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| "Mean Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| from the album Dog of Two Head | ||||
| B-side | "Everything" | |||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, boogie rock [1] | |||
| Label | Pye Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
Francis Rossi Bob Young | |||
| Producer(s) | John Schroeder | |||
| Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Mean Girl" on YouTube | ||||
"Mean Girl" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1973. It was taken from their November 1971 album Dog of Two Head. [2]
Pye Records released the song more than a year after the album, following the success of the single " Paper Plane", released in November 1972 on the Vertigo label. It became a UK Top 20 hit – previously only three of the ten Pye singles had made the Top 20. They tried this again with the single " Gerdundula", another track from the same album, but it failed to chart.
The band included the song in the set for their 2009 Glastonbury Festival debut. [3]
Singles
- 1973: "Mean Girl" (Rossi/Young) (3.53) / "Everything" (Rossi/ Parfitt) (2.35) Vinyl 7", Pye: 7N 45229, United Kingdom
- 1973: "Mean Girl" / "Tune to the Music", Vinyl 7", Pye: 12 661 AT, Germany
- 1978: "Mean Girl" / "In My Chair", Vinyl 7", Pye: 7N 46095, United Kingdom
- 1986: "Mean Girl" / "Technicolour Dreams", Vinyl 7", BR / 45096, Netherlands
Personnel
- Francis Rossi - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Rick Parfitt - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Alan Lancaster - bass, guitar
- John Coghlan - drums, percussion
- Bruce Foster - piano
Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [4] | 14 |
| Germany ( Official German Charts) [5] | 40 |
| UK Singles ( OCC) [6] | 20 |
References
- ^ Cope 2019, eBook.
- ^ "Status Quo discography". Statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Status Quo make Glastonbury debut". Nme.com. 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ " Status Quo – Mean Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ " Status Quo – Mean Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
Works cited
- Cope, Andrew L. (2019). Status Quo: Mighty Innovators of 70s Rock. New York City: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-02590-4.
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