Art for Art's Sake (song) - Composition

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"Art for Arts Sake" is a single by 10cc released in 1975. It was taken from the How Dare You! album,[1] and reached No. 5 on the UK singles chart.

"Art for Arts Sake"

Single by 10cc

from the album How Dare You!

B-side

"Get it While You Can"

Released

November 1975

Recorded

1975

Genre

Progressive rock
hard rock
sophisti-pop

Length

4:11 (single edit)
6:01 (album version)

Label

Mercury

Songwriter(s)

Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman

Producer(s)

10cc

10cc singles chronology

"I'm Not in Love"
(1975)

"Art for Arts Sake"
(1975)

"I'm Mandy Fly Me"
(1976)

The title of the song derives from the fact that Graham Gouldman's father, Hymie Gouldman, often used to say "Art for art's sake, money for God's sake, okay".[2]

Personnel

Eric Stewart – lead vocal, grand piano, electric piano, six string bass, fuzz bass, lead guitar
Graham Gouldman– electric guitars, cow bell, tambourine, backing vocals
Lol Creme – 2nd lead vocal, electric guitars, maracas, Moog synthesizer, recorder, backing vocals
Kevin Godley – drums, temple blocks, backing vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1975/6)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[3][4]	5
Australia ARIA Charts[5]	61
Canada RPM (magazine)[6]	69
Irish Singles Chart[7]	4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	6
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	83

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
New Zealand (Top 40 Singles)[10]	34

References

"Art for Art's Sake". allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
"Art for Arts Sake -10cc". Songfacts. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
"everyhit.com search results". Retrieved 11 January 2009.
"The Official Charts Company - 10cc - Art for Art's Sake". Retrieved 11 January 2009.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"RPM Top 100 Singles - January 10, 1976" (PDF).
"irishcharts.ie search results". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
"10cc – Art for Art's Sake". Top 40 Singles.
"10cc Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"END OF YEAR CHARTS 1976 - OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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Graham Gouldman Paul Burgess Rick Fenn Mike Stevens Mick Wilson Eric Stewart Lol Creme Kevin Godley Stuart Tosh Tony O'Malley Duncan Mackay Vic Emerson Gary Wallis
Studio albums	10cc Sheet Music The Original Soundtrack How Dare You! Deceptive Bends Bloody Tourists Look Hear? Ten Out of 10 Windows in the Jungle ...Meanwhile Mirror Mirror
Live albums	Live and Let Live Alive Clever Clogs
Compilations	100cc Greatest Hits 1972–1978 Changing Faces – The Very Best of 10cc and Godley & Creme The Very Best of 10cc Strawberry Bubblegum: A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969–1972 Greatest Hits ... And More
Box sets	Greatest Songs and More (Great Box)
Singles	"Donna" "Johnny, Don't Do It" "Rubber Bullets" "The Dean and I" "Headline Hustler" "The Worst Band in the World" "The Wall Street Shuffle" "Silly Love" "I'm Not in Love" "Life Is a Minestrone" "Art for Art's Sake" "I'm Mandy Fly Me" "The Things We Do for Love" "Good Morning Judge" "People in Love" "Dreadlock Holiday" "One-Two-Five" "Feel the Love"
Related articles	Discography The Magic Lanterns The Mindbenders Hotlegs "Neanderthal Man" Thinks: School Stinks You Didn't Like It Because You Didn't Think of It Doctor Father Godley & Creme Wax

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