Burning Bridges (Status Quo song)

"Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Ain't Complaining
Released	21 November 1988 (1988-11-21)
Format	7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD
Genre	Rock
Length	3:51
Label	Vertigo
Writer(s)	Rossi/Bown
Producer(s)	Pip Williams
Status Quo singles chronology
"Rocking All Over the World" (1988) "Burning Bridges" (1988) "Not at All" (1989)

"Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1988. It was included on the album Ain't Complaining. The tune is based on the traditional English Folk song Darby Kelly.

In 1994 Manchester United used the song as the basis for their FA Cup song Come On You Reds. This song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in May 1994.

Track listing

7 inch vinyl

1. "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Rossi/Bown) (3.51)
2. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.01)

12 inch vinyl

1. "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Extended Version) (Rossi/Bown) (5.29)
2. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.03)
3. "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) (3.27)

CD

1. "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Extended Version) (Rossi/Bown) (5.29)
2. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.03)

CD Video

(Not released until April 1989)

1. "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Extended Version) (Rossi/Bown) (5.29)
2. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.03)
3. "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) (3.27)
4. "Who Gets The Love?" (P Williams /J Goodison) (5.32)
5. "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Video track)

Charts

Chart (1988)	Position
UK Singles Chart	5
Germany	26
Ireland	8

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• Rendition of the traditional song "Darby Kelly", which the melody of Burning Bridges closely mirrors on YouTube