1972Released
4:22

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"You Wear It Well" was written as a collaboration between Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton. You'll know Martin Quittenton from Steamhammer, as well as his frequent work with Rod Stewart. The subject of this song is Stewart writing a letter to an old flame - and having a pretty good attitude about it. What she is wearing well might be her current life, the years passing by, or the birthday gown he once bought her.

This song falls squarely into Stewart's central body of work as another folksy blue-eyed soul ballad. You'll notice how similar this song sounds to another Stewart hit, "Maggie May," from the previous Rod Stewart album, Every Picture Tells a Story. Well, Quittenton collaborated with Stewart on that one, too!

Along with this song, other charting singles from the Never a Dull Moment album include a cover of Jimi Hendrix' song "Angel," and "What Made Milwaukee Famous."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of You Wear It Well.
DKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
127BPM

Album

The album You Wear It Well is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released You Wear It Well.
Island Def Jam
© 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group

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