# Mexican Girl

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Mexican Girl
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Smokie](/source/Smokie_(band))
| album      = [The Montreux Album](/source/The_Montreux_Album)
| B-side     = "You Took Me by Surprise"
| released   = 8 September 1978<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1978/Music-Week-1978-09-23.pdf|title=Music Week|page=39}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      =
| length     = 3:57
| label      = [RAK](/source/Rak_Records)<!--UK s/n: RAK 283-->
| writer     = [Chris Norman](/source/Chris_Norman), [Pete Spencer](/source/Pete_Spencer_(musician))
| producer   = [Mike Chapman](/source/Mike_Chapman)
| prev_title = [Oh Carol](/source/Oh_Carol_(Smokie_song))
| prev_year  = 1978
| next_title = [Do to Me](/source/Do_to_Me)
| next_year  = 1979
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|iSJu_uyJNTU|"Mexican Girl"}}}}
}}

"'''Mexican Girl'''" is a song by the British rock band [Smokie](/source/Smokie_(band)) from their 1978 studio album ''[The Montreux Album](/source/The_Montreux_Album)''. It was the album's third and final [single](/source/single_(music)). The song first came out in September 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.

== Background and writing ==
The song was written by [Chris Norman](/source/Chris_Norman) and Smokie drummer [Pete Spencer](/source/Pete_Spencer_(musician)) and produced by [Mike Chapman](/source/Mike_Chapman).
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== Commercial performance ==
The song reached no. 1 in Germany.

== Charts ==
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=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1978)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report))<ref name=aus>{{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=279}}</ref>
| 19
|-
{{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Smokie|song=Mexican Girl|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 October 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|14|artist=Smokie|song=Mexican Girl|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 October 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|11|year=1978|week=46|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 January 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|10|artist=Smokie|song=Mexican Girl|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 October 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|16|artist=Smokie|song=Mexican Girl|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 October 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|19|date=19781015|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 October 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|1|songid=531|artist=Smokie|song=Mexican Girl|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 January 2022}}
|}
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=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1978)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1978|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1978|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=22 January 2022}}</ref>
| 92
|}
{{col-end}}

== Cover versions ==
In 2000, [Chris Norman](/source/Chris_Norman) issued his solo version of the song as a CD maxi-single in Europe. This version was released as the second single from his eleventh studio album, ''[Full Circle](/source/Full_Circle_(Chris_Norman_album))'' (2000).<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle">{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Chris+Norman&titel=Full+Circle&cat=a|title=spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.discogs.com/Smokie-Mexican-Girl/master/120194 Smokie — "Mexican Girl" (1978)] at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)
* [https://www.discogs.com/Chris-Norman-Mexican-Girl/release/2237449 Chris Norman — "Mexican Girl" (2000)] at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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Category:1978 songs
Category:1978 singles
Category:Smokie (band) songs
Category:Chris Norman songs
Category:Songs written by Chris Norman
Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman
Category:RAK Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in Germany

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Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mexican Girl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Girl) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Girl?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.