Mexican Girl

"Mexican Girl" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album The Montreux Album. It was the album's third and final single. The song first came out in September 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.

Background and writing

The song was written by Chris Norman and Smokie drummer Pete Spencer and produced by Mike Chapman.

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 1 in Germany.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	16
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	19
West Germany (GfK)^[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	92

Cover versions

In 2000, Chris Norman issued his solo version of the song as a CD maxi-single in Europe. This version was released as the second single from his eleventh studio album, Full Circle (2000).^[11]

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 39.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 1978" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Smokie – Mexican Girl". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1978". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved October 20, 2017.

External links

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Terry Uttley Martin Bullard Steve Pinnell Mike Craft Mick McConnell Alan Silson Chris Norman Clarence Dawson Ron Kelly Arthur Higgins Pete Spencer Alan Barton
Studio albums	Pass It Around Changing All the Time Midnight Café Bright Lights & Back Alleys The Montreux Album The Other Side of the Road Solid Ground Boulevard of Broken Dreams Wild Horses – The Nashville Album Take a Minute
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"Pass It Around" "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" "Something's Been Making Me Blue" "Wild Wild Angels" "I'll Meet You at Midnight" "Living Next Door to Alice" "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" "It's Your Life" "Needles and Pins" "For a Few Dollars More" "Oh Carol" "Mexican Girl" "Do to Me" "Babe It's Up to You" "San Francisco Bay" "Take Good Care of My Baby" "Run to Me" "Little Town Flirt" "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Related articles	Smokie discography

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