In the Army Now (song)

"In the Army Now"
Single by Status Quo
from the album In the Army Now
B-side	"Heartburn"
Released	1986
Format	7" single
Recorded	1986
Genre	Pop rock hard rock
Length	4:40
Label	Vertigo
Writer(s)	Rob Bolland Ferdi Bolland
Producer(s)	Pip Williams
Status Quo singles chronology
"Red Sky" (1986) "In The Army Now" (1986) "Dreamin'" (1986)

"In the Army Now" is a song by the South African-born Dutch duo Rob and Ferdi Bolland, recorded in 1981. The song spent 6 consecutive weeks on the top of the Norwegian singles chart.^[1] The song was also later recorded by the British rock band Status Quo on their 1986 album, In the Army Now, and their version peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.

Other cover versions

Slovenian industrial band Laibach recorded a cover-version for their war-themed NATO album in 1994. In 2009, Les Enfoirés covered the song under the title "Ici Les Enfoirés", using the same tune, but changing the lyrics to ones in the French language (about the 25th anniversary of the Restos du Coeur, instead of the original topic).^[2] A German-language version was released by the band Fee in 1987, titled Du mußt zur Bundeswehr.^[3]

The song was also performed by Russian rock band Lubeh (Любэ).^[4]

On 26 September 2010, Status Quo released a new version of "In the Army Now" with the Corps Of Army Choir through Universal/UMC. All profits from this updated and lyrically changed version will be donated equally to the British Forces Foundation and Help for Heroes charities. This charted at no. 31 in the UK Singles charts upon its release.

In 2012, power metal band Sabaton covered this song as a bonus track for their album Carolus Rex.

Track listings

7" single

1. "In the Army Now" (Bolland/Bolland) – 3:52
2. "Heartburn" (Patrick/Parfitt/Rossi) – 4:44

12" maxi

A-Side

1. "In the Army Now" (military mix) – 5:55

B-Side

1. "Heartburn" (Patrick/Parfitt/Rossi) – 4:44
2. "Late Last Night" (Young/Parfitt/Rossi) – 2:58

Charts and certifications

Bolland & Bolland version

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	1
Norway (VG-lista)[1]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7]	9

Status Quo version

Weekly charts Chart (1986–87) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 15 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[10] 12 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 20 France (SNEP)[11] 2 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 15 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 2 Poland (LP3)[17] 1 Spain (AFYVE)[18] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 2 Chart (2010) Peak position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 31 Chart (2016) Peak position Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[23] 85

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position France (SNEP)[24] 12 Chart (1987) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[25] 11 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 25 Certifications and sales Region Certification Sales/shipments France (SNEP)[27] Gold 652,000[28] United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 250,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

References

1. "Norwegiancharts.com – Bolland – You're In The Army Now". VG-lista. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
2. "Ecoutez le nouveau single des Enfoirés" (in French). Charts in France. Pure Charts. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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4. Video on YouTube
5. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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7. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (B)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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10. "Radio 2 Top 30 : 13 december 1986" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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12. "Officialcharts.de – Status Quo – In The Army Now". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
13. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – In the Army Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Status Quo - In The Army Now search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – In The Army Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
16. "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – In The Army Now". VG-lista. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
17. "IN THE ARMY NOW – Status Quo" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
18. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – In The Army Now". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – In The Army Now". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
21. "Archive Chart: 1986-11-01" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
22. "Archive Chart: 2010-10-09" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
23. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
24. "TOP – 1986" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
25. "Jahreshitparade 1987" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
26. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
27. "French single certifications – Status Quo – In The Army Now" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
28. "Les Singles en Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
29. "British single certifications – Status Quo – In The Army Now". British Phonographic Industry. Enter In The Army Now in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

• "In the Army Now" performed by Azerbaijani Military Orchestra