"Fox on the Run" is a song by Englishglam rock bandSweet, first recorded in 1974. It was the first Sweet single with the A-side written by the band, rather than by producersNicky Chinn andMike Chapman, and was their 14th single overall. The song became the best charting single in Australia in 1975, with six weeks at number one.[6] It also returned the group to the UK top ten after the failure of their previous single "Turn It Down" to make the top 40.
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 albumDesolation 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 ofDesolation Boulevard.
"Fox" being slang for anattractive woman, the lyrics are apparently about one of the band'sgroupies;[9]Bomp! called the song "a definitive hard-rock bubblegum record" and "one of the lastglitter classics".[4]
"Fuchs geh' voran" is aGermancover version of the song with lyrics about afox being chased by hunters tosell its fur.[37] It was released as a single in 1975 by theGerman rock bandScorpions as The Hunters. TheB-side also features a German cover version of another Sweet song, "Action", as "Wenn es richtig losgeht".[citation needed]
^Dolan, Joe; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob (November 20, 2024)."The 74 Best Albums of 1974".Rolling Stone. RetrievedNovember 29, 2024.Along with the depraved glam stomp of "Ballroom Blitz," "The Six Teens," and "Fox on the Run," you get deep cuts that are better than they need to be...
^"Top Selling Singles of 1975".The Official New Zealand Music Chart. 31 December 1975.Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved10 October 2016.
