"Lies" / "Don't Drive My Car" is a double A-side single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1980.
| "Lies" / "Don't Drive My Car" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| from the album Just Supposin' | ||||
| Released | 28 November 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:56 and 4:12 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rossi/Frost and Parfitt/Bown | |||
| Producer(s) | Status Quo and John Eden | |||
| Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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Lies
edit"Lies" was considered to be the most commercial of the two. Both songs were included on the album Just Supposin'.[1]
250,000 copies were issued with a picture sleeve; the first 100,000 printed in colour, the rest were printed in black and white.
Don't Drive My Car
edit"Don't Drive My Car" was mispressed twice - once as "Don't Drive My CAF" (French pressing) and once as "Don't Drive MYICAR" (later UK pressing).[citation needed]
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, the concert being recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[2][3]
Track listing
edit- "Lies" (Rossi/Frost) (3.56)
- "Don't Drive My Car" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.12)
Charts
edit| Chart (1980-1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 9 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 31 |
| Germany (GfK)[6] | 24 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 10 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 5 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 11 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Silver | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Status Quo – Lies" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Lies" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Lies" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lies". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Lies" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "British single certifications – Status Quo – Lies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 October 2016.