Paper Plane

This song's lyrics were based on a poem written by a close friend of the band, Robert Young. He and the band's frontman Francis Rossi are the credited writers.

The track is often transposed down a semitone to A major from its original key of Bb major to suit vocal duties in live performances, although this makes the song much trickier to play.

Prior to the release of this record, Status Quo were best known for their pop psychedelia 45s such as "Pictures Of Matchstick Men." This was the band's first single for the progressive label Vertigo and its 12 bar boogie set the template for Quo's sound for years to come.