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"Twenty Wild Horses" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1999. It was included on the album Under the Influence. The song also entered in Francis Rossi's solo repertoire, along with another song from the same album, "Blessed Are the Meek"; the two songs were included on Rossi's 2011 live album. Rossi described the song's phrase "twenty wild horses and 500 men" as sounding incredibly good, and as the melody was saying there's a sound in it.

Track listing

1. "Twenty Wild Horses" (Edit) (Rossi/Frost) (3.53)
2. "Analyse Time" (Rossi/Bown) (3.37)
3. "Obstruction Day" (Parfitt/Edwards) (3.48)

Charts

Other versions

The Mexican band Pobre Barrio released a spanish language version of the song, under the name "Toda la Noche", as part of their album "Sueños y Realidades" (2002).

References

1. "Under the Influence - Status Quo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
2. "Status Quo discography". Statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
3. "Live at St. Luke's, London". Spotify. 4 March 2011.
4. "Twenty Wild Horses". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
5. "Status Quo – Twenty Wild Horses" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

• Status Quo (band) songs
• 1999 singles
• Songs written by Francis Rossi
• 1999 songs