"Belfast Boy" is a song by the British singer Don Fardon. Released as a single in March 1970 it spent five weeks in the UK Singles Charts, peaking at number 32. It is a tribute to the Manchester United and Northern Ireland footballer George Best, then at the height of his career.[1] It was featured in a BBC documentary of the same year The World of Georgie Best.

"Belfast Boy"
Single by Don Fardon
B-side	"Echoes of the Cheers"
Released	March 1970 (1970-03)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:14
Label	Young Blood
Songwriter(s)	Tony Colton, Johnny Harris & Raymond Barry Smith
Don Fardon singles chronology
"Indian Reservation" (1968) "Belfast Boy" (1970) "Follow Your Drum" (1972)

Although less successful than another football-themed song of the same year "Back Home" by the England World Cup squad, it became established as a football anthem and was closely associated with the player. Following the death of Best in 2005, Fardon re-released the single which reached number 77 in the British charts.

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Bibliography

• Lawrence Goldman. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005-2008. Oxford University Press, 2013.
• Wayne Jancik. The Billboard Book of One-hit Wonders. Billboard Books, 1998.