Fox on the Run (Manfred Mann song)

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"Fox on the Run"
Single by Manfred Mann
B-side"Too Many People"
ReleasedNovember 29, 1968 (1968-11-29)
GenreRock
Length2:43
LabelFontana 985
Songwriter(s)Tony Hazzard
Manfred Mann singles chronology
"My Name Is Jack"
(1968) 		"Fox on the Run"
(1968) 		"Ragamuffin Man"
(1969)

"Fox on the Run" is a song written by Tony Hazzard, first recorded by the English band Manfred Mann, and released as a single on 29 November 1968.[1] It reached No.5 in the UK singles charts in late-January 1969,[2][3] and No.97 in Canada.[4]

Other versions[]

  • It was introduced to bluegrass by Bill Emerson[5] and quickly became a bluegrass favorite.[6]
  • The song was recorded in 1969 by the Czech group Golden Kids with only Václav Neckář singing, released on Supraphon label in 1970 (CD re-release in 1993). The Czech lyrics were written by Eduard Krečmar, titled "Šel sen kolem nás".[7]
  • It was covered by American country music singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall. His version was released as a single in 1976 and peaked at No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
  • Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes released a version of the song as a single in 1976 in the United Kingdom, but it did not chart.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Manfred Mann discography, accessed 4 May 2009
  2. ^ "Official [U.K.] Singles Chart Top 50: 29 January 1969—04 February 1969". The Official U.K. Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The complete book of the British charts: singles & albums. Omnibus Press. p. 690. ISBN 978-1-84449-058-5. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 3, 1969" (PDF).
  5. ^ Bill Emerson homepage, accessed 4 May 2009
  6. ^ Gerome, John (2006-07-09). "Bluegrass artists pick on classic rock with tribute albums". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 2010-08-15. "Most people today think of 'Fox on the Run' as a bluegrass standard, but it actually started as a British rock song," Dan Hayes, executive director of the International Bluegrass Music Association, says of the 1960s hit by Manfred Mann.
  7. ^ "Golden Kids – Golden Kids – Supraphonline.cz".
  8. ^ Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes, "Fox on the Run" single release Retrieved June 24, 2015

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