Run Runaway
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| “Run Runaway” | ||
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| Single by Slade | ||
| B-side | Don't Tame A Hurricane | |
| Genre | Folk Rock | |
| Length | 3:24 | |
| Writer(s) | Noddy Holder/Jim Lea | |
| Producer | John Punter | |
"Run Runaway" is a hard rock song performed by Slade.
The song was written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and was on their 1983 album The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome. The album was released in the United States with a different tracklisting under the title Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply.
In 1984, Slade released Keep Your Hands off My Power Supply and the single "Run Runaway" became the band's biggest American hit. The song peaked at #20 and spent a total of 8 weeks on Billboard's Top 40 Chart. It reached #7 in the UK. The second single, "My Oh My", from that album hit #37 in the US.
The video for the song was filmed at Eastnor Castle in Ledbury in Herefordshire, England.
[edit] Cover versions
- In 1990, the Eurodance band Dominoo released an EP with 4 different versions of the song.
- In 1995, a Canadian band, Great Big Sea, recorded a cover of the song on their album Up.
- The song was covered on a 2001 CD, Slade Remade, A Tribute to Slade.
- A cover of the song by Swedish techno group Rednex can be found on their official MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/therednex.
