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Art for Art's Sake (10cc song)

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"Art for Art's Sake"
Single by 10cc
from the album How Dare You!
B-side "Get it While You Can"
Released November 1975
Format 7" vinyl
Genre Rock
Label Mercury Records
Writer(s) Eric Stewart
Graham Gouldman
10cc singles chronology
"I'm Not in Love"
(1975)
"Art for Art's Sake"
(1975)
"I'm Mandy, Fly Me"
(1976)

"Art for Art's Sake" is a single by the British Pop/Rock band 10cc released in 1975. It was the first single released from the How Dare You! album. It was also the most successful single to be released from the album, making #5 on the British charts. The title of the song derives from a saying that Graham Gouldman's father used to make.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1975/6) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2][3] 5
Irish Singles Chart[4] 4

References

  1. ^ Songfacts.com info
  2. ^ "everyhit.com search results". http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 11 January 2009 (2009-01-11). 
  3. ^ "Chart Stats - 10cc - Art for Art's Sake". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=6879. Retrieved 11 January 2009 (2009-01-11). 
  4. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 11 January 2009 (2009-01-11). 

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