| "For the Love of Money" | ||||
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 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by The O'Jays | ||||
| from the album Ship Ahoy | ||||
| B-side | "People Keep Tellin' Me" | |||
| Released | April 1974 (US) | |||
| Recorded | October 3, 1973 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:42 (single version) 7:14 (album version) | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International 3544 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff Anthony Jackson | |||
| Producer(s) | Gamble and Huff | |||
| The O'Jays singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "For the Love of Money" (album version) on YouTube | ||||
"For the Love of Money" is a soul, funk song that was written and composed by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson; it was recorded by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays for the album Ship Ahoy. Produced by Gamble and Huff for Philadelphia International Records, "For the Love of Money" was issued as a single in late 1973, with "People Keep Tellin' Me" as its B-side. The single peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, and at No. 9 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart in spring 1974. Though the album version of the song was over seven minutes long, it received substantial radio airplay. The song's title comes from a well-known Bible verse, 1 Timothy 6:10: "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." (This translation is from the King James Version of the Bible.) The song was also used as the opening theme song for NBC’s The Apprentice as well as Donald Trump's WWE entrance music.[3]
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- ^ Molanphy, Chris (October 15, 2022). "Give Up the Funk Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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