Fox on the Run (Manfred Mann song) explained

"Fox on the Run" is a song written by Tony Hazzard, first recorded by the English band Manfred Mann, and released as a single on 29 November 1968.^[2] It reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in late January 1969.^{[3] [4]}

Charts

Chart (1968 - 69)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)[5]	3
New Zealand (Listener Chart)[6]	1

Other versions

• It was introduced to bluegrass music by Bill Emerson^[7] and quickly became a bluegrass favorite.^[8]
• The song was recorded in 1969 by the Czech group Golden Kids with only Václav Neckář singing, released on the Supraphon label in 1970 (CD release in 1993). The Czech lyrics were written by Eduard Krečmar, titled "Šel sen kolem nás".^[9]
• It was covered by American country music singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall. His version was released as a single in 1976 and peaked at No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.^[10]
• Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes released a version of the song as a single in 1976 in the United Kingdom, but it did not chart.^[11]

Notes and References

1. February 1969 . BI's Chart Fax . . 2 . 17.
2. [Manfred Mann discography]
3. Web site: Official [U.K.] Singles Chart Top 50: 29 January 1969—04 February 1969 ]. The Official U.K. Charts Company . 17 March 2021.
4. Book: Warwick . Neil . Kutner . Jon . Brown . Tony . The complete book of the British charts: singles & albums . Omnibus Press . 2004 . 690 . 15 August 2008 . 978-1-84449-058-5.
5. Web site: Go-Set Australian charts - 2 April 1969. www.poparchives.com.au.
6. Web site: Manfred Mann (search). Flavour of New Zealand. 2022-03-17. 2018-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033425/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=450#n_view_location. dead.
7. http://www.bluegrassville.com/BillEmerson/ Bill Emerson homepage
8. Web site: Gerome . John . Bluegrass artists pick on classic rock with tribute albums . Napa Valley Register . 9 July 2006 . 15 August 2010 . "Most people today think of 'Fox on the Run' as a bluegrass standard, but it actually started as a British rock song," Dan Hayes, executive director of the International Bluegrass Music Association, says of the 1960s hit by Manfred Mann..
9. Web site: Golden Kids – Golden Kids – Supraphonline.cz.
10. Web site: Country Playlist . RPM . December 25, 1976.
11. http://www.discogs.com/Hazzard-Barnes-Fox-On-The-Run/release/7061561 Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes, "Fox on the Run" single release