Name Status Quo's only UK No.1 hit.
"directed by Stuart St. Paul, produced by Tim Major and was released in cinemas on 5 July 2013. The film was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name, the band's 30th studio album, released on 10 June. It featured nine new songs and ten re-records and live tracks, and debuted in the UK chart at number 10. On 9 July 2012, the band released the single ""The Winner"" for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In July 2012 Coles, an Australian national supermarket chain, signed Status Quo to record a version of ""Down Down"" using Coles' tag line 'Down, down,"
"Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. In July 1985 the band opened Live Aid at Wembley Stadium with ""Rockin' All Over the World"". In 1991, Status Quo received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Status Quo starred in their first feature film, ""Bula Quo!"", which was released to cinemas in July 2013. The film coincided with the release of the soundtrack album ""Bula Quo!"", which peaked at number 10 in the UK Albums Chart. The first single from the album, ""Bula Bula Quo"" was released in June 2013, and is Status Quo's one hundredth single release. Status"
"Status Quo (band) Status Quo are an English rock band who play boogie rock. The group originated in The Spectres, founded by schoolboys Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster in 1962. After a number of lineup changes, which included the introduction of Rick Parfitt in 1967, the band became The Status Quo in 1967 and Status Quo in 1969. They have had over 60 chart hits in the UK, more than any other rock band, including ""Pictures of Matchstick Men"" in 1968, ""Whatever You Want"" in 1979 and ""In the Army Now"" in 1986 and 2010. Twenty-two of these reached the"
"charts. By 1967, the group had discovered psychedelia and named themselves Traffic, but were soon forced to change it to ""Traffic Jam"" to avoid confusion with Steve Winwood's Traffic, following an argument over who had registered the name first. The band secured an appearance on BBC Radio's Saturday Club, but in June their next single, ""Almost But Not Quite There"", underperformed. The following month saw Parfitt, at the request of manager Pat Barlow, joining the band as rhythm guitarist and vocalist. Shortly after Parfitt's recruitment, in August 1967, the band officially became The Status Quo. In January 1968 the group"
"Quo (Status Quo album) Quo is the seventh studio album by Status Quo. Issued in May 1974, it features Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan, and reached #2 in the UK. Like its predecessor ""Hello!"", it consisted entirely of songs written or cowritten by the group. The only guest musicians were Bob Young and Tom Parker, who played harmonica and piano respectively on ""Break the Rules"". The band believed the opening ""Backwater"" to be the most suitable candidate for a single. However, the only track released as a single was ""Break the Rules"", in April 1974. It"
"to credit them as ""the"" Status Quo. Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo is the debut studio album by the English rock band Status Quo, released in September 1968. It features a large number of covers, including ""Green Tambourine"" by The Lemon Pipers. The album's lead single was originally intended to be ""Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café"", with the original Francis Rossi composition ""Pictures of Matchstick Men"" as the b-side, but these songs were eventually swapped round. It reached #7 in the UK, and remains the band's only major hit single in the"
"Down Down ""Down Down"" is a song by English rock band Status Quo. Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, ""Down Down"" was Status Quo's only number one single on the UK Singles Chart. The single spent a week at the top of the chart in January 1975. It was released on 29 November 1974 on the Vertigo label, paired with the B-side song ""Nightride"". Both songs came from the album ""On the Level"", which had yet to be released. The album version lasts 5 minutes and 24 seconds and the single version 3 minutes"
"British artist Dave Field. Quo (Status Quo album) Quo is the seventh studio album by Status Quo. Issued in May 1974, it features Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan, and reached #2 in the UK. Like its predecessor ""Hello!"", it consisted entirely of songs written or cowritten by the group. The only guest musicians were Bob Young and Tom Parker, who played harmonica and piano respectively on ""Break the Rules"". The band believed the opening ""Backwater"" to be the most suitable candidate for a single. However, the only track released as a single was ""Break the Rules"","
"Don't Stop (Status Quo album) Don't Stop is the twenty-second studio album by English rock band Status Quo. The album of cover versions includes guest appearances from Tessa Niles on tracks 6 and 14, The Beach Boys on track 1, Brian May of Queen on track 7 and Maddy Prior of Steeleye Span on track 15. Fun, Fun, Fun, When You Walk In The Room, Don't Stop and All Around My Hat were all released as singles, although only the first of these reached the British Top 30. However the album entered the chart at No 2 in the first"
"was released on television and YouTube, the most notable of which depicted a mince rally. 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 and recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their ""In Concert"" series. Down Down ""Down Down"" is a song by English rock band Status Quo. Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, ""Down Down"" was Status Quo's only number one single on the UK"
"released the psychedelic-flavoured ""Pictures of Matchstick Men"". Rick Parfitt was invited to join the band just as the song hit the UK Singles Chart, reaching number seven; ""Matchstick Men"" additionally became the group's only Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number twelve on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Although Status Quo's albums have been released in the United States throughout their career, they never achieved the same level of success as they have in their home country. Though the follow-up was the unsuccessful single, ""Black Veils of Melancholy"", they had a hit again the same year with a"
"deluxe edition of the 2011 studio album ""Quid Pro Quo"" and t Beginning of the End (Status Quo song) ""Beginning of the End"" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 2007. It was included on the album ""In Search of the Fourth Chord"". It reached number 48 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2007. ""Beginning of the End"" is the sole single from ""In Search of the Fourth Chord"". Much heavier than most of its recent predecessors (thereby signalling a move back towards a harder rock sound), it has gained distinction as being one"
"and only single released by British band The Go-Go's. The song was released in December 1964 and distributed through Oriole Records, but did not make the UK Singles Chart. The first single about the show to make the UK Singles Chart was ""Dr. Who"" by Mankind. The track was based on the ""Doctor Who"" theme music in a disco style and was Mankind's first and only charting single(follow up 'Chain Reaction'was a flop). Released by Pinnacle in 1978, the song peaked at Number 25 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1985, charity ensemble Who Cares? released a single protesting at"
"Beginning of the End (Status Quo song) ""Beginning of the End"" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 2007. It was included on the album ""In Search of the Fourth Chord"". It reached number 48 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2007. ""Beginning of the End"" is the sole single from ""In Search of the Fourth Chord"". Much heavier than most of its recent predecessors (thereby signalling a move back towards a harder rock sound), it has gained distinction as being one of the few ""newer"" songs to survive in the live set and"
"the World <li>Don’t Waste My Time <li>Bye Bye Johnny Status Quo: Additional personnel: Ain't Complaining Ain't Complaining is the eighteenth studio album by British rock band Status Quo. Initially released on the Vertigo label on 13 June 1988, it was the group's first album on that label to fall short of the UK Top 10, reaching no higher than its entry position of No. 12. It spawned three singles: the title track, the ballad ""Who Gets the Love?"" and the only Top 10 hit among them, the jaunty ""Burning Bridges"", which essentially replicated the melody of the traditional folk song"
"Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo is the debut studio album by the English rock band Status Quo, released in September 1968. It features a large number of covers, including ""Green Tambourine"" by The Lemon Pipers. The album's lead single was originally intended to be ""Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café"", with the original Francis Rossi composition ""Pictures of Matchstick Men"" as the b-side, but these songs were eventually swapped round. It reached #7 in the UK, and remains the band's only major hit single in the US, where it reached #12. It also"
"Rock 'n' Roll (Status Quo song) ""Rock 'n' Roll"" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1981. It was included on the album ""Just Supposin'"". It was written in Ireland by Francis Rossi and Bernie Frost during a stay in the country, and was not originally intended to be recorded by Status Quo themselves. 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"
"Rising, which is backed by a remix instrumental of Pictures of Matchstick Men. In 2012, the song featured in Men in Black 3. In 2013, Mickey Avalon heavily sampled the song over rap in his single ""I Get Even."" Pictures of Matchstick Men ""Pictures of Matchstick Men"" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released on 5 January 1968. The song reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number 12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States. Francis Rossi confirmed on DVD2 of the Pictures set that"
"States alone. The album sold over 10 million worldwide and has never been out of print. The singles ""Heat of the Moment"" and ""Only Time Will Tell"" became Top 40 hits, both boosted by popular MTV music videos. Both tracks went on to become stadium favourites at United States sporting events. ""Sole Survivor"" also received heavy air play on rock stations across the United States, as did ""Wildest Dreams"" (another MTV video) and ""Here Comes The Feeling"". The band's best performing single, and perhaps their most recognised and popular hit song, ""Heat of the Moment"", spent six weeks at #1"
"Ain't Complaining Ain't Complaining is the eighteenth studio album by British rock band Status Quo. Initially released on the Vertigo label on 13 June 1988, it was the group's first album on that label to fall short of the UK Top 10, reaching no higher than its entry position of No. 12. It spawned three singles: the title track, the ballad ""Who Gets the Love?"" and the only Top 10 hit among them, the jaunty ""Burning Bridges"", which essentially replicated the melody of the traditional folk song ""Darby Kelly"" within its distinctive instrumental breaks, without crediting it as such. John"
"Pictures of Matchstick Men ""Pictures of Matchstick Men"" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released on 5 January 1968. The song reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number 12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States. Francis Rossi confirmed on DVD2 of the Pictures set that it was originally intended to be a B-side to ""Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe"", but it was decided to swap the B-side and the A-side of the single. There are two versions of the song, a stereo and mono version,"
"Britain alone. The band re-recorded ""Ciao Baby"" in 1969. Their several radio hits in England made little impact on the charts, but ""You've Got to Be Loved"", which was released on October 13, 1967, reached number 58 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1968, followed by ""Run to Me"" making it to number 121 on the ""Billboard"" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles charts, number 41 on ""Cashbox"", and number 33 on ""Record World"". The band, however, was unable to promote the single in the US, so no other national hits followed. Their lineup changed considerably in 1967 and again"
"Francis Rossi Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE (born 29 May 1949) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the co-founder, lead singer and lead guitarist of the rock band Status Quo. Rossi was born on 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London. His father's side of the family were Italian ice cream merchants responsible for the Rossi's Ice Cream parlours, and his mother was a Northern Irish Roman Catholic from Liverpool. Rossi grew up in a household with his parents, grandmother, and ""lots of aunts and uncles"", and was given a Roman Catholic upbringing,"
"Radio 2 as part of their ""In Concert"" series. A ""Rock 'n' Roll"" (Rossi/Frost) (4.04) B1 ""Hold You Back"" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt) (4.22) B2 ""Backwater"" (Parfitt/Lancaster) (4.21) Rock 'n' Roll (Status Quo song) ""Rock 'n' Roll"" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1981. It was included on the album ""Just Supposin'"". It was written in Ireland by Francis Rossi and Bernie Frost during a stay in the country, and was not originally intended to be recorded by Status Quo themselves. The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's thirty-first studio album ""Aquostic (Stripped Bare)"". It"
"Situation (song) ""Situation"" is a 1982 single by British synth-pop band Yazoo. The song was originally released in the UK as the B-side to Yazoo's debut single, ""Only You"", which went to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Released as a single in North America, the song peaked at number 73 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in the US, and hit the top 40 in Canada, peaking at number 31. In late summer 1982 it became Yazoo's first song to top the ""Billboard"" Hot Dance Club Play chart, remaining at number one on this chart for four weeks."
"Back to Back (Status Quo album) Back to Back is the sixteenth studio album by English rock band Status Quo and released in November 1983. For the first time in the group's history, it featured four singles, ""Ol' Rag Blues"" (highest position No. 9), ""A Mess of Blues"", originally a hit for Elvis Presley (No. 15), ""Marguerita Time"" (No. 3), and ""Going Down Town Tonight"" (which reached No. 20 in a different, re-recorded version to the album version.) The album entered the UK chart at its highest position of No. 9. It was the last recorded before the group temporarily"
"On the Level On the Level is the eighth studio album of English rock band Status Quo. It features Francis Rossi, Richard Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan. The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sleeve consisted of informal photos members of the group had taken of each other. In November 1974 the band released the only single from the album, an edited version of a Rossi/Young song entitled ""Down Down"". The single gave the band their only #1 hit to date. Its b-side was the Parfitt/Young"
"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. Lies (Status Quo song) ""Lies"" / ""Don't Drive My Car"" is a double A-side single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1980. ""Lies"" was considered to be the most commercial of the two. Both songs were included on the album ""Just Supposin'"". 250,000 copies were issued with a picture sleeve; the first 100,000 printed in"
"Burning Bridges (Status Quo song) ""Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)"" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1988. It was included on the album ""Ain't Complaining"". The tune is based on the traditional English folk song ""Darby Kelly"". In 1994 Manchester United F.C. used the song as the basis for their FA Cup song ""Come On You Reds"", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in May 1994. 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"
"of an American football player running with the ball. ""Only You"" debuted at number seventy-two on the UK singles chart, on 11 April. Over the next few weeks, the song steadily climbed the chart, and on 16 May peaked at number two, only behind the Eurovision winning song ""A Little Peace"". ""Only You"" stayed within the top ten for the next three weeks, after which it began to drop in position. It spent fourteen weeks on the chart, and last appeared on 11 July. During its chart run, ""Only You"" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments"
"Quid Pro Quo (album) Quid Pro Quo is the twenty-ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released in May 2011. The album debuted at number 10 in the UK charts and features 14 new songs, as well as the 2010 version of their 1986 hit ""In the Army Now"" which was re-recorded in support of the Help for Heroes and British Forces Foundation charities. The accompanying ""Official Live Bootleg"" album features 12 older songs recorded by the band in concert in Amsterdam and Melbourne in 2010. In the UK the album was only available at branches of Tesco"
"Recorded at ARSIS Studios 2010-2011 Quid Pro Quo (album) Quid Pro Quo is the twenty-ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released in May 2011. The album debuted at number 10 in the UK charts and features 14 new songs, as well as the 2010 version of their 1986 hit ""In the Army Now"" which was re-recorded in support of the Help for Heroes and British Forces Foundation charities. The accompanying ""Official Live Bootleg"" album features 12 older songs recorded by the band in concert in Amsterdam and Melbourne in 2010. In the UK the album was only"
"as part of their ""In Concert"" series. Rollin' Home ""Rollin' Home"" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1986. It was included on the album ""In the Army Now"". It was written by John David (bass player with the Dave Edmunds' band) and produced by Dave Edmunds. The 7 inch was also produced as a Q shaped picture disc. 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"