Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?

"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" is a 1978 hit song for Rod Stewart. It was written by Stewart and Carmine Appice, and produced by Tom Dowd.

"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, starting February 10, 1979. It had also topped the charts in the UK a few months earlier in December, but he did not have the Christmas number-one single.

The song was criticized by many in the rock press as a betrayal of Stewart's blues-oriented rock-and-roll roots due to its disco-like arrangement, but Stewart and others were quick to point out that other widely respected artists, such as Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones, had also released disco-flavoured songs.

In 2004 Rolling Stone ranked the song #301 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Plagiarism lawsuit

A plagiarism lawsuit by Brazilian musician Jorge Ben Jor confirmed that the song had been derived from his composition "Taj Mahal". As a result of the lawsuit, Stewart agreed to donate all his royalties from the song to United Nations Children's Fund.[1] Stewart performed the song at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in 1979.

Other versions and references in other media

The song was later recorded by Millie Jackson for her one of her 1982 releases titled, "Live and Uncensored." The song was remixed by techno/house group N-Trance in 1997 and featured in the movie A Night at the Roxbury the following year. The track was covered by the Revolting Cocks on their 1993 album Linger Fickin' Good. Girls of FHM made a cover in 2004, making number ten in the UK singles chart. Miio included the song on their 2003 album.

Paris Hilton recorded the song for her 2006 debut album Paris. It is the final track on the album.

In 1998, Hip-Hop group, The Lox sampled the song for their first single, "If You Think I'm Jiggy?" The song reached #30 on The Billboard Hot 100.

British artist Tina Barrett recorded a cover of this song. A reformed Vanilla Fudge featuring Carmine Appice covered the song too in 2004.

Those Darn Accordions covered the song on the 1996 album No Strings Attached, with vocals by tattooed octogenarian accordionist Clyde Forsman.

Radio Active's 'Salute to New York' programme included the song Da Ya Think I'm Sexist? by 'Rod McStewart', in which a promiscuous rock star shows his double standards.

Chicago disk jockey Steve Dahl parodied the song as "Do You Think I'm Disco?" in which a superficial disco fan repents and gets into rock 'n roll.

Comedians Bob and Ray memorably preformed the song on a 1979 Saturday Night Live special.

In The Simpsons episode "I Love Lisa", Flanders sings a clean version of "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Vorlage:Quote The song was also covered (Live only) by American Rock Band Hoobastank

In the 1993 film So I Married an Axe Murderer Mike Myers in his dual role as father and son Charlie and Stewart McKenzie, does a comedic scene, where Stewart performs the song with a bagpiper in his thick Scottish accent at Charlie's wedding reception while Charlie looks on. Also in the same film Rod Stewart is featured in Stewarts "Scottish Hall of fame" along with Alexander Graham Bell

The Revolting Cocks cover the song, substituting some raunchier lyrics, on their 1993 album "Linger Ficken Good... and other barnyard oddities."

Gene Summers & Crossfire covered "Sexy" on a single in 1979 on LeCam Records. It was re-issued, that same year as Gene Summers & Dea on Country Disco Records.

Korean singer K covered the song for his 6th Japanese single, Brand New Map.