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"Down Down" is a song by English rock band Status Quo, released by Vertigo Records on 29 November 1974.[1] 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.[2] Both "Down Down" and its B-side "Nightride" were taken from the album On the Level (1975), which had yet to be released. The album version lasts 5 minutes and 24 seconds, whilst the single version is 3 minutes and 49 seconds.

Song information

"Down Down" was inspired by T. Rex's debut single "Debora".[3] Originally it was titled "Get Down", but this was changed before release, possibly to avoid confusion with the Gilbert O'Sullivan song of the same name.[4]

Towards the end of his life, DJ John Peel was known for playing "Down Down" as part of his eclectic DJ sets.[5]

In 1986 co-writer Bob Young recorded a country style version of the song to open his solo album In Quo Country.[6]

In July 2012, Status Quo reworked the lyrics to create a three-minute promotional song for the Australian supermarket chain Coles.[7] The chorus chants, "down down, prices are down". This was released on television and YouTube, the most notable of which depicted a mince rally.[8][9]

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.[10][11]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[18] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 1
West Germany (GfK)[21] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[22][23] 15
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 14
Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 27
Switzerland (Script error: No such module "Lang".)[28] 11

Certifications

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References

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  18. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Status Quo – Down, Down". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Status Quo – Down, Down". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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