"Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" is a single released by the British

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band

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in 1988. It was included on the album ''

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''. The tune is based on the traditional English folk song "Darby Kelly". In 1994

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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

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as part of their ''In Concert'' series.

Track listing

7 inch vinyl

# "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Rossi/Bown) (3.51) # " Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.01)

12 inch vinyl

# "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Extended Version) (Rossi/Bown) (5.29) # "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.03) # "

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" (Rossi/Frost) (3.27)

CD

# "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Extended Version) (Rossi/Bown) (5.29) # "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.03)

CD Video

:(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) # "

" (Rossi/Frost) (3.27) # "Who Gets The Love?" (P Williams /J Goodison) (5.32) # "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" (Video track)

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* {{authority control Status Quo (band) songs 1988 singles Songs written by Francis Rossi Songs written by Andy Bown Song recordings produced by Pip Williams 1988 songs Vertigo Records singles