Ain't Complaining (song)

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"Ain't Complaining"

Single by Status Quo

from the album Ain't Complaining

Released

14 March 1988

Genre

Rock

Length

3:59

Label

Vertigo

Songwriter(s)

Rick Parfitt, Pip Williams

Producer(s)

Pip Williams

Status Quo singles chronology

"Dreamin'"
(1986)

"Ain't Complaining"
(1988)

"Who Gets the Love?"
(1988)

"Ain't Complaining" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1988. It was included on their eighteenth studio album, Ain't Complaining (1988).^[1]

Some versions of the 7 inch also featured a limited edition History Pack featuring a special outer box made from card and inside part one of the Status Quo family tree - drawn and compiled by Pete Frame. This was Status Quo's first CD single. A video CD was later issued in November 1988.

Track listing

7 inch

"Ain't Complaining" (Parfitt/Williams) (3.59)
"That's Alright" (Rossi/Frost/Parfitt) (3.31)

12 inch

"Ain't Complaining" (Extended) (Parfitt/Williams) (6.37)
"That's Alright" (Rossi/Frost/Parfitt) (3.31)
"Lean Machine" (Rossi/Parfitt) (3.37)

CD

"Ain't Complaining" (Parfitt/Williams) (6.37)
"That's Alright" (Rossi/Frost/Parfitt) (3.31
"Lean Machine" (Rossi/Parfitt) (3.37)
"In The Army Now" (Re-mix) (Bolland/Bolland) (4.44)

CD Video

"Ain't Complaining" (Parfitt/Williams) (6.37)
"That's Alright" (Rossi/Frost/Parfitt) (3.31
"Lean Machine" (Rossi/Parfitt) (3.37)
"In The Army Now" (Re-mix) (Bolland/Bolland) (4.44)
"Ain't Complaining" (Video track)

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	5
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	21
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	19
West Germany (GfK)^[6]	39

References

^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
^ "Status Quo – Ain't Complaining" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ain't Complaining". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Status Quo – Ain't Complaining". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Ain't Complaining" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

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Francis Rossi Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Richie Malone Alan Lancaster John Coghlan Roy Lynes Rick Parfitt Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley
Studio albums	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic Aquostic II Backbone
Live albums	Live! Live at the NEC Live Alive Quo Live at the BBC
Box sets	From the Makers of...
Compilation albums	12 Gold Bars 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 Rocking All Over the Years Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits Pictures – 40 Years of Hits
Singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "Down the Dustpipe" "In My Chair" "Paper Plane" "Mean Girl" "Caroline" "Break the Rules" "Down Down" "Roll Over Lay Down" "Rain" "Mystery Song" "The Wild Side of Life" "Rockin' All Over the World" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Again and Again" "Accident Prone" "Whatever You Want" "Living on an Island" "What You're Proposing" "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "She Don't Fool Me" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Who Gets the Love?" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "Come On You Reds" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "Jam Side Down" "All Stand Up" "You'll Come 'Round" "Thinking of You" "The Party Ain't Over Yet" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time"
Other songs	"Forty Five Hundred Times" "Bye Bye Johnny" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
See also	Discography Members Bob Young Bula Quo!