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"Runaway"
Single by Aurora
from the EP Running with the Wolves and the album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend
Released7 February 2015 (2015-02-07)
Recorded2014-2015
Genre
Length4:13
LabelGlassnote
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Odd Martin Skålnes
  • Magnus Skylstad
Aurora singles chronology
"Under Stars"
(2014) 		"Runaway"
(2015) 		"Running with the Wolves"
(2015)

"Runaway" is the lead single and the first track by Norwegian singer Aurora on her EP Running with the Wolves and on the album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. It was written by Aurora and Magnus Skylstad and produced by Odd Martin Skålnes and Skylstad. The song was released on 7 February 2015. The demo of the song became available on the By:larm website in late 2013.[1][2]

In 2021, "Runaway" went viral on social media platform TikTok, resulting in new chart successes and streams on various platforms.[3][4]

Background and composition

"Runaway" is a downtempo folktronica,[5] synth-pop,[6] electronic,[7] and electropop song,[8] with an influence from Nordic folk music.[9] Aurora wrote the song between the ages of 11 and 12. It is a song about escape and "realizing you want to get home again". In an interview with The 405 she said: "It's strange how this song fits my life better now that I could ever imagine when I wrote the song itself. It's about how important it is to have a soft place to fall".[10]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 26 February 2015. It was directed by Kenny McCracken.

Singer and songwriter Billie Eilish credits the video of this song as one of the reasons she began working on music.[11]

Charts

Chart performance for "Runaway"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 27
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[14] 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 39
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[16] 14
France (SNEP)[17] 44
Germany (GfK)[18] 30
Global 200 (Billboard)[19] 22
Hungary (Single Top 40)[20] 30
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[21] 24
India (IMI)[22] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[23] 21
Italy (FIMI)[24] 80
Lithuania (AGATA)[25] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 53
Norway (VG-lista)[27] 14
Portugal (AFP)[28] 27
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[29] 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[32] 25
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[33] 1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[34] 10
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[35] 39
US Rolling Stone Top 100[36] 72

Certifications

Certifications for "Runaway"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[37] Platinum 60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[38] Platinum 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[39] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[41] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Demo of Runaway". by:larm.
  2. ^ "demo of Runaway song".
  3. ^ "Aurora's 'Runaway' soars up the charts following TikTok success". NME. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Why AURORA's 2016 single Runaway is climbing the chart". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "AURORA's 2016 single Runaway is climbing the charts thanks to TikTok: "People are so beautiful!"". Official Charts. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend Review". Paste. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ The Line of Best Fit (16 February 2015). "Listen: Aurora - "Runaway" Premiere". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ Elmahdi, Adam (21 September 2015). "Aurora leads a joyous celebration of melancholy in East London". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. ^ Ginsberg, Gab (6 December 2019). "Aurora Explains How She Became the 'Voice of the Mountains' For 'Frozen 2's 'Into the Unknown'". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Track-by-Track: Aurora's All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend". The 405. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  11. ^ Smith, Krista (31 May 2018). "Billie Eilish: The Young Upstart with Co-Signs from Lorde and Halsey". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Aurora %5BNO%5D – Runaway" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Aurora %5BNO%5D – Runaway" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Aurora Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  16. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 16. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Top Singles (Week 15, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Aurora %5BNO%5D – Runaway" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Aurora Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Top 20 Charts". Indian Music Industry. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 16" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  25. ^ "2021 17-os SAVAITĖS (balandžio 23-29 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  26. ^ "Aurora – Runaway" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  27. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-17". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Aurora %5BNO%5D – Runaway". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  29. ^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202116 into search. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  30. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 17" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  31. ^ "Aurora %5BNO%5D – Runaway". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  32. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  33. ^ "Aurora Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  34. ^ "Aurora Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  35. ^ "Aurora Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  36. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  37. ^ "Norwegian single certifications – Aurora – Runaway" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  38. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  39. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Aurora – Runaway" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  40. ^ "British single certifications – Aurora – Runaway". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  41. ^ "American single certifications – Aurora – Runaway". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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