“Fairground” is a 1995 single released by Simply Red from the album Life. The song makes extensive use of a sample of The Goodmen’s “Give It Up”. “Fairground” became Simply Red’s first and only number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, staying at the top for four weeks in September and October 1995. Life is the fifth studio album by British pop and soul band Simply Red, released in 1995. Due to this success, the album also made #1 on the UK album chart. It also included “We’re in This Together”, the official theme song for Euro ’96.
