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"Run Away" is the title of a song by the German eurodance group Real McCoy. It was released in July 1994 as the third single from the album, "Another Night". It gained immense popularity and reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it was certified Gold, and number 6 in the United Kingdom. The lyrics are based on the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Also, all female vocals on the song were performed by Karin Kasar.
Music Video
"Run Away" has two music videos. The first video was made for the European market and contains a desert-like setting with Patsy singing while walking in the desert. The second video made for the North American market, which featured heavy allusions to George Orwell's "1984", was rejected by their North American record label Arista Records for it's 'dark' imagery. Arista chose to use the less stark European video in its place. The North American video was directed by Nigel Dick and contains a factory-setting with many overworked 'slave-like' workers meanwhile Olaf Jeglitza plays the role of 'Big Brother' monitoring all progress and demanding the capitalist workers to work harder while yelling at them in typical German fascist manner.
Official versions
- "Run Away" (Airplay Mix I) 3:52
- "Run Away" (Airplay Mix II - Album Version) 3:58
- "Run Away" (Club Attack Mix) 5:45
- "Run Away" (Reel House Mix) 5:45
- "Run Away" (Fly N' Away Mix) 6:00
- "Run Away" (Progressiv Mix) 4:30
- "Run Away" (Pulsar Mix) 6:02
- "Run Away" (Reel House Mix Edit - Video Mix) 3:05
Charts
Peak positions
| Chart (1994-1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 4 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 24 |
| Canada (RPM)[3] | 33 |
| Canada Dance (RPM)[4] | 10 |
| Chile (Top 100)[5] | 8 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts) | 22 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[6] | 6 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 11 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 25 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[9] | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[10] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[10] | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[10] | 3 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1995) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] | 38 |
Trivia
- "Run Away" was featured in 2005 commercial for the Lexus RX SUV.
- Backup singers were used to enhance the post-chorus refrain where Karin sings "oh oh oh oh" because the vocal melody fell out of her vocal range.[12]
References
- ^ "Run Away - Australian chart run". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Run Away - Austria chart run". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ Canadian Top Singles peak
- ^ Canadian Dance chart peak
- ^ "Run Away - Dutch chart run". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Run Away - New Zealand chart run". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Run Away - Sweden chart run". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Run Away - Switzerland chart run". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Chart Log UK - The Rabble Army – RZA". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Allmusic - Real McCoy Another Night chart history". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Real McCoy Official Blog"
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