Paper Plane (song)

This article is about the Status Quo song. For similarly titled songs, see Paper plane (disambiguation).

"Paper Plane"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Piledriver
B-side	"Softer Ride"
Released	10 November 1972 (1972-11-10)
Recorded	1972
Genre	Hard rock[1] boogie rock[1]
Length	3:00
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Francis Rossi Bob Young
Producer(s)	Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
"Tune to the Music" (1971) "Paper Plane" (1972) "Mean Girl" (1973)
Official video
"Paper Plane" on YouTube

"Paper Plane" is a rock song originally by Status Quo. It was released as a single on 10 November 1972, reaching number 8 in the UK Singles Chart,^[2] and appeared on their album, Piledriver.^[3] The song was written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young.^[3]

The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's thirty-first studio album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance of the album at London's Roundhouse on 22 October, the concert being recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.^[4][5]

In 2007 the song was covered by Persephone's Bees.^{[6][citation needed]}

Singles

• 1972: Paper Plane / Softer Ride [p] 45 rpm Vinyl 7"; Vertigo / 6059 071 United Kingdom^[3]
• 1972: Paper Plane / All the Reasons 45 rpm Vinyl 7"; A&M United States
• 1972: Paper Plane / Don't Waste My Time 45 rpm Vinyl 7"; Vertigo / SFL-1792 Japan

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	11
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	8
West Germany (GfK)[9]	42

References

1. Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Some Kind of Monster: Metal". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 526. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
3. "Status Quo - Paper Plane (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
4. "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
5. "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
6. "Persephone's Bees - Paper Plane". YouTube. 2007-05-24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Paper Plane". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Paper Plane" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Status Quo"