"The Mosquito" | ||||
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Single by the Doors | ||||
from the album Full Circle | ||||
B-side | "It Slipped My Mind" | |||
Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | May 1972 - June 1972 | |||
Studio | A&M, Hollywood | |||
Length | 2:47 (single) 5:16 (album) | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | The Doors | |||
The Doors singles chronology | ||||
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"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". [1] Record World called it an "infectious ditty with calypso feel." [2] The vocal is by Robby Krieger. [3]
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] | 15 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [5] | 73 |
Finland (Suomen Virallinen) [6] | 15 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] | 17 |
West Germany (GfK) [8] | 25 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] | 85 |
"Le Moustique" | ||||
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Single by Joe Dassin | ||||
from the album Joe | ||||
Language | French (adapted by Pierre Delanoë) | |||
B-side |
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Released | 1973 | |||
Label | CBS Disques | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Jacques Plait | |||
Joe Dassin singles chronology | ||||
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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. [10]
Charts
The single "Le Moustique" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 10 in France [11] and at least the top 5 in Finland [12] [13] (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 |
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Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] | 8 |
France (SNEP Streaming) [15] | 10 |
EL MOUSTIQUE Joe Dassin.
LE MOSQUITO Joe Dassin.