"Stick It Out" is a single released by the English pop group
Right Said Fred
Right Said Fred are an English pop band formed by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass in 1989. They are best known for the hit 1991 song "I'm Too Sexy". Their achievements include number 1 hits in 70 countries including one US number 1, on ...
. The single was released as part of the benefit of
Comic Relief
Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
Definition
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1993 and issued by Gut Records under the Tug label name, with distribution by the Total Record Company.
Credited on the label and by the Official Chart Company to "Right Said Fred and Friends", the single's cover has the record credited to "Right Said Fred & Hugh & Peter & Alan & Jools & Steve & Clive & Pauline & Linda & Richard & Rob & Basil & Bernard". This is because the "Friends" included
Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie (; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. He first gained recognition for his work as one half of the comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. The two men acted together in a ...
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Peter Cook
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Alan Freeman
Alan Leslie Freeman, MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006), nicknamed "Fluff", was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting '' Pick of the Pops'' from 1961 to ...
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Jools Holland
Julian Miles Holland, (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Jayne County, Sting, Eric ...
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Steve Coogan
Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, whic ...
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Clive Anderson
Clive Stuart Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is an English television and radio presenter, comedy writer, and former barrister. Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991, Anderson began experimenting with comedy and writing comedic scripts duri ...
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Pauline Quirke
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Linda Robson
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Sir Basil Brush and
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Joseph Cribbins (29 December 1928 – 27 July 2022) was an English actor and singer whose career spanned over seven decades.
During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records "The Hole in the Groun ...
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The single reached number four on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
in March 1993, staying in the Top 75 for a total of seven weeks
and became the group's fourth top ten hit in the United Kingdom.
Chart positions
References
1993 singles
Right Said Fred songs
Comic Relief singles
1993 songs
Charisma Records singles
Songs written by Richard Fairbrass
Songs written by Fred Fairbrass
Songs written by Rob Manzoli
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