"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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