The Mosquito (song)
# The Mosquito (song)

"The Mosquito" is a song by American rock band the Doors from their 1972 album Full Circle. In the same year it was released as a single. Billboard called it an "unusual off beat disc" with a "clever Latin beat". Record World called it an "infectious ditty with calypso feel." The vocal is by Robby Krieger.

Charts

| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 15 |
| Finland (Suomen Virallinen) | 15 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 17 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts) | 25 |

## Joe Dassin version

A French-language version was recorded by Joe Dassin as "Le Moustique") with lyrics adaptated by Pierre Delanoë. It was included on his 1972 album Joe and in 1973 released as a single.

Charts

The single "Le Moustique" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 10 in France and at least the top 5 in Finland (according to the charts, courtesy respectively of the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque and of Intro, that U.S. Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section).

