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href="/wiki/1%2B9%2B8%2B2" title="1+9+8+2">1+9+8+2</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">19 March 1982<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-03-19</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">12</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Vertigo_Records" title="Vertigo Records">Vertigo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_McAuley" title="Jackie McAuley">Jackie McAuley</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Gustafson_(musician)" title="John Gustafson (musician)">John Gustafson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Status Quo</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Status_Quo_(band)" title="Status Quo (band)">Status Quo</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Rock 'n' Roll (Status Quo song)">Rock 'n' Roll</a>" <br />(1981) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Dear John</b>" <br />(1982) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/She_Don%27t_Fool_Me" title="She Don't Fool Me">She Don't Fool Me</a>" <br />(1982) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Dear John</b>" is a single released by the British rock band <a href="/wiki/Status_Quo_(band)" title="Status Quo (band)">Status Quo</a> in 1982. It was included on the album <i><a href="/wiki/1%2B9%2B8%2B2" title="1+9+8+2">1+9+8+2</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song has an oddity: despite its success, it wasn't included on Quo compilations that mixed popular album tracks and hit singles (<i><a href="/wiki/Accept_No_Substitute!_The_Definitive_Hits" title="Accept No Substitute! The Definitive Hits">Accept No Substitute! The Definitive Hits</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/XS_All_Areas_%E2%80%93_The_Greatest_Hits" title="XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits">XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits</a>)</i>, but only on singles compilations such as <i><a href="/wiki/Pictures_%E2%80%93_40_Years_of_Hits" title="Pictures – 40 Years of Hits">Pictures – 40 Years of Hits</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Whatever_You_Want_%E2%80%93_The_Very_Best_of_Status_Quo" title="Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo">Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dear_John_(Status_Quo_song)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>"Dear John" (<a href="/wiki/Jackie_McAuley" title="Jackie McAuley">Jackie McAuley</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_Gustafson_(musician)" title="John Gustafson (musician)">John Gustafson</a>) (3.12)</li> <li>"I Want the World to Know" (<a href="/wiki/Alan_Lancaster" title="Alan Lancaster">Alan Lancaster</a>/<a href="/wiki/Keith_Lamb_(musician)" title="Keith Lamb (musician)">Keith Lamb</a>) (3.21)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dear_John_(Status_Quo_song)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1982) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgium (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop 50</a> Flanders)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_Status_Quo_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_Status_Quo-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Ireland2_-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">Dutch Top 40</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch40_Status_Quo_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch40_Status_Quo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Single_Top_100" title="Dutch Single Top 100">Single Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Status_Quo_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Status_Quo-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_UKsinglesbyname_Status_Quo_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_UKsinglesbyname_Status_Quo-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dear_John_(Status_Quo_song)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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.cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120803075507/http://www.statusquo.co.uk/records/singles4.htm">"Status Quo discography"</a>. statusquo.co.uk. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.statusquo.co.uk/records/singles4.htm">the original</a> on 2012-08-03<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-01-04</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Status+Quo+discography&rft.pub=statusquo.co.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.statusquo.co.uk%2Frecords%2Fsingles4.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADear+John+%28Status+Quo+song%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_Status_Quo-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_Status_Quo_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Status+Quo&titel=Dear+John&cat=s">Status Quo – Dear John"</a> (in Dutch). <a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop 50</a>. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sc_Ireland2_-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=title&placement=Dear+John">The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dear John"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">Irish Singles Chart</a>. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sc_Dutch40_Status_Quo-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sc_Dutch40_Status_Quo_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/Status-Quo">Nederlandse Top 40 – Status Quo"</a> (in Dutch). <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">Dutch Top 40</a>. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Status_Quo-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Status_Quo_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Status+Quo&titel=Dear+John&cat=s">Status Quo – Dear John"</a> (in 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class="mw-redirect" title="Roy Lynes">Roy Lynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Parfitt" title="Rick Parfitt">Rick Parfitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Kircher" title="Pete Kircher">Pete Kircher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Rich" title="Jeff Rich">Jeff Rich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Letley" class="mw-redirect" title="Matt Letley">Matt Letley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Picturesque_Matchstickable_Messages_from_the_Status_Quo" title="Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo">Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spare_Parts_(album)" title="Spare Parts (album)">Spare Parts</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ma_Kelly%27s_Greasy_Spoon" title="Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon">Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dog_of_Two_Head" title="Dog of Two Head">Dog of Two Head</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Piledriver_(album)" title="Piledriver (album)">Piledriver</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hello!_(album)" title="Hello! (album)">Hello!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quo_(Status_Quo_album)" title="Quo (Status Quo album)">Quo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Level" title="On the Level">On the Level</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_for_You" title="Blue for You">Blue for You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rockin%27_All_Over_the_World_(album)" title="Rockin' All Over the World (album)">Rockin' All Over the World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/If_You_Can%27t_Stand_the_Heat..." title="If You Can't Stand the Heat...">If You Can't Stand the Heat...</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Whatever_You_Want_(album)" title="Whatever You Want (album)">Whatever You Want</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Just_Supposin%27" title="Just Supposin'">Just Supposin'</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Never_Too_Late_(Status_Quo_album)" title="Never Too Late (Status Quo album)">Never Too Late</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1%2B9%2B8%2B2" title="1+9+8+2">1+9+8+2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Back_(Status_Quo_album)" title="Back to Back (Status Quo album)">Back to Back</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Army_Now_(album)" title="In the Army Now (album)">In the Army Now</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Complaining" title="Ain't Complaining">Ain't Complaining</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Remedy" title="Perfect Remedy">Perfect Remedy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_%27til_You_Drop" title="Rock 'til You Drop">Rock 'til You Drop</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thirsty_Work" title="Thirsty Work">Thirsty Work</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_(Status_Quo_album)" title="Don't Stop (Status Quo album)">Don't Stop</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Under_the_Influence_(Status_Quo_album)" title="Under the Influence (Status Quo album)">Under the Influence</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Famous_in_the_Last_Century" title="Famous in the Last Century">Famous in the Last Century</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heavy_Traffic_(album)" title="Heavy Traffic (album)">Heavy Traffic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Riffs_(Status_Quo_album)" title="Riffs (Status Quo album)">Riffs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Party_Ain%27t_Over_Yet" title="The Party Ain't Over Yet">The Party Ain't Over Yet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Search_of_the_Fourth_Chord" title="In Search of the Fourth Chord">In Search of the Fourth Chord</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quid_Pro_Quo_(album)" title="Quid Pro Quo (album)">Quid Pro Quo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bula_Quo!_(album)" title="Bula Quo! (album)">Bula Quo!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aquostic_%E2%80%93_Stripped_Bare" title="Aquostic – Stripped Bare">Aquostic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aquostic_II_%E2%80%93_That%27s_a_Fact!" title="Aquostic II – That's a Fact!">Aquostic II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Backbone_(Status_Quo_album)" title="Backbone (Status Quo album)">Backbone</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live!_(Status_Quo_album)" title="Live! (Status Quo album)">Live!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_N.E.C." title="Live at the N.E.C.">Live at the NEC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_Alive_Quo" title="Live Alive Quo">Live Alive Quo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pictures_%E2%80%93_Live_at_Montreux" title="Pictures – Live at Montreux">Pictures – Live at Montreux</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_BBC_(Status_Quo_album)" title="Live at the BBC (Status Quo album)">Live at the BBC</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Box sets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/From_the_Makers_of..." title="From the Makers of...">From the Makers of...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/12_Gold_Bars" title="12 Gold Bars">12 Gold Bars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/12_Gold_Bars_Vol._2" title="12 Gold Bars Vol. 2">12 Gold Bars Vol. 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rocking_All_Over_the_Years" title="Rocking All Over the Years">Rocking All Over the Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Whatever_You_Want_%E2%80%93_The_Very_Best_of_Status_Quo" title="Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo">Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/XS_All_Areas_%E2%80%93_The_Greatest_Hits" title="XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits">XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pictures_%E2%80%93_40_Years_of_Hits" title="Pictures – 40 Years of Hits">Pictures – 40 Years of Hits</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Pictures_of_Matchstick_Men" title="Pictures of Matchstick Men">Pictures of Matchstick Men</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ice_in_the_Sun" title="Ice in the Sun">Ice in the Sun</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Are_You_Growing_Tired_of_My_Love" title="Are You Growing Tired of My Love">Are You Growing Tired of My Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Price_of_Love#Status_Quo_cover_version" title="The Price of Love">The Price of Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Down_the_Dustpipe" title="Down the Dustpipe">Down the Dustpipe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_My_Chair" title="In My Chair">In My Chair</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Paper_Plane_(song)" title="Paper Plane (song)">Paper Plane</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mean_Girl" title="Mean Girl">Mean Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Caroline_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Caroline (Status Quo song)">Caroline</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Break_the_Rules_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Break the Rules (Status Quo song)">Break the Rules</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Down_Down" title="Down Down">Down Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Roll_Over_Lay_Down" title="Roll Over Lay Down">Roll Over Lay Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rain_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Rain (Status Quo song)">Rain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mystery_Song" title="Mystery Song">Mystery Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wild_Side_of_Life" title="The Wild Side of Life">The Wild Side of Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rockin%27_All_Over_the_World" title="Rockin' All Over the World">Rockin' All Over the World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rockers_Rollin%27_/_Hold_You_Back" title="Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back">Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Again_and_Again_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Again and Again (Status Quo song)">Again and Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Accident_Prone_(song)" title="Accident Prone (song)">Accident Prone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Whatever_You_Want_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Whatever You Want (Status Quo song)">Whatever You Want</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Living_on_an_Island" title="Living on an Island">Living on an Island</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_You%27re_Proposing" title="What You're Proposing">What You're Proposing</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lies_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Lies (Status Quo song)">"Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car"</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Something_%27Bout_You_Baby_I_Like" class="mw-redirect" title="Something 'Bout You Baby I Like">Something 'Bout You Baby I Like</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Rock 'n' Roll (Status Quo song)">Rock 'n' Roll</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dear John</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/She_Don%27t_Fool_Me" title="She Don't Fool Me">She Don't Fool Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ol%27_Rag_Blues" title="Ol' Rag Blues">Ol' Rag Blues</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Mess_of_Blues" title="A Mess of Blues">A Mess of Blues</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Marguerita_Time" title="Marguerita Time">Marguerita Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Going_Down_Town_Tonight" title="Going Down Town Tonight">Going Down Town Tonight</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wanderer_(Dion_song)#Cover_versions" title="The Wanderer (Dion song)">The Wanderer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rollin%27_Home" title="Rollin' Home">Rollin' Home</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Red_Sky_(song)" title="Red Sky (song)">Red Sky</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Army_Now_(song)" title="In the Army Now (song)">In the Army Now</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dreamin%27_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Dreamin' (Status Quo song)">Dreamin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Complaining_(song)" title="Ain't Complaining (song)">Ain't Complaining</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_Gets_the_Love%3F" title="Who Gets the Love?">Who Gets the Love?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rockin%27_All_Over_the_World" title="Rockin' All Over the World">Running All Over the World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Burning_Bridges_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Burning Bridges (Status Quo song)">Burning Bridges</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Not_at_All" title="Not at All">Not at All</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Little_Dreamer_(song)" title="Little Dreamer (song)">Little Dreamer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Anniversary_Waltz_(Status_Quo_song)" title="The Anniversary Waltz (Status Quo song)">The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Give_You_More" title="Can't Give You More">Can't Give You More</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_%27til_You_Drop_(song)" title="Rock 'til You Drop (song)">Rock 'til You Drop</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Roadhouse_Medley" title="Roadhouse Medley">Roadhouse Medley</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_On_You_Reds" title="Come On You Reds">Come On You Reds</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Didn%27t_Mean_It" title="I Didn't Mean It">I Didn't Mean It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sherri,_Don%27t_Fail_Me_Now!" title="Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!">Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Restless" title="I'm Restless">Restless</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_You_Walk_in_the_Room" title="When You Walk in the Room">When You Walk in the Room</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fun,_Fun,_Fun#Cover_versions" title="Fun, Fun, Fun">Fun Fun Fun</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)" title="Don't Stop (Fleetwood Mac song)">Don't Stop</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_Around_My_Hat_(song)" title="All Around My Hat (song)">All Around My Hat</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_It_Goes" title="The Way It Goes">The Way It Goes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Little_White_Lies_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Little White Lies (Status Quo song)">Little White Lies</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Twenty_Wild_Horses" title="Twenty Wild Horses">Twenty Wild Horses</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mony_Mony" title="Mony Mony">Mony Mony</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Old_Time_Rock_and_Roll" title="Old Time Rock and Roll">Old Time Rock and Roll</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jam_Side_Down" title="Jam Side Down">Jam Side Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_Stand_Up" class="mw-redirect" title="All Stand Up">All Stand Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Come_%27Round" title="You'll Come 'Round">You'll Come 'Round</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thinking_of_You_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Thinking of You (Status Quo song)">Thinking of You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Party_Ain%27t_Over_Yet_(song)" title="The Party Ain't Over Yet (song)">The Party Ain't Over Yet</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_That_Counts_Is_Love" title="All That Counts Is Love">All That Counts Is Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beginning_of_the_End_(Status_Quo_song)" title="Beginning of the End (Status Quo song)">Beginning of the End</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Christmas_Time_(Status_Quo_song)" title="It's Christmas Time (Status Quo song)">It's Christmas Time</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Forty_Five_Hundred_Times" title="Forty Five Hundred Times">Forty Five Hundred Times</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Johnny_B._Goode" title="Johnny B. Goode">Bye Bye Johnny</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jump_That_Rock_(Whatever_You_Want)" title="Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)">Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Status_Quo_discography" title="Status Quo discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Status_Quo_members" title="List of Status Quo members">Members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Young_(musician)" title="Bob Young (musician)">Bob Young</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bula_Quo!" title="Bula Quo!">Bula Quo!</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><br /> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1012311289">.mw-parser-output .asbox{position:relative;overflow:hidden}.mw-parser-output .asbox table{background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .asbox p{margin:0}.mw-parser-output .asbox p+p{margin-top:0.25em}.mw-parser-output .asbox-body{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .asbox-note{font-size:smaller}.mw-parser-output .asbox .navbar{position:absolute;top:-0.75em;right:1em;display:none}</style><div role="note" class="metadata plainlinks asbox stub"><table role="presentation"><tbody><tr class="noresize"><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Musical_notes.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Stub icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Musical_notes.svg/30px-Musical_notes.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Musical_notes.svg/45px-Musical_notes.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Musical_notes.svg/60px-Musical_notes.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td><td><p class="asbox-body">This 1980s <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock song</a>–related article is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. 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