{{Infobox song | name = Music for Money | cover = Ice_MC-Music_for_Money.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Ice MC | album = Dreadatour | B-side = Remix | released = 9 September 1996 | recorded = | studio = Session Studios | venue = | genre = * Eurodance * ragga<ref name="m&m">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-11-23.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=23 November 1996|page=14|volume=13|issue=47|access-date=2 December 2019}}</ref> | length = 3:27 | label = Club Zone | writer = * Ian Campbell * Joker Three | producer = Masterboy | prev_title = Give Me the Light | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Let's Take It Easy | next_year = 1997 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|luDrGTsF0EM|"Music for Money"}}}} }}
"'''Music for Money'''" is a song recorded by British, Italy based Eurodance artist Ice MC, featuring vocals by Italian singer Valentina Ducros,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10674715/|title=Valentina Ducros|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=25 November 2019}}</ref> who also appeared on "Give Me the Light". Produced by German Eurodance project Masterboy, it was released in 1996, by Club Zone, as the second single from Ice MC's fourth album, ''Dreadatour'' (1996). "Music for Money" was successful in the Czech Republic and Finland, where it peaked at numbers eight and 12. The accompanying music video was directed by Stephan Hadjam, produced by Ulli Beyer and filmed in Berlin, Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10294320/?ref_=kw_li_tt|title=Ice MC: Music for Money (1996 Video)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=25 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurokdj.com/search/video.php?id=1214|title=Ice MC - Music For Money music video 1996|publisher=Eurokdj.com|accessdate=21 January 2026}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' wrote in their review of the single, "Ice MC sings raggamuffin' style over dance beats. He should be praised for the honest lyrical content. The second, more clubby radio cut, has slightly more potential than the first."<ref name="m&m"/>
==Track listing== * '''12" single, Germany''' #"Music for Money" (Maxi Club Mix) — 5:42 #"Music for Money" (Maxi MB Mellow Mix) — 5:38 #"Music for Money" (Static Mix) — 5:29
* '''12" maxi, France''' #"Music for Money" (Funky Mix) — 4:17 #"Music for Money" (Masterboy Remix) — 5:42 #"Music for Money" (Cash Mix) — 5:55
* '''CD single, Europe''' #"Music for Money" (Single Version) — 3:25 #"Music for Money" (Radio Remix) — 4:23
* '''CD maxi, Europe''' #"Music for Money" (Single Version) — 3:27 #"Music for Money" (Radio Cut) — 3:22 #"Music for Money" (Maxi Club Mix) — 5:40 #"Music for Money" (Static Mix) — 5:32 #"Music for Money" (Maxi MB Mellow Mix) — 5:33
==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1996) !Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Czech Republic (IFPI CR)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-09-28.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=39|date=28 September 1996|page=22|access-date=2 December 2019}}</ref> | 8 |- !scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 12 |}
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Category:1996 singles Category:1996 songs Category:Ice MC songs Category:Music videos shot in Germany