Manchester United (song)

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"Manchester United"
Single by Manchester United Football Club
Released1976
Genre Pop
Label Decca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tony Hiller
Manchester United Football Club singles chronology
"Manchester United"
(1976)
"Glory Glory Man United"
(1983)

"Manchester United" was a single released by the English football team Manchester United in 1976. It reached number 50 in the UK Singles Chart. [1]

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References

  1. Roberts, David, ed. (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles & Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records. p. 319. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.