Manfred Mann's Cock-a-Hoop  Manfred Mann's Cock-A-Hoop is an EP by Manfred Mann, released in 1964. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono with the catalogue number His Master's Voice-EMI 7EG 8848. Manfred Mann's first EP featured their first two singles "Why Should We Not" and "Cock-a-Hoop", released in July and October 1963. Neither of them charted. "5-4-3-2-1" was written as the theme song for the TV show Ready Steady Go and in February 1964 reached # 5 on the British charts. The EP did not chart.