The Mosquito (song)

"The Mosquito" is a song by American rock band the Doors from their 1972 album Full Circle. In the same year it was released as a single. Billboard called it an "unusual off beat disc" with a "clever Latin beat".^[1] Record World called it an "infectious ditty with calypso feel."^[2] The vocal is by Robby Krieger.^[3]

"The Mosquito"
Single by the Doors
from the album Full Circle
B-side	"It Slipped My Mind"
Released	1972 (1972)
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	John Densmore Robby Krieger Ray Manzarek
The Doors singles chronology
"Ships with Sails" (1971) "The Mosquito" (1972) "Get Up and Dance" (1972)

"Le Moustique" redirects here. For the Belgian magazine, see Moustique.

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	15
Finland (Suomen Virallinen)[5]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	17
West Germany (GfK)[7]	25

Joe Dassin version

"Le Moustique"
Single by Joe Dassin
from the album Joe
Language	French (adapted by Pierre Delanoë)
B-side	"C'est ma tournée" "La Complainte de l'heure de pointe (À vélo dans Paris)"
Released	1973 (1973)
Label	CBS Disques
Songwriter(s)	John Densmore Robby Krieger Ray Manzarek
Joe Dassin singles chronology
"S'aimer sous la pluie" (1973) "Le Moustique" (1973) "Salut les amoureux" (1973)

A French-language version was recorded by Joe Dassin as "Le Moustique") with lyrics adaptated by Pierre Delanoë. It was included on his 1972 album Joe and in 1973 released as a single.^[8]

Charts

The single "Le Moustique" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 10 in France^[9] and at least the top 5 in Finland^[10][11] (according to the charts, courtesy respectively of the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque and of Intro, that U.S. Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section).

References

1. "Radio Action and Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. September 16, 1972. p. 21. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
2. "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. September 9, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
3. "The Doors: Other Voices and Full Circle, PopMatters". 13 February 2012.
4. "The Doors – The Mosquito" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
5. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 127. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
6. "The Doors – The Mosquito" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Doors – The Mosquito" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Doors"
8. "ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Le moustique". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
9. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1973-04-28). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 46–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1973-05-26). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 60–. ISSN 0006-2510. EL MOUSTIQUE Joe Dassin. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1973-06-30). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 57–. ISSN 0006-2510. LE MOSQUITO Joe Dassin. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)