"Caroline" | ||||
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Single by Status Quo | ||||
from the album Hello! | ||||
B-side | "Joanne" | |||
Released | 31 August 1973 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:43 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Francis Rossi, Bob Young | |||
Producer(s) | Status Quo | |||
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Official audio | ||||
"Caroline" on YouTube | ||||
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"Caroline" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1973. It was included on the band's 1973 album Hello! [3]
The song was written by band leader Francis Rossi and roadie / harmonica player Bob Young on a table napkin in the dining room of a hotel in Perranporth,Cornwall,in 1971. A demo was cut with Rossi playing guitar and bass,with Terry Williams on drums. The group changed the arrangement from a slow blues song,doubling the tempo,and recorded it mostly live using their stage gear and amplifiers. [4] On the single release,the song fades out,while the album version is about thirty seconds longer and has a conclusive ending.
The song became one of the opening numbers in Quo's live setlist for over 25 years. [4] It was the second number played at their Live Aid gig in 1985 [5] and it inspired Apollo 440's 1999 single "Stop the Rock". [6]
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. [7] [8]
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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Australian Singles (Kent Music Report) [9] | 31 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [10] | 49 |
French Singles (SNEP) [11] | 63 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [12] | 36 |
Ireland (IRMA) [13] | 11 |
UK Singles (OCC) [14] | 5 |
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA) [15] | 12 |
UK Singles (OCC) [16] | 13 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [17] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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