If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me - wikipedia If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me `` If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me '' 1979 single cover Single by The Bellamy Brothers from the album The Two and Only B - side `` Make Me Over '' Released March 1979 Format 7 '' Recorded 1978 Genre Country, country pop Length 3 : 14 Label Warner Bros. / Curb 8790 Songwriter ( s ) David Bellamy Producer ( s ) Michael Lloyd The Bellamy Brothers singles chronology `` Lovin ' On '' ( 1978 ) `` If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me '' ( 1979 ) `` You Ai n't Just Whistlin ' Dixie '' ( 1979 ) `` Lovin ' On '' ( 1978 ) `` If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me '' ( 1979 ) `` You Ai n't Just Whistlin ' Dixie '' ( 1979 ) `` If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me '' is a song written by David Bellamy, and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in March 1979 as the second single from the album The Two and Only. The song became their first number 1 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and their second number one overall, after their 1976 pop hit `` Let Your Love Flow ''. The title as shown on the original single was `` If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me '', but on the album and subsequent releases, the title is shown as ``... Had... ''. Contents 1 Story 2 Re-recording 3 Britney Spears controversy 4 Chart performance 5 References Story `` If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body... '' derived its double entendre title from a Groucho Marx line. Songwriter David Bellamy told country music journalist Tom Roland that he regularly watched Marx 's program, You Bet Your Life, where Marx sometimes used the quote while interviewing an attractive female contestant, then shake his cigar and raise his eyebrows to elicit a reaction. The comment stuck in Bellamy 's head as a possible hook line for a song. The song earned its first success in Northern Ireland before becoming a hit in the United States. The song was also a minor hit on Top 40 stations, peaking at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. In a 2003 issue, Country Weekly magazine named it the number 1 country pick - up line of all time. Re-recording On their 2005 album Angels & Outlaws, Vol. 1, The Bellamy Brothers re-recorded this song with Dolly Parton. This rendition peaked at number 60 on the country charts, giving the Bellamy Brothers their first chart entry since `` Not '' in 1994. Britney Spears controversy In 2011, the Brothers criticized pop singer Britney Spears 's song `` Hold It Against Me '' for sounding similar to `` If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me ''. In a statement, David Bellamy said `` professionally, well, in all honesty, we feel completely ripped off. Where 's the originality ? '' The Bellamy Brothers ' attorney Christopher E. Schmidt stated that `` ( it ) becomes somewhat uncanny if you simply double the beat of the Bellamy Brothers ' song and match it up with Britney 's version '' and pointed out that it was not the first time that songwriters Max Martin and Lukasz `` Dr. Luke '' Gottwald were accused of copyright infringement. On March 2, 2011, Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Bonnie McKee, and Mathieu `` Billboard '' Jomphe, all of whom wrote `` Hold It Against Me '', filed a lawsuit against the Bellamy Brothers for defamation and libel because of the accusations, but the Brothers apologized and the case was dismissed on August 11, 2011. The Brothers released a statement that said, `` The Bellamy Brothers apologise to Dr. Luke and Max Martin for the Bellamys ' public statements and any false impressions suggested by the statements on their website that Dr. Luke and Max Martin copy the works of others. '' Chart performance Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position Canadian RPM Country Tracks 24 UK Singles Chart US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 39 Dutch Top 40 11 New Zealand Singles Chart 17 Preceded by `` Do n't Take It Away '' by Conway Twitty Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single May 19 -- June 2, 1979 Succeeded by `` She Believes in Me '' by Kenny Rogers References Jump up ^ `` The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits '' ( Billboard Books, Watson - Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ( ISBN 0 - 82 - 307553 - 2 ) ), p. 233 - 234. Jump up ^ Roland. Jump up ^ Bellamy brothers are coming... so do n't hold that song against them Jump up ^ Staff, The Salt Lake Tribune ( January 11, 2011 ). `` Is Britney Spears ripping off the Bellamy Brothers with new single ? ''. The Salt Lake Tribune. MediaNews Group. Retrieved July 9, 2011. Jump up ^ Staff, The Salt Lake Tribune ( February 22, 2011 ). `` Bellamy Brothers still considering legal action against Britney Spears ''. The Salt Lake Tribune. MediaNews Group. Retrieved July 9, 2011. Jump up ^ Christman, Ed ( March 4, 2011 ). `` Britney Spears ' ' HIAM ' : Do Bellamy Brothers Have an Infringement Case ? ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 9, 2011. Jump up ^ Staff, Contactmusic ( September 4, 2011 ). `` Luke - Defamation Lawsuit Over Spears Single Dropped ''. Contactmusic.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011. Jump up ^ `` The Bellamy Brothers Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` The Bellamy Brothers Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Whitburn, Joel, `` Top Country Songs : 1944 - 2005, '' 2006. Allmusic -- If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body ( Would You Hold It Against Me ) by the Bellamy Brothers. The Bellamy Brothers David Bellamy Howard Bellamy Albums The Two and Only Notable singles `` Let Your Love Flow '' `` Bird Dog '' `` If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me '' `` You Ai n't Just Whistlin ' Dixie '' `` Sugar Daddy '' `` Dancin ' Cowboys '' `` Lovers Live Longer '' `` Do You Love as Good as You Look '' `` You 're My Favorite Star '' `` For All the Wrong Reasons '' `` Get into Reggae Cowboy '' `` Redneck Girl '' `` When I 'm Away from You '' `` I Love Her Mind '' `` Strong Weakness '' `` Forget About Me '' `` World 's Greatest Lover '' `` I Need More of You '' `` Old Hippie '' `` Lie to You for Your Love '' `` Feelin ' the Feelin ' '' `` Too Much Is Not Enough '' ( with The Forester Sisters ) `` Kids of the Baby Boom '' `` Crazy from the Heart '' `` Santa Fe '' `` I 'll Give You All My Love Tonight '' `` Rebels Without a Clue '' `` Big Love '' `` You 'll Never Be Sorry '' `` The Center of My Universe '' `` I Could Be Persuaded '' `` Cowboy Beat '' `` Some Broken Hearts Never Mend '' Guest singles `` Drive South '' ( with The Forester Sisters ) Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=If_I_Said_You_Had_a_Beautiful_Body_Would_You_Hold_It_Against_Me&oldid=824617347 '' Categories : 1979 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles 1979 songs The Bellamy Brothers songs Warner Bros. 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