Fox on the Run (Sweet song)

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"Fox on the Run"
Song
B-side"Miss Demeanor" (Europe)
"Burn on the Flame" (USA)

"Fox on the Run" is a song by the British band Sweet, first recorded in 1974. It was Sweet's first single that was written by the band, rather than producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and was their 14th single overall. The lyrics of the song are about groupies;[original research?] "fox" was a popular slang term at the time for an attractive woman.

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 version as a 7" single in 1975, which is the more familiar version of the song. The 1975 single version was included on the North American version of Desolation Boulevard.

The song appears in numerous films, including Dazed And Confused, Detroit Rock City, When in Rome, Catch .44, and The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.

Chart performance

Scorpions version

"Fox on the Run"
Song

"Fuchs geh' voran" is a German cover version of the song with lyrics about a literal fox being chased by hunters to sell its fur. 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".

Other covers

Many artists and groups have covered this song, including Eric Singer, Girlschool, Red Hot Chili Peppers, You Am I, Mad Max, Deadsy, Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13, Ace Frehley (Kiss), The Infamous Unknowns, Make-Up, The Academy Is..., Sweet Savage, Gourmet Mushroom X, and Nip Drivers for the Desperate Teenage Lovedolls soundtrack.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Power Pop It Ain't". MTV News. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_hits_of_1975_%28Germany%29
  3. ^ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2649
  4. ^ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
  5. ^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"
  6. ^ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=4046
  7. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Britain's best selling records of '75". Record Mirror. London: Billboard. January 10, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  9. ^ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1976.htm
  10. ^ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1976YESP.html
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