Fox on the Run (Sweet song)

"Fox on the Run"
Single by Sweet
from the album Desolation Boulevard
B-side "Miss Demeanour"
Released March 1975 (1975-03)
Format 7-inch single
Recorded 1975
Genre Glam rock, hard rock, power pop[1]
Length 3:24
Label RCA Victor
Writer(s) Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker
Producer(s) Sweet
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Sweet singles chronology
"Peppermint Twist"
(1974)		 "Fox on the Run"
(1975)		 "Action"
(1975)

"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; "fox" being slang 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

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1975–76) Peak
position
Australia 1
Austria 3
Canada 2
Denmark 1
Finland 10
Germany 1
Netherlands 2
New Zealand [2] 3
Norway 2
Sweden 10
UK 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 5
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Rank
Australia [4] 1
New Zealand [5] 12
Chart (1976) Rank
Canada [6] 37
UK [7] 37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [8] 75
U.S. Cash Box [9] 63

Scorpions version

"Fuchs geh' voran"
Single by The Hunters
Released 1975
Format 7" vinyl
Genre Hard rock
Length 3:17
Writer(s) Brian Connolly, Steve Priest
Andy Scott, Mick Tucker

"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), Make-Up, The Academy Is..., Sweet Savage, 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. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1975-08-18. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  3. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ↑ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1975 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1975-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  6. ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Britain's best selling records of '75". Record Mirror. London: Billboard. January 10, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  9. ↑
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