![]() ![]() ![]() 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. The case was “settled amicably” according to Jorge Ben Jor, in Ben Jor’s favor. A copyright infringement lawsuit by Brazilian musician Jorge Ben Jor claimed the chorus of the song had been derived from his song “Taj Mahal”. ![]() It has been noted that Stewart created parts of the song through musical plagiarism. It reached No.1 in the UK on December 2nd, 1979 and spent four weeks at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1979. The song is featured on Stewart’s album “Blondes Have More Fun”, and was released as a single in November 1978. The Rod Stewart smash disco hit “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” was written by Stewart, Carmine Appice (former Vanilla Fudge) and Duane Hitchings, though it incorporates the melody from the song “Taj Mahal” by Jorge Ben Jor and the string arrangement from the song “Put Something Down On It” by Bobby Womack. ![]() The song is one of Stewart’s most memorable ones but was involved in some controversy Rod Stewart’s disco hit “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” peaks to No.1 in 1979 ![]()
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