"Jam Side Down" is a single released by the British rock band

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in August 2002. It was included on the album ''

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''. The song reached number 17 on the

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and number 12 in Scotland. Status Quo made a video of this song together with the

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, on board the aircraft carrier escorted by

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Track listings

UK CD1 # "Jam Side Down – 3:27 # "The Madness – 3:55 # "Jam Side Down" (CD-ROM video) (filmed aboard ) – 3:27 UK CD2 # "Jam Side Down – 3:27 # "

Down Down "Down Down" is a song by English rock band Status Quo. Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, "Down Down" was Status Quo's only number one single on the UK Singles Chart. The single spent a week at the top of the ...

" (recorded live at ''Top of the Pops 2'', 22 November 2000) – 5:00 # "

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" (recorded live at ''Top of the Pops 2'', 22 November 2000) – 3:45

Charts

References

Status Quo (band) songs 2002 singles Songs written by Charlie Dore Songs written by Terry Britten {{2000s-UK-single-stub