Fox on the Run ( Sweet song ) - wikipedia Fox on the Run ( Sweet song ) `` Fox on the Run '' Single by Sweet from the album Desolation Boulevard B - side `` Miss Demeanor '' Released March 1975 ( 1975 - 03 ) Format 7 - inch single Recorded Genre Glam rock, power pop Length 3 : 24 Label RCA Victor 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 ) `` 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 Capitol Records 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. Its inclusion in the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 led to the song reaching number one on the iTunes Rock Chart in late 2016. Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Weekly singles charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Scorpions version 3 Other covers 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Chart performance This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2018 ) Weekly singles charts Chart ( 1975 -- 76 ) Peak position Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland 10 Germany Netherlands New Zealand Norway Sweden 10 UK U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 1975 ) Rank Australia New Zealand 12 Chart ( 1976 ) Rank Canada 37 UK 37 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 76 U.S. Cash Box 63 Scorpions version `` Fuchs geh ' voran '' Single by Scorpions Released Format 7 '' vinyl Genre Hard rock Length 3 : 17 Songwriter ( 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 The Regrettes ( for the AV Undercover series ) Eric Singer, Girlschool, Red Hot Chili Peppers, You Am I, Mad Max, Deadsy, Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13, Ace Frehley ( Kiss ), Make - Up, Touch of Joy, Fenders, The Sirens, Lolas, Sha - Boom, The Academy Is..., Sweet Savage, and Nip Drivers for the Desperate Teenage Lovedolls soundtrack. A 1986 recording by The Replacements is featured on the 2017 live album For Sale : Live at Maxwell 's 1986. See also List of number - one singles in Australia during the 1970s List of number - one hits of 1975 ( Germany ) References Jump up ^ Talevski, Nick ( 2010 ). Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven 's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 97. ISBN 9780857121172. Jump up ^ `` Power Pop It Ai n't ''. MTV News. Retrieved 10 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Fox On The Run by Sweet Songfacts ''. Jump up ^ `` Sweet 's `` Fox on the Run '' Tops iTunes Rock Chart Thanks to `` Guardians of the Galaxy 2 '' Trailer - Music News - ABC News Radio ``. Jump up ^ Shepard, Jack ( April 19, 2017 ). `` Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy 's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed ''. The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` NZ Top 40 Singles Chart The Official New Zealand Music Chart ''. Nztop40.co.nz. 1975 - 08 - 18. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ `` Australian Chart Book ''. Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 05. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Top Selling Singles of 1975 The Official New Zealand Music Chart ''. Nztop40.co.nz. 1975 - 12 - 31. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Britain 's best selling records of ' 75 ''. Record Mirror. London : Billboard. January 10, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Singles ''. Billboard. 88 ( 52 ). 25 December 1976. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ `` The CASH BOX Year - End Charts : 1976 ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 10 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 05. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Sweet Mick Tucker Steve Priest Brian Connolly Andy Scott Frank Torpey Mick Stewart Mal McNulty Paul Mario Day Phil Lanzon Malcolm Pearson Jeff Brown Ian Gibbons Steve Mann Studio albums Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be Sweet Fanny Adams Desolation Boulevard Give Us a Wink Off the Record Level Headed Cut Above the Rest Waters Edge Identity Crisis Live albums Strung Up Live in Denmark 1976 Live at the Rainbow 1973 Compilation albums Gimme Dat Ding The Sweet 's Biggest Hits The Sweet The Sweet Singles Album Strung Up The Golden Greats The Ballroom Blitz & More Sweet Hits Platinum Rare Action : The Sweet Anthology Singles `` Little Willy '' `` Wig - Wam Bam '' `` Block Buster ! '' `` The Ballroom Blitz '' `` The Six Teens '' `` Peppermint Twist '' `` Fox on the Run '' `` Action '' `` Love Is Like Oxygen '' Related articles Discography Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fox_on_the_Run_(Sweet_song)&oldid=819459072 '' Categories : Sweet ( band ) songs 1974 songs 1975 singles Number - one singles in Australia Number - one singles in Germany Songs written by Andy Scott ( guitarist ) Songs written by Brian Connolly Songs written by Steve Priest Songs written by Mick Tucker Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman British power pop songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Articles needing additional references from January 2018 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская Norsk Русский Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 9 January 2018, at 13 : 52. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who sang the song fox on the run
Answer: Sweet