Mystery Song
1976 single by Status Quo
"Mystery Song" | ||||
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Single by Status Quo | ||||
from the album Blue for You | ||||
B-side | "Drifting Away" | |||
Released | 2 July 1976 (1976-07-02) | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, punk metal | |||
Length |
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Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rick Parfitt Bob Young | |||
Producer(s) | Status Quo | |||
Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Mystery Song" on YouTube | ||||
"Mystery Song" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1976. It was included on the album Blue for You.[1]
The song concerns a young man's encounter with a prostitute. The B-side was "Drifting Away", from the band's 1974 album Quo.
The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's thirty-first studio album Aquostic – Stripped Bare. It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance of the album at London's Roundhouse on 22 October, the concert being recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[2][3]
Track listing
- "Mystery Song" (Parfitt/Young) (3.58) / "Drifting Away" (Parfitt/Lancaster) (5.05), Vertigo: 6059 146 (UK, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Australia)
- "Mystery Song" / "Rain", Vertigo: 6059 146 (Italy)
Charts
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 21 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 28 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 15 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 38 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 13 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 11 |
References
- ^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Status Quo – Mystery Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Mystery Song" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Mystery Song" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Mystery Song" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Status Quo – Mystery Song". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
External links
- "Mystery Song"/"Little Lady" (Live) on YouTube
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- "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
- "Ice in the Sun"
- "Are You Growing Tired of My Love"
- "The Price of Love"
- "Down the Dustpipe"
- "In My Chair"
- "Paper Plane"
- "Mean Girl"
- "Caroline"
- "Break the Rules"
- "Down Down"
- "Roll Over Lay Down"
- "Rain"
- "Mystery Song"
- "The Wild Side of Life"
- "Rockin' All Over the World"
- "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back"
- "Again and Again"
- "Accident Prone"
- "Whatever You Want"
- "Living on an Island"
- "What You're Proposing"
- "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car"
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- "Rock 'n' Roll"
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- "Not at All"
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- "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)"
- "Can't Give You More"
- "Rock 'til You Drop"
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- "Come On You Reds"
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- "It's Christmas Time"
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