Fox on the Run (Sweet song)

Last updated
"Fox on the Run"
Fox on the Run single cover.jpg
Single by Sweet
from the album Desolation Boulevard
B-side
  • "Miss Demeanor" (Europe)
  • "Burn on the Flame" (US)
Released7 March 1975 [1]
Recorded1974
Genre
Length3:24
Label
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 with the A-side 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. [6] It is about the band's groupie. She was unnamed on purpose.[ citation needed ]

Contents

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. [7] [8]

Background

"Fox" being slang for an attractive woman, the lyrics are apparently about one of the band's groupies; [9] Bomp! called the song "a definitive hard-rock bubblegum record" and "one of the last glitter classics". [4]

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [34] Gold75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Silver250,000^
United States (RIAA) [36] Gold1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Scorpions version

"Fuchs geh' voran"
Single by Scorpions
Released 1975
Genre Hard rock
Length3:17
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. [37] 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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Sweet</span> British glam rock band

Sweet are a British glam rock band who rose to prominence in the 1970s. Their best-known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bassist Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott and drummer Mick Tucker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sweet Child o' Mine</span> 1988 single by Guns N Roses

"Sweet Child O' Mine" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, released on their debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction (1987). In the United States, the song was released in June 1988 as the album's first single, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming the band's only US number-one single. In the United Kingdom, the song was released on August 8, 1988, reaching number 24 on the UK Singles Chart the same month. Re-released there in May 1989, it peaked at number six.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Promised Land (Chuck Berry song)</span> Song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball"

"Promised Land" is a song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball", an American folk song. The song was first recorded in this version by Berry in 1964 for his album St. Louis to Liverpool. Released in December 1964, it was Berry's fourth single issued following his prison term for a Mann Act conviction. The record peaked at #41 in the Billboard charts on January 16, 1965.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mud (band)</span> British glam rock band

Mud are an English glam rock band, formed in February 1966. Their earlier success came in a pop and then glam rock style, while later hits were influenced by 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly, and they are best remembered for their hit singles "Dyna-mite", "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974, and "Lonely This Christmas" which reached Christmas number 1 in December 1974. After signing to Rak Records and teaming up with songwriters/producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, the band had fourteen UK Top 20 hits between 1973 and 1976, including three number ones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Killer Queen</span> 1974 single by Queen

"Killer Queen" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by lead singer Freddie Mercury and recorded for their third album Sheer Heart Attack in 1974. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart and became their first US hit, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is about a high-class call girl and has been characterised as "Mercury's piano-led paean to a Moët-quaffing courtesan".

<i>Desolation Boulevard</i> 1974 album by Sweet

Desolation Boulevard is the third studio album by the British glam rock band Sweet, originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1974. Two noticeably different versions of the album were released: one by RCA Records in Europe, and another by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada and Japan.

<i>Give Us a Wink</i> 1976 studio album by Sweet

Give Us a Wink is the fourth studio album by British rock band Sweet. It was the first album to be fully written and produced by the band members. Previously they had relied on material from the songwriting team of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. The album was released by RCA Records in Europe and Australia and by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada and Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Ballroom Blitz</span> 1973 song by The Sweet

"The Ballroom Blitz" is a song by British glam rock band The Sweet, written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. The song reached number one in Canada, number two in the UK Singles Chart and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rock and Roll All Nite</span> 1975 single by Kiss

"Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by American rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1975 album Dressed to Kill. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway". The studio version of the song peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard singles chart, besting the band's previous charting single, "Kissin' Time" (#89). A subsequent live version, released as a single in October 1975, eventually reached No. 12 in early 1976, the first of six Top 20 songs for Kiss in the 1970s. "Rock and Roll All Nite" became Kiss's signature song and has served as the group's closing concert number in almost every concert since 1976. In 2008, it was named the 16th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.

Fox were a British-based pop band popular in the mid-1970s. Led by American songwriter and record producer Kenny Young, the band was perhaps best known for its charismatic Australian lead singer Noosha Fox. They had three top 20 hits on the UK Singles Chart - "Only You Can" and "Imagine Me, Imagine You" in 1975 and "S-S-S-Single Bed" in 1976, and Noosha Fox had a solo hit in 1977 with "Georgina Bailey".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andy Scott (guitarist)</span> Welsh guitarist and songwriter (born 1949)

Andrew David Scott is a Welsh musician and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and a backing vocalist in the glam rock band Sweet. Following bassist Steve Priest's death in June 2020, Scott is the last surviving member of the band's classic lineup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New York Groove</span> 1978 single by Ace Frehley

"New York Groove" is a song written by English musician and producer Russ Ballard. The song was originally recorded by glam rock band Hello in 1975 and was later covered by Ace Frehley (Kiss) for his 1978 solo album. Frehley's version is also well known, especially in the US.

"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, that has been a hit for many artists in different genres in the years since. The best-known versions are by the Carpenters in 1971, Luther Vandross in 1983, and Sonic Youth in 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Run Runaway</span> 1984 single by Slade

"Run Runaway" is a song by British rock band Slade, released in 1984 as the third single from the band's 11th studio album, The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, and as the lead single from the album's US counterpart, Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea and produced by John Punter. It reached No. 7 in the United Kingdom and was the band's first, and only, top 20 hit in the United States, where it reached No. 20.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Action (Sweet song)</span> 1975 song by Sweet

"Action" is a self-written and produced 1975 song by British glam rock band Sweet.

"Bony Moronie" was the third single by Larry Williams, released in 1957.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Your Mama Don't Dance</span> 1972 single by Loggins and Messina

"Your Mama Don't Dance" is a hit 1972 song by the rock duo Loggins and Messina. Released on their self-titled album Loggins and Messina, it reached number four on the Billboard pop chart and number 19 on the Billboard Easy Listening Chart as a single in early 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Sweet discography</span>

The following is a comprehensive discography of British rock band Sweet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Willy (song)</span> 1972 single by The Sweet

"Little Willy" is a song written by songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and performed by the British glam rock band The Sweet, released in 1972 as a non-album single in the UK, peaking at number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It was released in the US in January 1973 and also appeared on their US debut album The Sweet and became their biggest hit in the US, reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as the number 18 song for 1973.

"The Six Teens" is a 1974 song by British glam rock band Sweet, written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, appearing on Sweet's album Desolation Boulevard. The song was Sweet's first single simply as "Sweet". The B-side is the band composition "Burn on the Flame".

References

  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. ↑ Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024). "The 74 Best Albums of 1974". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 29, 2024. Along with the depraved glam stomp of "Ballroom Blitz," "The Six Teens," and "Fox on the Run," you get deep cuts that are better than they need to be...
  4. 1 2 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. ↑ Cantwell, David (4 November 1998). "Power Pop It Ain't". MTV News . Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Fox On The Run by Sweet". Songfacts. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  10. 1 2 "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.
  11. ↑ "The Sweet – Fox on the Run" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ "The Sweet – Fox on the Run" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "The Sweet – Fox on the Run" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  14. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4061a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
  15. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fox on the Run". Irish Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "The Sweet – Fox on the Run" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "The Sweet – Fox on the Run". VG-lista.
  19. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Rock.co.za. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "The Sweet – Fox on the Run". Singles Top 100.
  21. ↑ "The Sweet – Fox on the Run". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ↑ "The Sweet: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  23. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. 1991. ISBN   0-89820-089-X.
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Sweet – Fox on the Run" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  26. ↑ "Australian Chart Book". Australian Chart Book. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  27. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  28. ↑ "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.
  29. ↑ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1975". Rock.co.za. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  30. ↑ "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.
  31. ↑ "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.
  32. ↑ "Singles". Billboard . Vol. 88, no. 52. 25 December 1976. ISSN   0006-2510.
  33. ↑ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1976". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  34. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Sweet – Fox on the Run". Music Canada . Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  35. ↑ "British single certifications – Sweet – Fox on the Run". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  36. ↑ "American single certifications – Sweet – Fox on the Run". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  37. ↑ 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.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.