Fox on the Run ( Manfred Mann song ) - wikipedia Fox on the Run ( Manfred Mann song ) `` Fox on the Run '' Single by Manfred Mann B - side `` Too Many People '' Released November 29, 1968 ( 1968 - 11 - 29 ) Genre Rock Length 2 : 43 Label Fontana 985 Songwriter ( s ) Tony Hazzard Manfred Mann singles chronology `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` Fox on the Run '' ( 1968 ) `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` My Name Is Jack '' ( 1968 ) `` Fox on the Run '' ( 1968 ) `` Ragamuffin Man '' ( 1969 ) `` 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. In 1970 was song recorded by Supraphon in Czechoslovakia sung by singer Václav Neckář as `` Šel sen kolem nás '' with Czech lyrics by Eduard Krečmar 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 Jump up ^ Manfred Mann discography, accessed May 4, 2009 Jump up ^ Warwick, Neil ; Jon Kutner ; Tony Brown ( 2004 ). The complete book of the British charts : singles & albums. Omnibus Press. p. 690. ISBN 978 - 1 - 84449 - 058 - 5. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 15. Jump up ^ Bill Emerson homepage, accessed May 4, 2009 Jump up ^ Gerome, John ( 2006 - 07 - 09 ). `` Bluegrass artists pick on classic rock with tribute albums ''. Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 15. `` 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. Jump up ^ Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes, `` Fox on the Run '' single release Retrieved June 24, 2015 External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fox_on_the_Run_(Manfred_Mann_song)&oldid=801117680 '' Categories : 1968 songs 1968 singles 1976 singles Songs written by Tony Hazzard Manfred Mann songs Tom T. Hall songs Richard Barnes ( musician ) songs Song recordings produced by Jerry Kennedy Fontana Records singles Mercury Records singles Warner Bros. Records singles Bluegrass songs Hidden categories : Music infoboxes with Module : String errors Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 19 : 32. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote like a fox on the run
Answer: Tony Hazzard