playa", the song nonetheless achieved high popularity, hitting 12th place in Germany.[2] Much like their previous single, the song is written in Spanish because it was considered an unusual combination with electronic pop music,[3] and celebrating in spite of hardship (in this case poverty, as opposed to nuclear war).

Commercial performance

In Italy, it reached the fifteenth position on the Musica e dischi chart.[4]

Music video

The music video for "No tengo dinero" was directed by Pierluigi de Mas, who had previously worked with Righeira in the videos for "Vamos a la playa" and "Luciano Serra Pilota" (1983).[5]

Track listing and formats

  • Italian 7-inch single[6]
A. "No tengo dinero" – 3:20
B. "Dinero Scratch" – 3:28
  • German 7-inch single[7]
A. "No tengo dinero" – 3:38
B. "Dinero Scratch" – 3:28
  • German 12-inch maxi-single[8]
A. "No tengo dinero" – 5:30
B. "Dinero Scratch" – 4:58
  • US 12-inch single[9]
A. "No tengo dinero" – 5:30
B. "Tanzen mit Righeira" – 5:31

Credits and personnel

  • Johnson Righeira – vocals
  • Michael Righeira – songwriter, vocals
  • Carmelo La Bionda – songwriter, producer
  • Michelangelo La Bionda – songwriter, producer
  • Hermann Weindorf – co-producer, arranger
  • Berthold Weindorf – engineering, mixing
  • Ben Fenner – engineering, mixing

Credits and personnel adapted from the Righeira album and 7-inch single liner notes.[10][6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "No tengo dinero"
Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
Argentina (Prensario)[11] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 21
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 20
West Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 12

References

  1. "Righeira – No Tengo Dinero / Dinero Scratch". Discogs.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. "Righeira - No tengo dinero". Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. Arena 2017, p. 114
  4. 1 2 "Classifiche" (in Italian). Musica e dischi. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Righeira".
  5. Bendazzi 2015, p. 234
  6. 1 2 No Tengo Dinero (Italian 7-inch single liner notes). Righeira. Compagnia Generale del Disco. 1983. INT 10524.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. No Tengo Dinero (German 7-inch single liner notes). Righeira. Teldec. 1983. 6.14016 AC.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. No Tengo Dinero (German 12-inch maxi-single liner notes). Righeira. Teldec. 1983. 6.20267 AE.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. No Tengo Dinero / Tanzen mit Righeira (US 12-inch single liner notes). Righeira. A&M Records. 1983. SP-12097.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. Righeira (LP, Vinyl, CD). Righeira. Compagnia Generale del Disco. 1983. INT 20385.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. "International Bestsellers: Argentina" (PDF). Cash Box. 24 March 1984. p. 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023 via World Radio History.
  12. "Righeira – No Tengo Dinero" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Righeira" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  14. "Righeira – No Tengo Dinero". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Righeira – No Tengo Dinero" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

Bibliography

  • Arena, James (2017). Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476630144.
  • Bendazzi, Giannalberto (2015). Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138035324.


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