Shoot the Runner

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“Shoot the Runner”
“Shoot the Runner” cover
Single by Kasabian
from the album Empire
B-side "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
Released 6 November 2006
Format CD, 10", DVD
Genre Indie rock
Electronica
Length 3:27
Label Columbia Records
Writer(s) Sergio Pizzorno
Producer Jim Abbiss, Kasabian
Kasabian singles chronology
"Empire"
(2006)
"Shoot the Runner"
(2006)
"Me Plus One"
(2007)
Empire track listing
"Empire"
(1)
"Shoot the Runner"
(2)
"Last Trip (In Flight)"
(3)

"Shoot the Runner" is a song by English rock band Kasabian and is the second track on their second album, Empire. It was released 6 November 2006 as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom, peaking at #17 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2006 in British music).

[edit] Track listings

  • 2-track CD PARADISE43 / 886970215725
  1. "Shoot the Runner" – 3:27
  2. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Status Quo cover) - 4:06
  • 10" PARADISE45 / 886970215619
  1. "Shoot the Runner" – 3:27
  2. "Shoot the Runner" (Shakes Remix)
  • DVD PARADISE46 / 886970215725
  1. "Shoot the Runner" – 3:27
  2. "Stay Away from the Brown Acid (Part 1)"
  3. Audio of Live 4Music Presents
  4. "Shoot the Runner" (video)
  5. "Shoot the Runner" (video offline excerpt)

[edit] Music video

The music video was directed by Alex & Martin (best known for their work on the video for The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army"), and is similar in style to the music video for Queens of the Stone Age's "Go with the Flow" except more colourful; it features animation made by rotoscoping the band members.