"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" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Doors | ||||
| from the album Full Circle | ||||
| B-side | "It Slipped My Mind" | |||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 15 |
| Finland (Suomen Virallinen)[5] | 15 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 17 |
| West Germany (GfK)[7] | 25 |
Joe Dassin version
edit| "Le Moustique" | ||||
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| Single by Joe Dassin | ||||
| from the album Joe | ||||
| Language | French (adapted by Pierre Delanoë) | |||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Label | CBS Disques | |||
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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
edit- ^ "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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EL MOUSTIQUE Joe Dassin.
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LE MOSQUITO Joe Dassin.
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