Run Away (Real McCoy song)

"Run Away" is the hit single by the German Eurodance and Pop music project Real McCoy (also known as M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy) from their album, Another Night (1995), which was the U.S. version of their second album, Space Invaders (1994). The song was first produced in 1994 in Germany by the music producers Juergen Wind (J. Wind) and Frank Hassas (Quickmix) under the producer team name "Freshline".

"Run Away"
1994 European single release
Single by Real McCoy
from the album Another Night
Released
  • 18 July 1994 (Germany)
  • 16 January 1995 (UK)
  • 21 February 1995 (USA)
GenreEurodance
Length4:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Real McCoy singles chronology
"Automatic Lover (Call for Love)"
(1994)		 "Run Away"
(1994)		 "Love & Devotion"
(1995)
Music video
"Run Away" on YouTube
Original German Release

"Run Away" was first released in Europe in 1994 as the group's third single from their second album Space Invaders. When the song was released in America in February 1995 as single, 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. It also peaked within the top-10 in Finland, Ireland, New Zealand and Scotland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Run Away" reached number 12.

In 2017, BuzzFeed listed the song at number 56 in their list of The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s.[1]

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Bryan Buss picked "Run Away" as one of the standout tracks from Another Night.[2] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that the follow-up to the certified platinum "Another Night" "does not tamper with the European dance act's winning (and much-copied) formula of bouncy hi-NRG rhythms, topped with throaty male rapping and female chirping at the chorus. Single has already begun to gather deserved airplay from a number of crossover and top 40 stations on import—its domestic release almost guarantees instant success."[3] Chuck Eddy from Entertainment Weekly noted that "this Berlin trio has invaded U.S. radio by tap-dancing space-invader-disco synths beneath soul-diva testifying, "Sprockets"-accented raps, and Martian munchkin chatter. Yet there’s an odd paranoid undercurrent flowing through tunes like "Run Away" — the best dance-pop here isn't merely escapist; it's about escaping."[4] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented that "the title of this one says it all. Programmers have been playing this import since late last year and now the official release is here. This one should be as big or bigger than their debut release, "Another Night.""[5] Howard Cohen from Herald-Journal described "Run Away" as "tuneful".[6] Robbie Daw from Idolator called it a "energetic, strobelight-friendly" hit.[7] Liverpool Echo noted it as a "rousing pop/rap track with an escapist message."[8] Music & Media encouraged "take a bit of this smooth slice of Eurodance, which serves as a preview for the forthcoming Space Invaders album. As the title implies ambient influences are present, even in the radio mixes."[9] John Kilgo from The Network Forty described it as "dynamite".[10] People said songs like this "pack so many beats into 4 minutes that just listening to them is thoroughly exhausting."[11]

Chart performance

"Run Away" proved to be very successful on the charts on several continents, becoming one of Real McCoy's biggest hits to date. It managed to climb to the Top 10 in Finland, Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 6 on January 29, 1995,[12] in its second week at the UK Singles Chart. Additionally, the song was a Top 20 hit in Belgium and Sweden, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number 12 in February. Outside Europe, "Run Away" went to number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and the Cash Box Pop Singles Chart. And it also hit number 4 in Australia, number 5 in Zimbabwe and number 6 in New Zealand.

Music video

"Run Away" has two music videos versions. The first version was made for the European market, directed by Matt Broadley.[13] It contains a desert-like setting starring singer Patricia "Patsy" Petersen walking in the desert while miming the vocals of studio singer Karan Kasar. The American version was directed by Nigel Dick and contains a factory-setting with many overworked "slave-like" workers; meanwhile the rapper Olaf "O-Jay" Jeglitza plays the role of "Big Brother," monitoring and performing the rap vocals while watching all the progress and demanding the workers to work harder while yelling at them. The European video was uploaded to YouTube in 2006, while the US version was uploaded in 2009. By August 2020, the videos had more than 5,3 million and 8,4 million views.

Official mixes and remixes
  • "Run Away" (Airplay Mix I) 3:52
  • "Run Away" (Airplay Mix II) 3:58
  • "Run Away" (Reel House Mix Edit /Video Mix) 3:05
  • "Run Away" (Album Version/Original Version) 4:01 - taken from "Space Invaders"; edit of the ‘Club Attack Mix’
  • "Run Away" (Club Attack Mix) 5:45
  • "Run Away" (Reel House Mix) 5:45
  • "Run Away" (Fly N' Away Mix) 6:00
  • "Run Away" (Hallucination Mix) 5:35
  • "Run Away" (Progressiv Mix) 4:30
  • "Run Away" (Pulsar Mix) 6:02
  • "Run Away" (Sudden Boom Mix) 5:27 (Rare)
  • "Run Away" (Progressive House Mix) 5:58
  • "Run Away" (Hooligan Mix) 5:43
  • "Run Away" (Sound Factory Mix Vox Up) 8:20
  • "Run Away" (Sound Factory Mix Vox Down) 8:20
  • "Run Away" (Factory Dub) 8:05
  • "Run Away" (Dubstramental) 7:56
  • "Run Away" (Armand’s Mighty Morphin Mix) 7:44
  • "Run Away" (Lenny B’s Classic House Mix) 5:12

Charts

Trivia
  • In October 1994, a promotional version of this track was released to select Rhythmic Top 40 / dance radio stations in Chicago and Orlando. This was a more upbeat and enhanced remix of the Space Invaders / Club Attack Mix, and was never released on any album or single.

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  6. "Beatles release shows group at working best". Herald-Journal. 13 April 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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  18. Canadian Dance chart peak
  19. Canadian Top Singles peak
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