Fox on the Run (Sweet song)

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"Fox on the Run"
Single by Sweet
from the album Desolation Boulevard
B-side "Miss Demeanor"
Released 7 March 1975 [1]
Recorded 1974
Genre
Length 3 : 24
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Brian Connolly , Steve Priest
Andy Scott , Mick Tucker
Producer(s) Sweet
Sweet singles chronology
" Peppermint Twist "
(1974) 		" Fox on the Run "
(1975) 		" Action "
(1975)
Music video
"Fox on the Run" on YouTube

" Fox on the Run " is a 1975 song by the British glam rock band Sweet , first recorded in 1974. It was the first Sweet single written by the band, rather than by producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman , and was their 14th single overall. The song became the best charting single in Australia in 1975, with six weeks at number one. [5] It is about the band's groupie. She was unnamed on purpose. [ citation needed ]

Two versions were recorded by Sweet. The original version was produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn on the European version of the 1974 album Desolation Boulevard . Sweet also recorded and produced a more pop-oriented rendition as a 7" single in 1975, which is the more familiar version of the song. The 1975 single was included on the Capitol Records version of Desolation Boulevard .

The song's inclusion in the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 led to a number one spot on the iTunes Rock Chart in late 2016. [6] [7]

Background [ edit ]

"Fox" being slang for an attractive woman , the lyrics are apparently about one of the band's groupies ; [8] Bomp! called the song "a definitive hard-rock bubblegum record" and "one of the last glitter classics". [4]

Chart performance [ edit ]

Certifications [ edit ]

Region Certification Certified units /sales
Canada ( Music Canada ) [33] Gold 75,000 ^
United Kingdom ( BPI ) [34] Silver 250,000 ^
United States ( RIAA ) [35] Gold 1,000,000 ^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel [ edit ]

Scorpions version [ edit ]

"Fuchs geh' voran"
Single by Scorpions
Released 1975
Genre Hard rock
Length 3 : 17
Songwriter(s) Brian Connolly , Steve Priest
Andy Scott , Mick Tucker

" Fuchs geh' voran " is a German cover version of the song with lyrics about a fox being chased by hunters to sell its fur . [36] It was released as a single in 1975 by the German rock band Scorpions as The Hunters. The B-side also features a German cover version of another Sweet song, " Action ", as "Wenn es richtig losgeht". [ citation needed ]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "BPI" . Archived from the original on 2023-06-16 . Retrieved 2024-01-20 .
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Desolation Boulevard - Sweet | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Archived from the original on 19 October 2019 . Retrieved 3 November 2019 .
  3. ^ Cantwell, David (4 November 1998). "Power Pop It Ain't" . MTV News . Archived from the original on 14 May 2016 . Retrieved 10 May 2016 .
  4. ^ a b Barnes, Ken (March 1978). "The Glitter Era: Teenage Rampage" . Bomp! . Archived from the original on 10 March 2021 . Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via Rock's Backpages .
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6 . Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  6. ^ "Sweet's 'Fox on the Run' Tops iTunes Rock Chart Thanks to 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' Trailer" . ABC News Radio . 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021 . Retrieved 7 December 2016 .
  7. ^ Shepard, Jack (April 19, 2017). "Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed" . The Independent . Archived from the original on May 24, 2022 . Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
  8. ^ "Fox On The Run by Sweet" . Songfacts . Archived from the original on 2016-12-20 . Retrieved 2016-12-07 .
  9. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1975" . Kent Music Report . 29 December 1975. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023 . Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur .
  10. ^ " The Sweet ? Fox on the Run" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 .
  11. ^ " The Sweet ? Fox on the Run" (in French). Ultratop 50 .
  12. ^ " The Sweet ? Fox on the Run" (in German). O3 Austria Top 40 .
  13. ^ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 4061a ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada .
  14. ^ " The Irish Charts ? Search Results ? Fox on the Run" . Irish Singles Chart .
  15. ^ " The Sweet ? Fox on the Run" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 .
  16. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart" . The Official New Zealand Music Chart . 18 August 1975. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
  17. ^ " The Sweet ? Fox on the Run" . VG-lista .
  18. ^ "SA Charts 1965?March 1989" . Rock.co.za . Archived from the original on 19 February 2020 . Retrieved 1 September 2018 .
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  20. ^ " The Sweet ? Fox on the Run" . Swiss Singles Chart .
  21. ^ "The Sweet: Artist Chart History" . Official Charts Company .
  22. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 . Menomonee Falls , Wisconsin: Record Research. 1991. ISBN   0-89820-089-X .
  23. ^ Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffman, Frank (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993 . Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited Inc. p. 340. ISBN   1563083167 . Retrieved March 5, 2023 .
  24. ^ " Offiziellecharts.de ? The Sweet ? Fox on the Run" (in German) . GfK Entertainment charts .
  25. ^ "Australian Chart Book" . Australian Chart Book . Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten ? Single 1975" . Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 February 2014 . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
  27. ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1975" . The Official New Zealand Music Chart . 31 December 1975. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
  28. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1975" . Rock.co.za . Archived from the original on 8 September 2018 . Retrieved 2 September 2018 .
  29. ^ "Britain's best selling records of '75" . Record Mirror . London: Billboard. 10 January 1976. p. 12. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016 . Retrieved 13 June 2016 .
  30. ^ "Top Singles ? Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 8, 1977" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Archived from the original on 19 March 2016 . Retrieved 13 March 2016 .
  31. ^ "Singles" . Billboard . Vol. 88, no. 52. 25 December 1976. ISSN   0006-2510 .
  32. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1976" . Archived from the original on 25 August 2012 . Retrieved 5 June 2016 .
  33. ^ "Canadian single certifications ? Sweet ? Fox on the Run" . Music Canada . Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
  34. ^ "British single certifications ? Sweet ? Fox on the Run" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
  35. ^ "American single certifications ? Sweet ? Fox on the Run" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
  36. ^ Lewrypublished, Fraser (18 August 2023). "How secretly embracing English glam rockers The Sweet put Scorpions on the launch pad to global stardom" . louder . Retrieved 4 June 2024 .

External links [ edit ]

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