Mexican Girl

"Mexican Girl"
"Mexican Girl"
Single by Smokie
from the album The Montreux Album
B-side	"You Took Me by Surprise"
Released	September 1978
Length	3:57
Label	RAK
Songwriter(s)	Chris Norman,
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman
Smokie singles chronology
Music video
	"Mexican Girl" on YouTube

"Mexican Girl" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album The Montreux Album. It was the album's third and final single. The song first came out in September 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.

Background and writing[]

The song was written by Chris Norman and Smokie drummer and produced by Mike Chapman.

Commercial performance[]

The song reached no. 1 in Germany.^[1]

Charts[]

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	14
Germany^[1]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[5]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	16
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	19

Cover versions[]

In 2000 Chris Norman issued his solo version of this song as a single (CD maxi) in Europe.

The version was part of his 2000 studio album "".^[8]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "spanishcharts.com - Smokie - Mexican Girl". Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ "Ultratop.be – Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – Mexican Girl". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved October 20, 2017.

External links[]

[spanishcharts.com_-_Smokie_-_Mexican_Girl-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "spanishcharts.com - Smokie - Mexican Girl". Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[aus-2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Austria_Smokie-3] "Austriancharts.at – Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_Smokie-4] "Ultratop.be – Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[sc_Dutch100_Smokie-5] "Dutchcharts.nl – Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[sc_Sweden_Smokie-6] "Swedishcharts.com – Smokie – Mexican Girl". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[sc_UK_-7] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[spanishcharts.com_-_Chris_Norman_-_Full_Circle-8] "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved October 20, 2017.

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