Single:
Ego is Not a Dirty Word entered the Australian singles chart* on 21 April 1975 and peaked at #2. The song was #20 on the Top 100 of 1975.
Album:
The song is on Ego is Not a Dirty Word which entered the Australian albums chart* on 7 July 1975. It reached #1 on 21 July 1975 and remained on top for 11 weeks.
Songwriter:
Greg Macainsh
Producer:
Ross Wilson (as Duke Wilson)
Record label of Australian release:
Mushroom
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Countdown video:
Wikipedia:
Skyhooks had #1 albums on the Australian Kent Music Report with their 1974 debut, Living in the 70s (for 16 weeks), and its 1975 follow-up, Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (11 weeks).
According to music historian, Ian McFarlane “[Skyhooks] made an enormous impact on Australian social life”.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhooks
Lyrics:
If I did not have an ego I would not be here tonight
If I did not have an ego I might not think that I was right
If you did not have an ego you might not care the way you dressed
If you did not have an ego you′d just be like the rest
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