Mystery Song

"Mystery Song"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Blue for You
B-side"Drifting Away"
Released2 July 1976 (1976-07-02)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, punk metal
Length
  • 6:44 (album version)
  • 3:58 single version
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Rick Parfitt
Bob Young
Producer(s)Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
"Rain"
(1976) 		"Mystery Song"
(1976) 		"Wild Side of Life"
(1976)
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
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 15
Germany (GfK)[7] 38
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 11

References

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


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