"It's Hard to be Humble" is a song written and recorded by American

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from his LP, ''Hard To Be Humble''. It became an international hit in the spring of 1980. A version by T.R. Dallas became a Top 20 hit in Ireland during the fall of the year. The song was covered by

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in 1980 and

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in 2019. The song was additionally covered in Dutch in 1981 by Peter Blanker under the name of "'t Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven", which became a top 10 hit in the Netherlands, and in German (by Peter Petrel) under the title "Ich bin viel zu bescheiden".

Chart history

Weekly charts

;T.R. Dallas cover

Year-end charts

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* * 1980 songs 1980 singles Mac Davis songs Songs written by Mac Davis Casablanca Records singles Song recordings produced by Larry Butler (producer) {{1980s-song-stub