Dear John (Status Quo song)

"Dear John" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1982. It was included on the album 1+9+8+2.[1] The song has an oddity: despite its success, it wasn't included on Quo compilations that mixed popular album tracks and hit singles (Accept No Substitute! The Definitive Hits, XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits), but only on singles compilations such as Pictures - 40 Years of Hits and Whatever You Want - The Very Best of Status Quo.

"Dear John"
Single by Status Quo
from the album 1+9+8+2
Released19 March 1982 (1982-03-19)
GenreRock
Length3:12
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Jackie McAuley, John Gustafson
Producer(s)Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
"Rock 'n' Roll"
(1981)		 "Dear John"
(1982)		 "She Don't Fool Me"
(1982)

Track listing
  1. "Dear John" (Jackie McAuley/John Gustafson) (3.12)
  2. "I Want the World to Know" (Alan Lancaster/Keith Lamb) (3.21)

Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 10

Cover song

References
  1. "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Status Quo – Dear John" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dear John". Irish Singles Chart.
  4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Status Quo" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Dear John" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. "Status Quo: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  7. "Kovács Kati Hé,Zsolt 1982". YouTube. 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  8. "Kovács Kati és az Universal - Hé, Zsolt (1982)". YouTube. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
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