Art for Art's Sake (song)
1975 single by 10cc / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Art for Art's Sake" is a single by 10cc released in 1975. It was taken from the How Dare You! album,[1] and, in an edited version, reached No. 5 on the UK singles chart.
Quick Facts Single by 10cc, from the album How Dare You! ...
"Art for Art's Sake" | ||||
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Single by 10cc | ||||
from the album How Dare You! | ||||
B-side | "Get It While You Can" | |||
Released | November 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 4:11 (single edit) 6:01 (album version) | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman | |||
Producer(s) | 10cc | |||
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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]
The wordless tape-loop vocals used by the band in their ground-breaking hit I'm Not in Love are also clearly audible in the slow sections of the song.
Record World called it "a spirited tour-de-force of vocal and production technique with an irresistible hook" and "a great sound."[3]