| Art for Art's Sake | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | 10cc |
| Album: | How Dare You! |
| B-Side: | Get It While You Can |
| Released: | 21 November 1975[1] |
| Recorded: | 1975 |
| Genre: | Progressive rock |
| Length: | 4:11 (single edit) 6:01 (album version) |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | 10cc |
| Prev Title: | I'm Not in Love |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | I'm Mandy Fly Me |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
"Art for Art's Sake" is a single by 10cc released in 1975. It was taken from the How Dare You! album,[2] and, in an edited version, reached No. 5 on the UK singles chart.
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".[3]
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."[4]
| Chart (1975/6) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[5] [6] | 5 |
| Australia ARIA Charts[7] | 61 |
| Canada RPM (magazine)[8] | 69 |
| Irish Singles Chart[9] | 4 |