Doing It for the Money

"Doing It for the Money"
Single by Foster the People
from the album Sacred Hearts Club
ReleasedApril 27, 2017
Genre
Length3:48
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mark Foster
  • Isom Innis
Foster the People singles chronology
"Are You What You Want to Be?"
(2014) 		"Doing It for the Money"
(2017) 		"Loyal Like Sid & Nancy"
(2017)

"Doing It for the Money" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. Initially released on April 27, 2017, on their YouTube channel[1] as a part of their new EP (III), the song is featured as the second track on the band's third studio album, Sacred Hearts Club, and was released as the record's first single by Columbia Records.

Music video

The official video for "Doing It for the Money" was released August 11, 2017,[2] and was directed by Daniel Henry and produced by Molly Ortiz. The video utilizes Google's DeepDream Technology that "manipulates reality to create a sensory overload."[3] On the topic of the video, Henry stated that "In researching more about the DeepDream world, I loved the idea of letting the collective unconscious of the internet play a part in the forming the music video. At any moment you can freeze frame and start to see a cryptic narrative that unfolds in infinite degrees. You might see a dog, or a dinosaur, or a dead president in these hallucinations, or it could just be projections of our inner turmoil."[4]

Personnel

Foster the People

  • Mark Foster – vocals, piano, bass synthesizer, tubular bells
  • Isom Innis – drums, percussion, synthesizers

Additional personnel

  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Ryan Tedder – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] 37
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[6] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 48

References

  1. ^ "Foster The People – Doing It for the Money (Audio)". YouTube. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Foster The People – Doing It for the Money". YouTube. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "PREMIERE: Lose Your Mind with Foster the People and Their Psychedelic "Doing It For The Money" Video". Papermag.com. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Foster The People Release Video for "Doing It For The Money"". Alternativeaddiction.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Foster the People Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Foster the People Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.