Jam Side Down

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"Jam Side Down"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Heavy Traffic
Released5 August 2002 (2002-08-05) [1]
Length3:27
Label Universal
Songwriter(s) Terry Britten, Charlie Dore
Producer(s) Mike Paxman
Status Quo singles chronology
"Old Time Rock and Roll"
(2001)
"Jam Side Down"
(2002)
"All Stand Up"
(2002)

"Jam Side Down" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in August 2002. It was included on the album Heavy Traffic . The song reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 in Scotland. Status Quo made a video of this song together with the Royal Navy, on board the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal escorted by destroyers.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "Jam Side Down (Britten, Dore) – 3:27
  2. "The Madness (Parfitt, Edwards) – 3:55
  3. "Jam Side Down" (CD-ROM video) (filmed aboard HMS Ark Royal) – 3:27

UK CD2 [3]

  1. "Jam Side Down (Britten, Dore) – 3:27
  2. "Down Down" (recorded live at Top of the Pops 2, 22 November 2000) (Rossi, Young) – 5:00
  3. "Rockin' All Over the World" (recorded live at Top of the Pops 2, 22 November 2000) (Fogerty) – 3:45

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [4] 72
Scotland (OCC) [5] 12
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 17

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