Sham 69 – Hurry Up Harry

Description

“Hurry Up, Harry”
Single by Sham 69
from the album That’s Life
B-side “No Entry”
Released October 1978
Recorded 1978
Length 3:04
Label Polydor (POSP 7)
Songwriters David Guy Parsons, Jimmy Pursey
Producers Peter Wilson, Jimmy Pursey
Sham 69 singles chronology
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, with an overall chart lifespan of eight weeks.[1] 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 (OCC)[2] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 19

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