If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)

"If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)" is a song by The Tamperer featuring Maya. It reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1998 and also peaked within the Top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Italy. The song samples Madonna's 1985 hit, "Material Girl".[1]

"If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)"
Single by The Tamperer featuring Maya
from the album Fabulous
Released	1998
Genre	Italo house dance
Label	Battery Records
Songwriter(s)	Peter Brown Robert Rans L. Dias Jim Dyke Steve Gittelman
Producer(s)	G. Saglia Mario Fargetta Alex Farolfi
The Tamperer featuring Maya singles chronology
"Feel It" (1998) "If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)" (1998) "Hammer to the Heart" (1999)

Critical reception

Billboard wrote that "as clever as peanut butter and chocolate, this full-on camp follow-up to (...) "Feel It" rewrites the instrumental hook of Madonna's "Material Girl" and wraps it around a super-catchy lyrical chant about how "f- f- f- f- f -f -f- fabulous" you'll be with this little ditty in hand." They noted further that "you can't deny its truth, given the adhesive sing-along verses about the improvements in life that Miss Days has seen since buying herself a piece of this musical carnival. The beat also hammers home with the potency of a massive facial tick, delivering the signature bass rollick that has ignited this group across much of Europe." They also noted that their only complaint is that "at 3:08, it's just too short", and added "take it to the beach, in the car, and impress your roommates with this care-free romp that couldn't deliver the season's fun quotient with any more good cheer."[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	37
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]	29
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[7]	4
Denmark (IFPI)[8]	8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[9]	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10]	9
France (SNEP)[11]	60
Germany (Official German Charts)[12]	74
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[13]	33
Ireland (IRMA)[14]	6
Italy (Musica e dischi)[15]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17]	18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18]	11
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[19]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20]	20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21]	3
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[22]	1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[23]	15
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[24]	16

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25]	59

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Silver	200,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "The Tamperer Featuring Maya's 'If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
2. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine. 8 May 1999. p. 19. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
3. "Australian-charts.com – The Tamperer feat. Maya – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
4. "Austriancharts.at – The Tamperer feat. Maya – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. "Ultratop.be – The Tamperer feat. Maya – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. "Ultratop.be – The Tamperer feat. Maya – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better" (in French). Ultratop 50.
7. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 8141." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
8. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 4. 23 January 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
9. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (13 June 1998). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
10. "The Tamperer feat. Maya: If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
11. "Lescharts.com – The Tamperer feat. Maya – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better" (in French). Les classement single.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Tamperer feat. Maya – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
13. "Íslenski Listinn (11.12–18.12. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 11 December 1998. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
15. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 46. 14 November 1998. p. 12. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
16. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 7 November 2018.
17. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Tamperer feat. Maya – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
18. "Charts.nz – The Tamperer feat. Maya – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better". Top 40 Singles.
19. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
20. "Swedishcharts.com – The Tamperer feat. Maya – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better". Singles Top 100.
21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
22. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
23. "The Tamperer featuring Maya Days Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
24. "The Tamperer featuring Maya Days Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
25. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1998 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
26. "British single certifications – Tamperer The (ft Maya) – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 November 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.