Forty Five Hundred Times

"Forty Five Hundred Times"
Song by Status Quo
from the album Hello!
Released1973 (Hello!), 1977 (Live!) 1991 (Rock 'til You Drop)
GenreHard rock, prog rock, blues rock
Length
  • 9:54 (Hello! version)
  • 17:10 (Live! version)
  • 12:56 (Rock' til You Drop version)
LabelVertigo Records
Songwriter(s)Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt

"Forty Five Hundred Times" is a song by British rock band Status Quo. It is the final track on their 1973 album Hello!, almost ten minutes long and regularly performed live. The group's frontmen, Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt, have said it is one of their favourite songs by the band, with Parfitt using a special dropped tuning. While never released as a single, the song was #1 as voted by fans.[1]

  1. ^ "H2g2 - Status Quo - the Music - Edited Entry". 28 February 2006.