Pictures of Matchstick Men

"Pictures of Matchstick Men"
A-side label of the UK vinyl release
Single by the Status Quo
from the album Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
B-side"Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café"
Released5 January 1968 (1968-01-05)
StudioPye, London
Genre
Length3:09
LabelPye
Songwriter(s)Francis Rossi
Producer(s)John Schroeder
The Status Quo singles chronology
"Almost but Not Quite There"
(1967)
"Pictures of Matchstick Men"
(1968)
"Black Veils of Melancholy"
(1968)
Official audio
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Mono Version) on YouTube

"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by British rock band The Status Quo. It was released on 5 January 1968.