Come on You Reds

Come On You Reds is a 1994 single by the 1994 Manchester United football squad along with rock group Status Quo. It first entered the UK Singles Chart on 30 April 1994, and remained there for a total of 15 weeks, reaching a two-week high of #1.

History

With Status Quo involved in the recording of the track, it was decided that the band's 1988 single "Burning Bridges" would form the basis, albeit with altered lyrics to suit the Manchester United theme. The single was released on 25 April 1994, four weeks before the 1994 FA Cup Final. By the weekend of the game, the song had reached #1, where it remained for two weeks. It then dropped down the chart, remaining there for a total of 15 weeks.

Interestingly, this song became Status Quo's second and last (to date) #1 single, the first being "Down Down", which got to #1 in January 1975.

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