Mystery Song
Encyclopedia
"Mystery Song" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1976. It was included on the album Blue for You
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The song concerns a young man's encounter with a prostitute. The b-side was "Drifting Away", from the band's 1974 album Quo
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It is one of the band's heaviest
songs.
Blue For You
Blue for You is the ninth studio album by English Rock band Status Quo, released in March 1976.Parfitt's "Rain", the first single from the album, reached #7 in the UK charts after its release in February 1976. Its b-side was the non-album track "You Lost the Love", written by Rossi and Young.The...
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The song concerns a young man's encounter with a prostitute. The b-side was "Drifting Away", from the band's 1974 album Quo
Quo (Status Quo album)
Quo is the seventh studio album by Status Quo, featuring Francis Rossi, Richard Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan. Like the previous album Hello!, it consisted entirely of songs written or co-written by the group...
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It is one of the band's heaviest
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
songs.
Track listing
- "Mystery Song" (Parfitt/Young) (3.58)
- "Drifting Away" (Parfitt/Lancaster) (5.05)
Charts
| Chart (1976) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
11 |
| Holland | 12 |
| Sweden | 13 |
| Belgium | 21 |