| "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" | ||||
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| Single by Mac Davis | ||||
| from the album Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me | ||||
| Released | July 1972 (U.S.) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | March 1, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock, soft rock, country | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Columbia 4-45618 | |||
| Writer(s) | Mac Davis | |||
| Producer | Mac Davis | |||
| Mac Davis singles chronology | ||||
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"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" is a hit song by country and pop singer-songwriter Mac Davis. From his breakthrough album of the same name, the song reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts in September 1972, spending three weeks atop each chart. He wrote the song when the record company demanded he write a tune with a "hook".
The song was also a modest country hit concurrent with its pop success, reaching number 26 shortly after the peak of its pop success.
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| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 26 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[1] | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] | 1 |
| Preceded by "Black and White" by Three Dog Night |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 23 - October 7, 1972 |
Succeeded by "Ben" by Michael Jackson |
| Preceded by "The Guitar Man" by Bread |
Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single by Mac Davis September 16, 1972 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Black and White" by Three Dog Night |
| Preceded by "I Ain't Never" by Mel Tillis |
RPM Country Tracks number one single October 21, 1972 |
Succeeded by "Funny Face" by Donna Fargo |