Twenty Wild Horses

"Twenty Wild Horses" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1999. It was included on the album Under the Influence.[2] The song also entered in Francis Rossi's solo repertoire, along with another song from the same album, "Blessed Are the Meek"; the two songs were included on Rossi's 2011 live album.[3] Rossi described the song's phrase "twenty wild horses and 500 men" as sounding incredibly good, and as the melody was saying there's a sound in it.[4]

"Twenty Wild Horses"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Under the Influence
Released20 September 1999 (1999-09-20)
GenreRock, folk rock[1]
Length3:53 (5:00 album version)
LabelEagle Records
Songwriter(s)Rossi/Frost
Producer(s)Mike Paxman
Status Quo singles chronology
"Little White Lies"
(1999)		 "Twenty Wild Horses"
(1999)		 "Mony Mony"
(2000)

Track listing
  1. "Twenty Wild Horses" (Edit) (Rossi/Frost) (3.53)
  2. "Analyse Time" (Rossi/Bown) (3.37)
  3. "Obstruction Day" (Parfitt/Edwards) (3.48)

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 96
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 53

References
  1. "Under the Influence - Status Quo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. "Status Quo discography". Statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  3. "Live at St. Luke's, London". Spotify. 4 March 2011.
  4. "Twenty Wild Horses". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. "Status Quo – Twenty Wild Horses" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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