Mexican Girl

"Mexican Girl"
"Mexican Girl"
Single by Smokie
from the album The Montreux Album
B-side	"You Took Me by Surprise"
Released	8 September 1978
Length	3:57
Label	RAK
Songwriter(s)	Chris Norman, Pete Spencer
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 Pete Spencer and produced by Mike Chapman.

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 1 in Germany.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	16
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	19
West Germany (GfK)^[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	92

Cover versions

In 2000, Chris Norman issued his solo version of the song as a CD maxi-single in Europe. This version was released as the second single from his eleventh studio album, Full Circle (2000).^[11]

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 39.
^ 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.
^ "Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 1978" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Smokie – Mexican Girl". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1978". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved October 20, 2017.

External links

[1] "Music Week" (PDF). p. 39.

[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] "Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

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

[sc_Dutch40_-5] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 1978" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[sc_Dutch100_Smokie-6] "Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[sc_Sweden_Smokie-7] "Smokie – Mexican Girl". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[sc_UK_-8] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[sc_West_Germany_Smokie-9] "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – Mexican Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[10] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1978". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[spanishcharts.com_-_Chris_Norman_-_Full_Circle-11] "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved October 20, 2017.

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