Released in November 1972 on the album No Secrets, "You're So Vain" hit #1 on the Billboard chart on January 6, 1973, and spent 17 weeks on the charts overall. It's no wonder: Simon, who won the Best New Artist of the Year Grammy in 1971, penned some of the most intriguing lyrics of all time for the song, while still expressing a sentiment anybody who's ever been in a relationship with an exasperating self-involved partner can understand.
The chorus, as fans know, echoed something countless women have felt about an ex: "You're so vain / You probably think this song is about you / You're so vain, you're so vain / I bet you think this song is about you / Don't you don't you, don't you?"
As Biography reported, since Simon's famous romantic partners included such celebrities as Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson, Terrence Malick, Jack Nicholson, Cat Stevens, James Taylor and John Travolta, speculation has run rampant over the years about the mystery man's identity.
Warren Beatty thought 'You're So Vain' was about him
“It certainly sounds like it was about Warren Beatty. He certainly thought it was about him — he called me and said thanks for the song," Simon said, but didn't confirm Beatty's suspicions at the time. Later, in 2015, she told the BBC that the second verse was indeed about the actor, but pointed out that didn't mean the other two were, as well. In separate interviews over the years, she clarified that "You're So Vain" was not about Taylor or Mick Jagger (another rumored inspiration).
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