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

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).