Again and Again (Status Quo song)

"Again and Again"
Single by Status Quo
from the album If You Can't Stand the Heat
B-side"Too Far Gone"
Released25 August 1978 (1978-08-25)
GenreRock
Length3:40
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Rick Parfitt
Andy Bown
Jackie Lynton
Producer(s)Pip Williams
Status Quo singles chronology
"Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back"
(1977) 		"Again and Again"
(1978) 		"Accident Prone"
(1978)

"Again and Again" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1978.[1] The song was written by Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown and Jackie Lynton[2] and was issued to coincide with the band's headline appearance at the Reading Festival on 26 August 1978.

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, a concert which was recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[3][4]

Track listing

  1. "Again and Again" (Parfitt/Bown/Lynton) (3.40)
  2. "Too Far Gone" (Lancaster) (3.12)

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 28
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 5
Germany (GfK)[7] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 13

References

  1. ^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. ^ "Status Quo - Again And Again". 45cat.com. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Status Quo – Again and Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Again and Again". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Status Quo – Again and Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Status Quo – Again and Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Status Quo – Again and Again". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.