Who was the Carly Simon song Your So Vain supposed to be about
You're So Vain You're So Vain "You're So Vain" is a song written in 1971 by Carly Simon and released in November 1972. The song is a critical profile of a self-absorbed lover about whom Simon asserts "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." The title subject's identity has long been a matter of speculation, with Simon stating that the song refers to three men, only one of whom she has named publicly, actor Warren Beatty. The song is ranked at #92 on "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Greatest Songs of All-Time. "You're So Vain" was voted #216 in RIAA's Songs of the
You're So Vain it stayed for the first three weeks of 1973, also spending two weeks at the top of the Easy Listening chart in early 1973, her first number one on either chart. "You're So Vain" was Simon's breakthrough hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number three on the UK chart on its original release in 1973. The song was re-released in the UK in 1991 to cash in on its inclusion in a commercial for Dunlop Tyres, peaking at number 41. You're So Vain "You're So Vain" is a song written in 1971 by Carly Simon and released in November 1972.