Run Runaway

Run Runaway

Infobox Single
Album= The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome/
Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply
Name = Run Runaway


Artist = Slade
Rercorded = 1983 in music
Genre = Folk rock
B-side = Don't Tame A Hurricane
Length = 3:24
Label = RCA/CBS Associated
Writer = Noddy Holder/Jim Lea
Producer = John Punter

"Run Runaway" is a hard rock song performed by English band Slade.

The song was written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and was on their 1983 album "The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome". It reached #7 in the UK.

The album was released in the United States with a different track listing under the title "Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply". In 1984, the single "Run Runaway" became the band's biggest American hit, peaking at #20 and spending a total of eight weeks in the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40. It was also #1 for two weeks on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart The second single from the album, "My Oh My", hit #37 in the US.

The video for the song was filmed at Eastnor Castle in Ledbury in Herefordshire, England.

Cover versions

* In 1990, the Eurodance band Dominoo released an EP with 4 different versions of the song.
* In 1995, Canadian group Great Big Sea recorded a cover of the song on their album "Up". It was the first song by Great Big Sea to get significant exposure.
* The song was covered on the 2001 CD, "Slade Remade: A Tribute to Slade".
* Off Kilter released a version of the song on their 2001 album "Etched in Stone".
* A cover of the song by Swedish techno group Rednex can be found at http://www.myspace.com/therednex.


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