Daytona Demon
| "Daytona Demon" | ||||
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| Single by Suzi Quatro | ||||
| B-side | "Roman Fingers" | |||
| Released | October 19, 1973 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Rak | |||
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| Suzi Quatro singles chronology | ||||
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"Daytona Demon" is the fourth solo single and third UK hit by Suzi Quatro, released in 1973. The song is frequently believed to be a revision of Freddy Cannon's "Tallahassee Lassie" and a reference to Daytona Beach in Florida[1] in which Quatro's lover is equated with a fast car.
"Daytona Demon" was never included on the US or other foreign release of her second album Quatro and remained unavailable in any format in the US[2] until the advent of the CD and numerous compilations in the 1990s.[3] "Daytona Demon" has been a staple of Quatro's numerous hits compilation albums since then. On the 2011 expanded issue of Suzi Quatro, “Daytona Demon” and its B-side "Roman Fingers"[4] were included as bonus tracks.
Following on from two Australian number ones, “Daytona Demon” peaked at number four in the autumn of 1974,[5] but in the UK, where she had also had major success with her previous two singles, the song was a comparatively minor hit, peaking at number 14 late in 1973.[6][7]
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1973–1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 4 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 11 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 26 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] | 8 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 3 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 14 |
| West Germany (GfK)[14] | 2 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1974) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[15] | 33 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ausländer, Phillip; Performing Glam Rock: Gender And Theatricality in Popular Music; p. 210. ISBN 0472068687
- ^ "Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1973. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ "Suzi Quatro.com". Suzi Quatro.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 785–6. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Kent, David; Australian Chart Book, 1970-1992 ISBN 0-646-11917-6
- ^ "SUZI QUATRO | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 444. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 243. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Suzi Quatro – Daytona Demon" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "Suzi Quatro – Daytona Demon" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "Suzi Quatro – Daytona Demon" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "Suzi Quatro – Daytona Demon". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Suzi Quatro – Daytona Demon" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1974". Kent Music Report. December 30, 1974. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
