"Runaway" | ||||
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Single by Thompson Twins | ||||
from the album Set | ||||
B-side | "Open Your Eye" | |||
Released | May 1982 | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | T Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Bailey | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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"Runaway" is a song by British pop band Thompson Twins, released in 1982 as the second and final single from their second studio album Set. The song was written by Tom Bailey and produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Upon its release as a single, reviews were largely negative. Fred Dellar of Smash Hits described "Runaway" as a "laboured jog-trot" which is "hardly representative of Set, the quite tasty album from which it is culled". He added, "Maybe the accompanying free live single will help shift a few extra copies. If not, the particular, Thomas Dolby-assisted 'Runaway' is likely to grind to a dead stop." [1] John Shearlaw of Record Mirror remarked, "Another producer's special, this time giving a fairly ordinary album track a glossy mix, bringing Tom Dolby's persistent synth to the fore. But for the Thompson Twins it's the same old story; all influence and no substance. A pity." [2] Paul Morley, writing for NME, commented, "When I hear such a single, I am in the middle of the sandy wasteland, and I am thinking of Edvard Munch's famous ( scream) painting." [3] Wattie Buchan, as guest reviewer for Melody Maker, called it "the worst out of all the singles I've reviewed" and added, "The title is appropriate. Play this once and you do want to run away." [4]
7–inch single (UK and Europe) [5] [6]
7–inch single with free limited edition live single (UK) [7]
12–inch single (UK) [8]
12–inch single (Europe) [9]
Thompson Twins
Additional musicians
Production
Other
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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UK Record Business Top 100 Singles [10] | 83 |
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"Runaway" | ||||
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Single by Thompson Twins | ||||
from the album Set | ||||
B-side | "Open Your Eye" | |||
Released | May 1982 | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | T Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Bailey | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
Thompson Twins singles chronology | ||||
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"Runaway" is a song by British pop band Thompson Twins, released in 1982 as the second and final single from their second studio album Set. The song was written by Tom Bailey and produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Upon its release as a single, reviews were largely negative. Fred Dellar of Smash Hits described "Runaway" as a "laboured jog-trot" which is "hardly representative of Set, the quite tasty album from which it is culled". He added, "Maybe the accompanying free live single will help shift a few extra copies. If not, the particular, Thomas Dolby-assisted 'Runaway' is likely to grind to a dead stop." [1] John Shearlaw of Record Mirror remarked, "Another producer's special, this time giving a fairly ordinary album track a glossy mix, bringing Tom Dolby's persistent synth to the fore. But for the Thompson Twins it's the same old story; all influence and no substance. A pity." [2] Paul Morley, writing for NME, commented, "When I hear such a single, I am in the middle of the sandy wasteland, and I am thinking of Edvard Munch's famous ( scream) painting." [3] Wattie Buchan, as guest reviewer for Melody Maker, called it "the worst out of all the singles I've reviewed" and added, "The title is appropriate. Play this once and you do want to run away." [4]
7–inch single (UK and Europe) [5] [6]
7–inch single with free limited edition live single (UK) [7]
12–inch single (UK) [8]
12–inch single (Europe) [9]
Thompson Twins
Additional musicians
Production
Other
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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UK Record Business Top 100 Singles [10] | 83 |
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