Fox on the Run (Sweet song)

For the Manfred Mann song, see Fox on the Run (Manfred Mann song).
"Fox on the Run"
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.[5] It is about the band's groupie. She was unnamed on purpose.[citation needed]

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.[6][7]

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  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Desolation Boulevard - Sweet | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ Cantwell, David (4 November 1998). "Power Pop It Ain't". MTV News. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ 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. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.