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"Mystery Song"
"Mystery Song"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Blue for You
B-side	"Drifting Away"
Released	2 July 1976
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, punk metal
Length	6:44 (album version); 3:58 single version;
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Rick Parfitt; Bob Young
Producer(s)	Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
Official audio
	"Mystery Song" on YouTube

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"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

^ "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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[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.

[sc_Flanders_Status_Quo-4] "Status Quo – Mystery Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[sc_Wallonia_Status_Quo-5] "Status Quo – Mystery Song" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Status_Quo-6] "Status Quo – Mystery Song" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[sc_Germany_Status_Quo-7] "Status Quo – Mystery Song" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

[sc_Sweden_Status_Quo-8] "Status Quo – Mystery Song". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[uk-9] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

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+| artist     = [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]]
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+| genre      = [[Hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[punk metal]]
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+| length     = *6:44 (album version)
+*3:58 single version
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+| writer     = [[Rick Parfitt]]<br/>[[Bob Young (artist)|Bob Young]]
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-| Producer       = Status Quo
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+| next_title = [[Wild Side of Life]]
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-"'''Mystery Song'''" is a single released by the British Rock band [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] in 1976. It was included on the album ''[[Blue for You]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statusquo.co.uk/records/singles3.htm |title=Status Quo discography |publisher=statusquo.co.uk |accessdate=2010-01-04}}</ref>
+"'''Mystery Song'''" is a single released by the British [[rock music|rock]] band [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] in 1976. It was included on the album ''[[Blue for You]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statusquo.co.uk/records/singles3.htm |title=Status Quo discography |publisher=statusquo.co.uk |access-date=2010-01-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407015828/http://www.statusquo.co.uk/records/singles3.htm |archive-date=2010-04-07 }}</ref>
 The song concerns a young man's encounter with a [[prostitute]]. The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] was "Drifting Away", from the band's 1974 album ''[[Quo (Status Quo 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 (venue)|Roundhouse]]'' on 22 October, the concert being recorded and broadcast live by [[BBC Radio 2]] as part of their ''In Concert'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/status-quo/2014/roundhouse-london-england-bccc99e.html|title=Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm|work=setlist.fm|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/t5RRN4k2Y2dDhcxdtkfjfN/status-quo-acoustic |title=Status Quo - Acoustic |work=Radio 2 In Concert |publisher=bbc.co.uk|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>
 == Track listing ==
-* 1976: Mystery Song"  (Parfitt/Young) (3.58) / Drifting Away (Parfitt/Lancaster) (5.05) 45 rpm Vinyl 7"  '''Vertigo / 6059 146'''   Netherlands
+* "Mystery Song"  (Parfitt/Young) (3.58) / "Drifting Away" (Parfitt/Lancaster) (5.05), Vertigo: 6059 146 (UK, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Australia)
-* 1976: Mystery Song / Rain 45 rpm  '''Vertigo 6059 146'''   Italy
+* "Mystery Song" / "[[Rain (Status Quo song)|Rain]]", Vertigo: 6059 146 (Italy)
 == Charts ==
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+!Chart (1976)
+!Peak<br/>position
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+{{single chart|Flanders|21|artist=Status Quo|song=Mystery Song|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
-! Chart (1976) !! Position
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+{{single chart|Wallonia|28|artist=Status Quo|song=Mystery Song|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
-| [[UK Singles Chart]] || 11
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+{{single chart|Dutch100|15|artist=Status Quo|song=Mystery Song|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
-| Holland || 12
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+{{single chart|Germany|38|artist=Status Quo|song=Mystery Song|rowheader=true|songid=13510|access-date=25 December 2019}}
-| Sweden || 13
 |-
+{{single chart|Sweden|13|artist=Status Quo|song=Mystery Song|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
-| Belgium || 21
+|-
+{{single chart|UK|11|date=19761007|rowheader=true|access-date=20 September 2018|refname="uk"}}
 |}
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+* {{YouTube|ZpC7Dsqd4JU|"Mystery Song"/"Little Lady" (Live)}}
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+[[Category:Songs about prostitutes]]
+[[Category:Vertigo Records singles]]
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v t e Status Quo
Francis Rossi Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Richie Malone Alan Lancaster John Coghlan Roy Lynes Rick Parfitt Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley
Studio albums (UK)	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic Aquostic II Backbone
Live albums	Live! Live at the NEC Live Alive Quo Live at the BBC
Box sets	From the Makers of...
Singles	"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" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "She Don't Fool Me" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Who Gets the Love?" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "Come On You Reds" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "Jam Side Down" "All Stand Up" "You'll Come 'Round" "Thinking of You" "The Party Ain't Over Yet" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time"
Other songs	"Forty Five Hundred Times" "Bye Bye Johnny" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
See also	Discography Members Bob Young Bula Quo!