Pictures of Matchstick Men
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is a 1968 song by British band Status Quo. It is the debut single from their debut studio album Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo. It went to number 12 in the United States, number 7 in the United Kingdom and Germany, number 18 in Belgium and Austria, number 19 in Australia, number 3 in the Netherlands and number 5 in Switzerland.
| "Pictures of Matchstick Men" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Status Quo | ||||
| from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo" | ||||
| B-side | "Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café" | |||
| Released | 5 January 1968 | |||
| Studio | Pye, London[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Pye (UK) Cadet Concept (United States) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Francis Rossi | |||
| Producer(s) | John Schroeder[1] | |||
| The Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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| "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Mono Version) at YouTube | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BI's Chart Fax" (PDF). Beat Instrumental (4): 17. April 1968.
- ↑ DeRogatis, Jim (2003). "Ten Great Psychedelic Rock Songs". Turn On Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 162. ISBN 0-634-05548-8.
- ↑ Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists (4th ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 113. ISBN 0-7935-4042-9.
