"Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1988. It was included on the album Ain't Complaining.[2] The tune is based on the traditional English folk song "Darby Kelly".[3]
| "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" | ||||
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| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| from the album Ain't Complaining | ||||
| B-side | "Whatever You Want" "Marguerita Time" (12-inch only) | |||
| Released | 21 November 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rossi / Bown | |||
| Producer(s) | Pip Williams | |||
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In 1994 Manchester United F.C. used the song as the basis for their FA Cup song "Come On You Reds", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in May 1994.
The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's thirty-first studio album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance of the album at London's Roundhouse on 22 October, the concert being recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[4][5]
Track listing
edit7 inch vinyl
edit- "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Rossi/Bown) (3.51)
- "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.01)
12 inch vinyl
edit- "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Extended Version) (Rossi/Bown) (5.29)
- "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.03)
- "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) (3.27)
CD
edit- "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Extended Version) (Rossi/Bown) (5.29)
- "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.03)
CD Video
edit- (Not released until April 1989)
- "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Extended Version) (Rossi/Bown) (5.29)
- "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.03)
- "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) (3.27)
- "Who Gets The Love?" (P Williams /J Goodison) (5.32)
- "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Video track)
Charts
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 8 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 5 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Silver | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Status Quo's 10 greatest songs, ranked". Goldradiouk.com.
- ^ "Status Quo discography". Statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "'Whatever you want: The Andrew Bown Story'". Exclusive Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Status Quo - Acoustic : Radio 2 In Concert". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Burning Bridges". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "British single certifications – Status Quo – Burning Bridges". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 October 2016.