The Mosquito (song)
"The Mosquito" is a song by American rock band the Doors from their 1972 album Full Circle. In the same year it was released as a single. Billboard called it an "unusual off beat disc" with a "clever Latin beat".[1] Record World called it an "infectious ditty with calypso feel."[2] The vocal is by Robby Krieger.[3]
"The Mosquito" | ||||
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Single by the Doors | ||||
from the album Full Circle | ||||
B-side | "It Slipped My Mind" | |||
Released | 1972 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
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The Doors singles chronology | ||||
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Charts
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 15 |
Finland (Suomen Virallinen)[5] | 15 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 17 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 25 |
Joe Dassin version
"Le Moustique" | ||||
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Single by Joe Dassin | ||||
from the album Joe | ||||
Language | French (adapted by Pierre Delanoë) | |||
B-side |
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Released | 1973 | |||
Label | CBS Disques | |||
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Joe Dassin singles chronology | ||||
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A French-language version was recorded by Joe Dassin as "Le Moustique") with lyrics adaptated by Pierre Delanoë. It was included on his 1972 album Joe and in 1973 released as a single.[8]
Charts
The single "Le Moustique" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 10 in France[9] and at least the top 5 in Finland[10][11] (according to the charts, courtesy respectively of the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque and of Intro, that U.S. Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section).
References
- "Radio Action and Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. September 16, 1972. p. 21. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. September 9, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- "The Doors: Other Voices and Full Circle, PopMatters". 13 February 2012.
- "The Doors – The Mosquito" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 127. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- "The Doors – The Mosquito" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – The Doors – The Mosquito" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Doors"
- "ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Le moustique". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1973-04-28). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 46–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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