Down Down

Down Down
For the Sinceros song, see 2nd Debut.
"Down Down"
Single by Status Quo
from the album On the Level
B-side Nightride
Released 26 April 1974 (1974-04-26)
Format 7"
Genre Rock
Length 3:49 (single version)
5:24 (album version)
Label Vertigo
Writer(s) Francis Rossi
Bob Young
Producer Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
"Break the Rules"
(1974)		 "Down Down"
(1974)		 "Roll Over Lay Down"
(1975)

"Down Down" is a popular song by the English rock band, Status Quo.

Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, "Down Down" was one of Status Quo's two number one singles in the UK Singles Chart so far (the second being "Come on You Reds" in 1994). "Down Down" spent a week at the top of the chart in January 1975.

The single was first 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 and 49 seconds.

Originally it was entitled "Get Down", but this was changed before release, possibly to avoid confusion with the Gilbert O'Sullivan song of the same name.

Towards the end of his life, DJ John Peel was known for playing "Down Down" as part of his eclectic DJ sets.[1]

In 1986 co-writer Bob Young released a country music style version of "Down Down" on his solo album In Quo Country.

Preceded by
"Lonely This Christmas" by Mud		 UK Singles Chart number one single
January 18, 1975 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Ms Grace" by The Tymes

References

  1. ^ Mugan, Chris (2002-12-07). "John Peel's comments on playing 'Down Down', in The Guardian". London. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,855214,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
v · Status Quo

Francis Rossi • Rick Parfitt • Andy Bown • John 'Rhino' Edwards • Matt Letley

John Coghlan • Alan Lancaster • Pete Kircher • Jeff Rich • Roy Lynes
Studio albums (UK)
UK Top 20 singles
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" • "Ice in the Sun" • "Down the Dustpipe" • "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" • "Again and Again" • "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" • "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" • "Running All Over the World" • "Burning Bridges" • "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" • "Come on You Reds" • "Jam Side Down" • "You'll Come 'Round" • "The Party Ain't Over Yet"
Other singles
"Black Veils of Melancholy" • "Make Me Stay a Bit Longer" • "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" • "The Price of Love" • "In My Chair" • "Tune to the Music" • "Gerdundula" • "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" • "Accident Prone" • "She Don't Fool Me" • "Who Gets the Love?" • "Not at All" • "Little Dreamer" • "Can't Give You More" • "Rock 'til You Drop" • "Roadhouse Medley" • "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" • "All Stand Up" • "Thinking of You" • "All That Counts Is Love" • "Beginning of the End" • "It's Christmas Time" • "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
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