Little White Lies (Status Quo song)

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"Little White Lies"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Under the Influence
ReleasedJune 1999 (1999-06)
Genre Rock
Length4:15
Label Eagle Records
Songwriter(s) Parfitt
Producer(s) Mike Paxman
Status Quo singles chronology
"The Way It Goes"
(1999)
"Little White Lies"
(1999)
"Twenty Wild Horses"
(1999)

"Little White Lies" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1999. It was included on the album Under the Influence . [1]

Contents

Track listing

CD1

  1. "Little White Lies" (Edit) (Parfitt) (3.50)
  2. "I Knew The Bride" (N Lowe) (3.30)
  3. "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" (1999) (Rossi) (3.21)

CD2

  1. "Little White Lies" (Parfitt) (4.15)
  2. "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" (1999) (Rossi) (3.21)
  3. "Driving to Glory" (Parfitt/Edwards) (3.42)

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [2] 73
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 53

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References

  1. "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
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  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.