You Wear It Well

"You Wear It Well" is a song written by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, performed by Stewart. It utilizes an arrangement markedly similar to that of "Maggie May," one of Stewart's hits from the previous year.[1][2]

Stewart recorded "You Wear It Well" for the album Never a Dull Moment, and released it as a single on 12 August 1972. The song became an international hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart.[3] In the US, "You Wear It Well" peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4]

Stewart performed the song live on BBC's Top of the Pops with the full lineup of The Faces, along with Martin Quittenton on classical guitar and Dick "Tricky Dicky" Powell on fiddle joining them. A live version of the song from his 2013 performance at The Troubadour, West Hollywood was included on the deluxe edition of the album Time.

Cover versions
The 1999 album I Have Been To Heaven And Back: Hen's Teeth and Other Lost Fragments of Unpopular Culture Vol. 1 by the Mekons includes a cover of the song[5] Ali Campbell covered the song on his 2010 album Great British Songs In 2012, Frank Bango recorded a version for a fundraising album titled Super Hits Of The Seventies for radio station WFMU In 2016, Dexys featuring Kevin Rowland covered the song on their album Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish & Country Soul