Hurry Up Harry

"Hurry Up Harry"
Single by Sham 69
from the album That's Life
B-side "No Entry"
Released October 1978 (1978-10)
Format 7" vinyl,[1] 45 RPM
Recorded 1978
Length 3:04
Label Polydor (POSP 7)
Songwriter(s) David Guy Parsons, Jimmy Pursey
Producer(s) Peter Wilson, Jimmy Pursey
Sham 69 singles chronology
"If the Kids Are United"
(1978)		 "Hurry Up Harry"
(1978)		 "Questions and Answers"
(1979)

"If the Kids Are United"
(1978)		 "Hurry Up Harry"
(1978)		 "Questions and Answers"
(1979)

"Hurry Up Harry" is a song by English band Sham 69 was released in October 1978, which came from their second studio album That's Life. The single was backed by the B-side "No Entry". It reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart for 8 weeks .[2] The song was on their 1980 compilation album The First, the Best and the Last and 1989 live album The Complete Sham 69 Live. They appeared on the BBC television show Top of the Pops and performed "Hurry Up Harry". In 2006, the single "Hurry Up England" was released as an alternative football anthem for England's entry in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, featuring samples from the original.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Hurry Up Harry"
Side two
  1. "No Entry"

Chart performances

Chart (1978) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 19

References

  1. ↑ "Sham 69 - Hurry Up Harry (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 869. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  3. ↑ "November 1978/ Archive Chart: 25 November 1978" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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