"Pictures of Matchstick Men" | ||||
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![]() A-side label of the UK vinyl release | ||||
Single by the Status Quo | ||||
from the album Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo | ||||
B-side | "Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café" | |||
Released | 5 January 1968 | |||
Studio | Pye, London[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:09 | |||
Label | Pye | |||
Songwriter(s) | Francis Rossi | |||
Producer(s) | John Schroeder[1] | |||
The Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Mono Version) on YouTube |
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by British rock band The Status Quo. It was released on 5 January 1968.[6]