Dirty Money
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| Single by Ween | |||||
| Released | December 12, 2005 | ||||
| Recorded | c. 1992–1994 | ||||
| Length | 4:51 | ||||
| Label | Chocodog Records | ||||
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"Dirty Money" is a song by Ween, released as both an iTunes single in 2005 and on the deluxe edition of Chocolate and Cheese in 2024.
Song Details
Recording and Composition
"Dirty Money" is in the key of D minor, though the version present on the Chocolate and Cheese deluxe edition is pitch-shifted down to C# minor.
The song was first officially released as a single on iTunes in 2005. This version can be considered a Shinola outtake. The Shinola outtake may have been recorded sometime during the Chocolate and Cheese sessions, and touched up during sessions for the 2005 odds-and-ends compilation Shinola, Vol. 1.
The lead vocal is sung by Gene Ween.
Alternate versions
In 2024, a different, shorter mix of the song was released on the deluxe edition of Chocolate and Cheese.
Live Performances
"Dirty Money" was written as early as the spring of 1994, when it was played live twice early in the Chocolate and Cheese tour. The 1994 performances would be the only times Ween would play the song live before bringing it back into live rotation in 2023.[1]