Because Ya Think I'm Sexy?

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Because Ya Think I'm Sexy?
  DE 9 December 18, 1978 (22 weeks)
  AT 8th January 15, 1978 (20 weeks)
  CH 8th 01/28/1978 (8 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 11/18/1978 (13 weeks)
  US 1 December 23, 1978 (21 weeks)

Because Ya Think I'm Sexy? is a 1978 song by Rod Stewart , written by him, Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings. It appeared on the album Blondes Have More Fun .

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Carmine Appice, who played the drums on the recording, said on Songfacts.com:

“This was a story of a guy meeting a chick in a club. At that time, that was a cool saying. If you listen to the lyrics, 'She sits alone, waiting for suggestions, he's so nervous…' it's the feelings of what was going on in a dance club. The guy sees a chick he digs, she's nervous and he's nervous and she's alone and doesn't know what's going on, then they end up at his place having sex, and then she's gone. "

“The story is about a guy who meets a girl in a club. At the time it was cool to do sayings like that. If you pay attention to the text: 'She's sitting alone and waiting for contact, he's so nervous ...' It describes what's going on in a discotheque. The guy sees a girl he loves, she's nervous and he's nervous, she's alone and doesn't know what's going on, then the two end up at his home and have sex and then she disappears. "

- Carmine Appice

In a 2007 interview, co-author Duane Hitchings said of Da Ya Think I'm Sexy ?:

“… A spoof on guys from the 'cocaine lounge lizards' of the Saturday Night Fever days. We Rock and Roll guys thought we were dead meat when that movie and the Bee Gees came out. The Bee Gees were brilliant musicians and really nice people. No big egos. Rod, in his brilliance, decided to do a spoof on disco. VERY smart man. There is no such thing as a 'dumb' super success in the music business. "

“A parody of the guys in the cocaine lounge on Saturday Night Fever days . We rock 'n' roll guys thought our days were numbered when the Bee Gees hit the scene. The Bee Gees were brilliant musicians and really nice people. No big egos. Rod, in his brilliance, decided to record a parody of disco . A very smart man. There is no such thing as a 'stupid' super success in the music business. "

- Duane Hitchings "

Because Ya Think I'm Sexy? was criticized by many in the music press as a betrayal of Stewart's blues-rock roots for its disco orientation , but Stewart and others pointed out that respected performers such as Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones had also published disco-style songs. There have also been plagiarism allegations against Stewart. The musician Jorge Ben Jor filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement one because Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Similarities to Jors Taj Mahal from 1972. An agreement was reached out of court. Stewart spoke of "unconscious plagiarism" in his autobiography, published in 2012.

Because Ya Think I'm Sexy? came in at number 308 in the list of the 500 best songs of all time compiled by the music magazine Rolling Stone .

It was released on November 10, 1978. In the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Spain and Portugal the piece became a number one hit. By Jim Burgess one was Special Disco Mix of the song min with a length of 6:29. made and released as a maxi single. The song was used in the episode Ralph Loves Lisa with the Simpsons and The Nightmare in A Terribly Nice Family .

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  1. ↑ Sources Chart positions: Chart statistics for Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? , accessed December 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ Interview at Songfacts.com
  3. ↑ Duane Hitchings, The Man Behind the Hits "
  4. ↑ Interview with Jorge Ben Jor
  5. ↑ 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
  6. ↑ Discogs.com , accessed February 19, 2018