The Mosquito (song) explained

The Mosquito
Type:single
Artist:the Doors
Album:Full Circle
B-Side:It Slipped My Mind
Label:Elektra
Prev Title:Ships with Sails
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:Get Up and Dance
Next Year:1972

"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]

Charts

Joe Dassin version

Le Moustique
Type:single
Artist:Joe Dassin
Album:Joe
Language:French (adapted by Pierre Delanoë)
B-Side:
Label:CBS Disques
Prev Title:S'aimer sous la pluie
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:Salut les amoureux
Next Year:1973

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.[5]

Charts

The single "Le Moustique" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 10 in France[6] and at least the top 5 in Finland[7] [8] (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).

Notes and References

  1. News: Billboard. 2020-08-02. Radio Action and Pick Singles. September 16, 1972. 21.
  2. Record World. September 9, 1972. 2023-03-29. Single Picks. 10.
  3. Web site: The Doors: Other Voices and Full Circle, PopMatters. 13 February 2012 .
  4. Book: Nyman, Jake . Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja . Tammi . 2005 . 951-31-2503-3 . 1st . Helsinki . 127. fi.
  5. Web site: ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Le moustique. . 2017-12-05.
  6. Book: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Billboard. 1973-04-28. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 46–. 0006-2510.
  7. Book: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Billboard. EL MOUSTIQUE Joe Dassin.. 1973-05-26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 60–. 0006-2510.
  8. Book: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Billboard. LE MOSQUITO Joe Dassin.. 1973-06-30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 57–. 0006-2510.