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"Fairground" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released on 18 September 1995 as the first single from their fifth album, Life (1995). Co-written and co-produced by frontman Mick Hucknall, it makes extensive use of a sample of Dutch duo the Goodmen's 1993 hit "Give It Up". It became Simply Red's first and only No. 1 single on the UK Singles Chart, staying at the top for four weeks in September and October 1995, and was also a chart hit in mainland Europe and Australia but failed to generate long-term success in North America.

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  • "Fairground" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released on 18 September 1995 as the first single from their fifth album, Life (1995). Co-written and co-produced by frontman Mick Hucknall, it makes extensive use of a sample of Dutch duo the Goodmen's 1993 hit "Give It Up". It became Simply Red's first and only No. 1 single on the UK Singles Chart, staying at the top for four weeks in September and October 1995, and was also a chart hit in mainland Europe and Australia but failed to generate long-term success in North America. (en)
  • Fairground est une chanson du groupe britannique Simply Red écrite et composée par son chanteur Mick Hucknall, sortie en single le 18 septembre 1995 comme premier extrait de l'album Life. Elle comporte un sample du titre Give It Up par (en). Il s'agit du seul single du groupe à se classer en tête des ventes au Royaume-Uni. Il atteint également la 1re place en Irlande. (fr)
  • Fairground è un singolo del gruppo musicale britannico Simply Red, il primo estratto dall'album Life nel 1995. È l'unico brano del gruppo che ha raggiunto la vetta della classifica britannica dei singoli. Ha mantenuto il primo posto per quattro settimane consecutive. Poco tempo dopo la sua uscita è stato certificato disco di platino dalla British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Il brano contiene le percussioni di Give It Up, strumentale del 1993 dei Good Men, che a sua volta è basata sulla Fanfarre di Sérgio Mendes del 1991. (it)
  • Fairground is een nummer van de Britse band Simply Red uit 1995. Het is de eerste single van hun vijfde studioalbum Life. Na een aantal jaar afwezig te zijn, scoorde Simply Red met "Fairground" weer een hit in zowel Europa als Oceanië. Het nummer bevat een sample van het nummer Give It Up van de Nederlandse housegroep The Goodmen. In thuisland het Verenigd Koninkrijk werd de plaat een nummer 1-hit in de UK Singles Chart en ook in Ierland en Italië. In Nederland werd de plaat veel gedraaid op Radio 538, Hitradio Veronica en Radio 3FM en werd een grote hit. De plaat bereikte de 6e positie in de Nederlandse Top 40 en de 5e positie in de Mega Top 50. In België bereikte de plaat de 2e positie in zowel de Vlaamse Ultratop 50 als de Vlaamse Radio 2 Top 30. (nl)
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  • Gold (en)
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  • *Mick Hucknall *Stewart Levine (en)
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  • "Fairground" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released on 18 September 1995 as the first single from their fifth album, Life (1995). Co-written and co-produced by frontman Mick Hucknall, it makes extensive use of a sample of Dutch duo the Goodmen's 1993 hit "Give It Up". It became Simply Red's first and only No. 1 single on the UK Singles Chart, staying at the top for four weeks in September and October 1995, and was also a chart hit in mainland Europe and Australia but failed to generate long-term success in North America. (en)
  • Fairground est une chanson du groupe britannique Simply Red écrite et composée par son chanteur Mick Hucknall, sortie en single le 18 septembre 1995 comme premier extrait de l'album Life. Elle comporte un sample du titre Give It Up par (en). Il s'agit du seul single du groupe à se classer en tête des ventes au Royaume-Uni. Il atteint également la 1re place en Irlande. (fr)
  • Fairground è un singolo del gruppo musicale britannico Simply Red, il primo estratto dall'album Life nel 1995. È l'unico brano del gruppo che ha raggiunto la vetta della classifica britannica dei singoli. Ha mantenuto il primo posto per quattro settimane consecutive. Poco tempo dopo la sua uscita è stato certificato disco di platino dalla British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Il brano contiene le percussioni di Give It Up, strumentale del 1993 dei Good Men, che a sua volta è basata sulla Fanfarre di Sérgio Mendes del 1991. (it)
  • Fairground is een nummer van de Britse band Simply Red uit 1995. Het is de eerste single van hun vijfde studioalbum Life. Na een aantal jaar afwezig te zijn, scoorde Simply Red met "Fairground" weer een hit in zowel Europa als Oceanië. Het nummer bevat een sample van het nummer Give It Up van de Nederlandse housegroep The Goodmen. In thuisland het Verenigd Koninkrijk werd de plaat een nummer 1-hit in de UK Singles Chart en ook in Ierland en Italië. In België bereikte de plaat de 2e positie in zowel de Vlaamse Ultratop 50 als de Vlaamse Radio 2 Top 30. (nl)
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