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Brothers Richard and Fred Fairbrass began performing as Right Said Fred in 1989, and were joined by Rob Manzoli in 1990.
In 1991, they released their single, "I'm Too Sexy", which was released by the Gut Reaction firm on a specially-created record label called Tug. The song, a tongue-in-cheek dance song which takes a gentle swipe at the fashion industry, became a huge hit in the United Kingdom, spending six weeks at number two behind Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". The song also went to number one in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and in 30 other countries. Right Said Fred are the first UK artist since The Beatles to reach the #1 slot in the U.S. with a debut single. It also made the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at #4. The song's instrumental break is based on the chorus of the 1974 instrumental hit "Dance with the Devil" by Cozy Powell which itself is based on "Third Stone from the Sun" by Jimi Hendrix.
Their second single, "Don't Talk Just Kiss", which featured background vocals by soul singer Jocelyn Brown, was released in October 1991 and made #3 at Christmas in the UK charts and #8 on the US dance chart. In February 1992, they released their third single, "Deeply Dippy". This was #1 in the UK for 3 weeks and peaked at #9 on the US dance chart. The success of the singles resulted in their Platinum debut album, Up, staying in the UK Top 40 for almost one year. In February 1993, they contributed to the Comic Relief single, "Stick It Out", and later in the year released their second album, Sex and Travel. Their third album was called Smashing!
Manzoli departed the band in 1996. After failing to attract substantial interest in the UK, Right Said Fred,with Myke Gray as the new third member signed to BMG Berlin in Germany collaborating with Indie-pop producer/songwriter Clyde Ward for most of the new album. The comeback single, "You're My Mate",(Gray/Fairbrass)reached #4 in GSA and the Gold album titled Fredhead entered the German charts at #2 and stayed in the Top 10 for most of that year. The single reached #18 in the UK in October 2001; it was their first top-twenty hit since 1993's "Stick It Out". "You're My Mate" was also used as the official anthem of the South Africa national rugby union team in 2002. Other singles included the album's lead-off single "Mojive" and "Love Song" (Kingsize/BMG).
The second BMG album Stand Up went straight into the German Top 10 and the single "Stand Up (For the Champions)" went on to become a heavily used soundtrack at sports events all over the world. The Song "Stand Up", penned by Clyde Ward and the Fairbrass brothers was chosen by The NFL in the U.S. as part of their regular promotion. The song also reached No #1 in Japan, selling in excess of 250,000 units. It was used universally during the 2010 Football World Cup.
Between 2004 and 2006, Right Said Fred toured extensively through Europe playing festivals and arenas and were special guests on German superstar Nena's Tour. During this period they performed at the 2006 World Cup opening ceremony in front of 200,000 people at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
In 2008, Right Said Fred returned to the UK to write and record their sixth album I'm a Celebrity. The title track was the first single from the album, and parodied celebrity culture.
In late July 2009, Right Said Fred issued a press release through their website to announce that a new single, called "Sexy Bum", would be available for download. It was released first in Germany and then in other countries. It was the first new single from the forthcoming 'Best Of' album, due in late 2009, celebrating 18 years in the pop business.
At the beginning of September 2009 Right Said Fred recorded a special version of their 2002 song "Stand Up (For The Champions)" as a club anthem for the Watford-based rugby union club Saracens RFC, retitled "Stand Up (For The Saracens)". It is now played at their home games and has become a terrace rugby song for the Sarries fans.