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"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" is a song by the British singer Rod Stewart from his 1978 album ''Blondes Have More Fun''. It was written by Stewart, Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Duane Hitchings – A Country Writer's Rock Roots )〕 though it incorporates elements of the melody from the song "Taj Mahal" by Jorge Ben Jor. The song featured on Stewart's album ''Blondes Have More Fun'', and was released as a single in November 1978. It spent one week at the top of the British charts in December 1978 and four weeks at the top of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1979. ''Billboard'' ranked it number four on its Top Singles of 1979 year-end chart.〔"Top Singles of the Year" ''Billboard'' December 22, 1979: TIA-10〕 It also topped the charts in Australia for two weeks. Royalties from the song were donated to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Stewart performed the song at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in January 1979.〔(AP) "Frost Sets UNICEF Show" ''The Robesonian'' 30 November 1978: 1〕 ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the song at #308 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/rod-stewart-da-ya-think-im-sexy-20110526 )〕 ==Background and writing== Carmine Appice, who played drums on this song told Songfacts: "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." In a 2007 interview, co-writer Duane Hitchings noted that "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" was 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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