# Down Down > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Down_Down > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Down_Down.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Down > Source revision: 1353166532 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{for multi|the Sinceros song|2nd Debut|the hashing tradition|Down-down}} {{Infobox song | name = Down Down | cover = DownDownNL.jpg | alt = | caption = Artwork for Dutch vinyl release | type = single | artist = [Status Quo](/source/Status_Quo_(band)) | album = [On the Level](/source/On_the_Level) | B-side = Nightride | released = {{start date|1974|11|29|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * [Rock](/source/Rock_music){{Cite web|url=https://www.goldradiouk.com/features/song-lists/status-quo-songs-best-ranked/|title=Status Quo's 10 greatest songs, ranked|website=Goldradiouk.com}} * [hard rock](/source/hard_rock){{cite book|first=Bob |last=Stanley|title=Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop|chapter= Some Kind of Monster: Metal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9emZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7|date=13 September 2013|publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=978-0-571-28198-5|page=568}} * [boogie rock](/source/boogie_rock) | length = 3:49 (single version)
5:24 (album version) | label = [Vertigo](/source/Vertigo_Records) | writer = [Francis Rossi](/source/Francis_Rossi)
[Bob Young](/source/Bob_Young_(musician)) | producer = Status Quo | prev_title = [Break the Rules](/source/Break_the_Rules_(Status_Quo_song)) | prev_year = 1974 | next_title = [Roll Over Lay Down](/source/Roll_Over_Lay_Down) | next_year = 1975 | misc = {{External music video|header=Video|{{YouTube|BIEw1vhtXCQ|"Down Down" on ''TopPop''}}}} }} "'''Down Down'''" is a song by English [rock](/source/rock_music) band [Status Quo](/source/Status_Quo_(band)), released by [Vertigo Records](/source/Vertigo_Records) on 29 November 1974.{{cite magazine |title=News |magazine=[Melody Maker](/source/Melody_Maker) |page=51 |date=16 November 1974}} Written by [Francis Rossi](/source/Francis_Rossi) and [Bob Young](/source/Bob_Young_(artist)) and [produced](/source/record_producer) by Status Quo, "Down Down" was Status Quo's only [number one](/source/chart-topper) single on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart). The [single](/source/Single_(music)) spent a week at the top of the chart in January 1975.{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= [British Hit Singles & Albums](/source/British_Hit_Singles_%26_Albums) | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 309}} Both "Down Down" and its [B-side](/source/A-side_and_B-side) "Nightride" were taken from the album ''[On the Level](/source/On_the_Level)'' (1975), which had yet to be released. The album version lasts 5 minutes and 24 seconds, whilst the single version is 3 minutes and 49 seconds. ==Song information== "Down Down" was inspired by [T. Rex](/source/T._Rex_(band))'s debut single "[Debora](/source/Debora_(song))".{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/status-quo-facts-8-essential-things-you-need-to-know/|title=Status Quo Facts: 8 Essential Things You Need To Know|last=Forbes|first=Sorrell|date=31 May 2019|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US|access-date=29 August 2019}} Originally it was titled "Get Down", but this was changed before release, possibly to avoid confusion with the [Gilbert O'Sullivan](/source/Gilbert_O'Sullivan) [song of the same name](/source/Get_Down_(Gilbert_O'Sullivan_song)).{{Cite web |date=28 August 2007 |title=Norfolk's Status Quo top 10 songs |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2007/08/28/local_radio_status_quo_list_20070828_feature.shtml |access-date=29 May 2019 |website= |publisher=BBC Norfolk}} Towards the end of his life, DJ [John Peel](/source/John_Peel) was known for playing "Down Down" as part of his eclectic DJ sets.{{cite news |last=Mugan |first=Chris |date=7 December 2002 |title=John Peel's comments on playing 'Down Down' |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/dec/07/artsfeatures.popandrock1 |access-date=1 May 2010}} In 1986 co-writer Bob Young recorded a [country](/source/country_music) style version of the song to open his solo album ''In Quo Country''.{{cite web |title=Back In Quo Country: Expanded Edition |url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/back-in-quo-country-expanded-edition/ |access-date=22 January 2017 |publisher=Cherry Red Records}} In July 2012, Status Quo reworked the lyrics to create a three-minute promotional song for the Australian supermarket chain [Coles](/source/Coles_Supermarkets).{{cite web |author=Alex Hayes |date=11 July 2012 |title=Status Quo rock for Coles commercial |url=http://www.bandt.com.au/news/advertising/status-quo-rock-for-coles-commercial |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407201028/http://www.bandt.com.au/news/advertising/status-quo-rock-for-coles-commercial |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=27 March 2014 |publisher=B&T}} The chorus chants, "down down, prices are down". This was released on television and [YouTube](/source/YouTube), the most notable of which depicted a [mince rally](/source/Mince_Rallies).{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pniH2-r6dZU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724105528/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pniH2-r6dZU&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2013-07-24 |url-status=dead|title=Coles Mince is Staying Down with Status Quo - Coles TV Ad |publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) |date=23 July 2013 |access-date=22 July 2016}}{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Robin |date=11 July 2012 |title=Brit rockers Status Quo perform 'Down, deeper and down' for Coles |publisher=[Mumbrella](/source/Mumbrella) |location=Australia |url=http://mumbrella.com.au/brit-rockers-status-quo-perform-prices-are-down-for-coles-102552}} The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's thirty-first studio album ''[Aquostic – Stripped Bare](/source/Aquostic_%E2%80%93_Stripped_Bare)''. It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance of the album at London's [Roundhouse](/source/Roundhouse_(venue)) on 22 October and recorded and broadcast live by [BBC Radio 2](/source/BBC_Radio_2) as part of their ''In Concert'' series.{{cite web |date=October 22, 2014 |title=Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London |url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/status-quo/2014/roundhouse-london-england-bccc99e.html |access-date=25 February 2015 |work=setlist.fm}}{{cite web |title=Status Quo - Acoustic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/t5RRN4k2Y2dDhcxdtkfjfN/status-quo-acoustic |access-date=25 February 2015 |work=Radio 2 In Concert |publisher=[BBC Online](/source/BBC_Online)}} ==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! Chart (1975) ! Peak
position |- ! scope="row"| Australia ([Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report)){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} | 4 |- {{single chart|Austria|14|artist=Status Quo|song=Down, Down|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Status Quo|song=Down, Down|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia|9|artist=Status Quo|song=Down, Down|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|Dutch40|2|year=1975|week=11|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Status Quo|song=Down, Down|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|Norway|8|artist=Status Quo|song=Down, Down|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Status Quo|song=Down, Down|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|UK|1|date=19750112|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|West Germany|7|songid=340|artist=Status Quo|song=Down, Down|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2021}} |} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! Chart (1975) ! Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=427}}{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/8a2fnGs|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1975|publisher= [Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report) |issue= 79 |via= [Imgur](/source/Imgur) |date= 29 December 1975 |access-date= 15 January 2022 }} | 15 |- ! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1975|title=Jaaroverzichten 1975|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=14 August 2021}} | 18 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1975|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=14 August 2021}} | 13 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1975&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=14 August 2021}} | 14 |- ! scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1975 |access-date=14 August 2021 |work=[GfK Entertainment](/source/GfK_Entertainment) |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |language=German}} | 27 |- ! scope="row"| Switzerland ({{Lang|de|Schweizer Hitparade|italic=no}}){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1975|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1975|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=14 August 2021}} | 11 |} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry | type = single| region = United Kingdom | artist = Status Quo| title = Down Down| award = Silver| certyear = 1975 | relyear = 1974 | access-date = 28 October 2016 | refname = UK certification|id=1926-1538-1}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{youtube|IA3WBxzjbfI|Down Down (Live At Wembley) - The Frantic Four}} {{Status Quo}} {{authority control}} Category:1975 singles Category:British songs Category:UK singles chart number-one singles Category:Status Quo (band) songs Category:Songs written by Francis Rossi Category:Songs written by Bob Young (musician) Category:Songs used as jingles Category:1975 songs Category:Vertigo Records singles --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Down Down](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Down) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Down?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.