Going Down Town Tonight

"Going Down Town Tonight"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Back to Back
Released11 May 1984 (1984-05-11)
Length4:20
LabelVertigo Records
Songwriter(s)Guy Johnson
Producer(s)Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
"Marguerita Time"
(1983) 		"Going Down Town Tonight"
(1984) 		"The Wanderer"
(1984)

"Going Down Town Tonight" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1984. A different version was included on the album Back to Back.[1]

It was written by a songwriter/pianist called Guy Johnson. Johnson had originally approached Rossi with some demo pieces in 1981 and Rossi later signed him to his publishing company Dump Music. The song was re-recorded and extended for this release. The picture sleeve featured a cartoon drawing of the band by Rob Fletcher, an artist who has also worked extensively with Bob Young. "Too Close To The Ground" had also been a planned single, as adverts in the press announced that it was to be the band's new single.

Track listing

  1. "Going Down Town Tonight" (Re-recorded version) (G Johnson) (4.20)
  2. "Too Close To The Ground" (Parfitt/Bown) (3.43)

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 20

References

  1. ^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Going Down Town Tonight". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.