Runaway (Del Shannon song)
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- This article is about the 1961 song. For other uses, see Runaway.
"Runaway" was a number-one Billboard Hot 100 song in 1961 by Del Shannon. It is notable for its use of the Clavioline, an early form of synthesizer played by Max Crook, who referred to his heavily-modified instrument as the "Musitron". The following year champagne music maker Lawrence Welk who hosted a music tv series released and had a hit with the song. "Runaway" briefly returned in 1986 when Shannon recorded a revised version for the theme song of the television show Crime Story. Coincidentally, one episode of the show's second season featured Bonnie Raitt's cover of the song.
The first notable cover of "Runaway" was by The Small Faces in 1967, appearing on the From The Beginning album. The song was later covered by the punk rock group Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their Blow in the Wind, as well as horrorpunk band The Misfits on their covers album Project 1950. It was also recorded by the Traveling Wilburys during sessions for their second album, released as Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 in 1990. Country versions of the song have been recorded by Narvel Felts in the 70s and by the blue grass based group The Cox Family in 1996, the latter produced by Alison Krauss.
The Wilburys had all been involved in sessions or production for Shannon's last album, released posthumously as Rock On, and had it not been for his tragic death in 1990, there was some speculation that he would have played and sung on their album as well, perhaps as a replacement for Roy Orbison, a former Wilbury who had died in 1988. However, this has never been documented.
The song was covered in French by Dutch singer Dave; the cover was called "Vanina".
Both the song and Del Shannon are mentioned in Tom Petty's song "Runnin' Down a Dream."
Barenaked Ladies mention Runaway in their song "When You Dream."
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| Preceded by: "Blue Moon" by The Marcels |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 24, 1961 |
Succeeded by: "Mother-in-Law" by Ernie K-Doe |
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