Runaway (The Corrs song)

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“Runaway”
“Runaway” cover
Single by The Corrs
from the album Forgiven, Not Forgotten (Original)
and Talk on Corners (Tin-Tin Out Remix)
Released September 1995
Format Single
Recorded 1995
Genre Easy listening
Length 4:24
Label 143/Lava/Atlantic
Producer David Foster
Re-release cover
Tin Tin Out remix cover
Tin Tin Out remix cover

"Runaway" is the début single by the Irish family band The Corrs. It was released in September 1995, and had middling chart success except in Ireland and Australia, where it peaked at #10.[1] In the UK singles chart, it reached #42. The song was then re-released in 1999, remixed by Tin Tin Out and reached #2 in the UK singles chart, being held off from the top by Britney Spears's début single, "...Baby One More Time".

The song was written by Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim Corr, and Andrea Corr has said the first time she sang it in front of her parents, she was embarrassed because of the line "make love to me through the night". She said she knew her mother would be thinking "where did she learn that?!"[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original release, UK

  1. "Runaway (Radio Edit)"
  2. "Runaway"
  3. "Leave Me Alone"

The US version contained short previews of the forth-coming album, Forgiven, Not Forgotten.

[edit] Re-release, UK

  1. "Runaway (Tin Tin Out Remix Edit)"
  2. "Runaway"
  3. "What Can I Do (Mangini Mix - Bonus Track)"

[edit] The video

The video for "Runaway" (1995) is shot in Dublin, with locations such as Phoenix Park. The video is shot in black-and-white, using colour only at the end. It shows Andrea on a train, and also the rest of the band playing in a nearby forest. Near the end of the video, Andrea jumps off the train, and "runs away".

In the Tin-Tin Out remix video, this is again shot mostly in black-and-white. The first half of the video is shot backstage at the Manchester Evening News Arena, and features Andrea sitting in one of the empty auditorium's seats, singing. The band are also shown performing Runaway on various stage equipment and boxes. The second half of the video is live footage from the night's concert at the MEN arena. This is mostly in colour

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart 10
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 48
Australian ARIA charts 10
UK Singles Chart 42
Billboard Hot 100 68

[edit] Album track

"Runaway (LP version)" is featured on the 1995 album Forgiven, Not Forgotten. "Runaway (Tin-Tin Out Remix)" is featured on the 1998 Special Edition of the album Talk on Corners.

[edit] References

  1. ^ australian-charts.com - The Corrs - Runaway