Fox on the Run (Manfred Mann song)

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B-side "Too Many People" Length 2:43 Writer(s) Tony Hazzard		Genre Rock Label Fontana 985
Released November 29, 1968 (1968-11-29)

"Fox on the Run" is a song with lyrics by Tony Hazzard, first recorded by the English band Manfred Mann as a single issued 29 November 1968, which reached #5 in the UK pop charts in the following month.

Other versions

It was introduced to bluegrass by Bill Emerson and quickly became a bluegrass favorite.

It was covered by American country music singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall. His version was released as a single in 1976 and peaked at #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes released a version of the song as a single in 1976 in the UK, but it did not chart.

References

Fox on the Run (Manfred Mann song) Wikipedia

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