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"Quark, Strangeness and Charm" | ||||
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Single by Hawkwind | ||||
from the album Quark, Strangeness and Charm | ||||
B-side | "The Forge of Vulcan" | |||
Released | 29 July 1977 | |||
Recorded | Rockfield Studios, February 1977 | |||
Genre | Space rock | |||
Length | 3:06 | |||
Label | Charisma Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robert Calvert/Dave Brock | |||
Producer(s) | Hawkwind | |||
Hawkwind singles chronology | ||||
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"Quark, Strangeness and Charm" is a 1977 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind, being the title track from the Quark, Strangeness and Charm album.
The title references quarks which are sub-atomic particles; "strangeness" and "charm" are playful terms used by physicists to refer to how many strange and charm quarks are within a particle. The lyrics take a humorous look at certain famous physicists' romantic failures.