Rico (song)

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"Rico"
Matthew Good Band Rico.jpg
Single by Matthew Good Band
from the album Underdogs
Released1998
Recorded Greenhouse Studios
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:26
Label Darktown Records, Mercury
Songwriter(s) Matthew Good, Ian Browne, Geoff Lloyd, Dave Genn
Producer(s) Warne Livesey
Matthew Good Band singles chronology
"Apparitions"
(1998)
"Rico"
(1998)
"Hello Time Bomb"
(1999)

"Rico" is a song by Matthew Good Band. It was released as the fourth single from their second studio album, Underdogs , and peaked at #23 on Canada's Singles Chart. [1] It was a staple in the group's concerts and unplayed by Matthew Good in his solo career.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rico (album version)"3:26
2."Rico (clean version)"3:24

Music video

The music video for "Rico" is a continuation from the "Apparitions" video. It features Good's janitor character going to a nightclub and includes the call girl entering and having a drink after her traumatic experience in the previous video. It is the band's final video with bassist Geoff Lloyd, who left shortly after filming.

Charts

Chart (1998-99)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [1] 23

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References

  1. 1 2 "Top Singles - Volume 68, No. 12, December 14, 1998". RPM. Retrieved 2010-08-08.