The Mosquito (song)

"Le Moustique" redirects here. For the Belgian magazine, see Moustique.

"The Mosquito"
Argentine single sleeve
Single by the Doors
from the album Full Circle
B-side	"It Slipped My Mind"
Released	1972 (1972)
Recorded	May 1972 - June 1972
Studio	A&M, Hollywood
Genre	Psychedelic rock [1] latin rock
Length	2:47 (single) 5:16 (album)
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	John Densmore Robby Krieger Ray Manzarek
Producer(s)	The Doors
The Doors singles chronology
"Ships with Sails" (1971) "The Mosquito" (1972) "Get Up and Dance" (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". ^[2] Record World called it an "infectious ditty with calypso feel." ^[3] The vocal is by Robby Krieger. ^[4]

Personnel

• Robby Krieger  –guitar, lead vocals
• Ray Manzarek  –keyboards
• John Densmore  –drums
• Leland Sklar  –bass

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5]	15
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6]	73
Finland (Suomen Virallinen) [7]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8]	17
West Germany (GfK) [9]	25
US Billboard Hot 100 [10]	85

Joe Dassin version

"Le Moustique"
Single by Joe Dassin
from the album Joe
Language	French (adapted by Pierre Delanoë)
B-side	"C'est ma tournée" "La Complainte de l'heure de pointe (À vélo dans Paris)"
Released	1973 (1973)
Label	CBS Disques
Songwriter(s)	John Densmore Robby Krieger Ray Manzarek
Producer(s)	Jacques Plait
Joe Dassin singles chronology
"S'aimer sous la pluie" (1973) "Le Moustique" (1973) "Salut les amoureux" (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. ^[11]

Charts

The single "Le Moustique" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 10 in France ^[12] and at least the top 5 in Finland ^{[13] [14]} (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).

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [15]	8
France (SNEP Streaming) [16]	10

References

1. Greene, Andy (February 15, 2023). "50 Genuinely Horrible Albums by Brilliant Artists". Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 14, 2024. ...but they managed to record one more album, 1972's Full Circle. It's an odd mix o[f] R&B, jazz, psychedelia, and rock...
2. "Radio Action and Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. September 16, 1972. p. 21. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
3. "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. September 9, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
4. "The Doors: Other Voices and Full Circle, PopMatters". 13 February 2012.
5. "The Doors – The Mosquito" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
6. "RPM's Top 100 Singles of '72". RPM . September 9, 1972. p. 13.
7. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 127. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
8. "The Doors – The Mosquito" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Doors – The Mosquito" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Doors"
10. "The Doors Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
11. "ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Le moustique". Ultratop . Retrieved 2017-12-05.
12. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1973-04-28. pp. 46–. ISSN   0006-2510.
13. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1973-05-26. pp.  60–. ISSN   0006-2510. EL MOUSTIQUE Joe Dassin.
14. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1973-06-30. pp.  57–. ISSN   0006-2510. LE MOSQUITO Joe Dassin.
15. "Discographie Joe Dassin". Billboard. December 23, 1972. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
16. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 17. April 28, 1973. p. 46. Retrieved September 6, 2025.