"Paper Plane" is a rock song originally by

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. It was released as a single on 10 November 1972, reaching number 8 in the

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, and appeared on their album, '' Piledriver''. The song was written by

Francis Rossi Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo. Early life Rossi was born o ...

and Bob Young. 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

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as part of their ''In Concert'' series. In 2007 the song was covered by

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Singles

*1972: Paper Plane / Softer Ride 45 rpm Vinyl 7"; Vertigo / 6059 071 United Kingdom *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

References

Status Quo (band) songs 1972 singles Songs written by Francis Rossi Songs written by Bob Young (musician) 1972 songs Vertigo Records singles {{1970s-single-stub