No tengo dinero (Righeira song) explained

No tengo dinero
Cover:	Righeira - No Tengo Dinero.jpg
Caption:	Artwork for the French vinyl single release
Type:	single
Artist:	Righeira
Album:	Righeira
Language:	Spanish
B-Side:	"Dinero Scratch" "Tanzen mit Righeira"
Released:	1983
Genre:	Italo disco
Length:	3:38 (album version) 3:20 (single version)
Label:	CGD
Producer:	La Bionda
Prev Title:	Vamos a la playa
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Hey Mama
Next Year:	1984

"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, 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.

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).

Track listing and formats

• Italian 7-inch single^[3]

A. "No tengo dinero" – 3:20

B. "Dinero Scratch" – 3:28

• German 7-inch single^[4]

A. "No tengo dinero" – 3:38

B. "Dinero Scratch" – 3:28

• German 12-inch maxi-single^[5]

A. "No tengo dinero" – 5:30

B. "Dinero Scratch" – 4:58

• US 12-inch single^[6]

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.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983–1984)!scope="col"

Peak position
Argentina (Prensario)^[8]	2
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[9]	15

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Righeira – No Tengo Dinero / Dinero Scratch . Discogs.com . 15 January 2022 . en.
2. Web site: Righeira - No tengo dinero . Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts . 15 January 2022 .
3. No Tengo Dinero . . 1983 . Italian 7-inch single liner notes . . INT 10524.
4. No Tengo Dinero . . 1983 . German 7-inch single liner notes . . 6.14016 AC.
5. No Tengo Dinero . . 1983 . German 12-inch maxi-single liner notes . . 6.20267 AE.
6. No Tengo Dinero / Tanzen mit Righeira . . 1983 . US 12-inch single liner notes . . SP-12097.
7. . . 1983 . LP, Vinyl, CD . . INT 20385.
8. 24 March 1984 . International Bestsellers: Argentina . live . PDF . . 35 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411221401/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1984/CB-1984-03-24.pdf . 11 April 2023 . 4 June 2023 . World Radio History.
9. Web site: Classifiche . . Italian . 1 January 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/https://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php . 1 December 2016. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Righeira".