Runaway (Nuyorican Soul song)

"Runaway"
Single by Nuyorican Soul
from the album Nuyorican Soul
B-side "Remix"
Released 1996
Format
Genre
Length
  • 4:19 (Single Version)
  • 7:54 (Album Version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Janice Gugliuzza
  • Ronnie James
  • Vincent Montana Jr.
Producer(s)
Nuyorican Soul singles chronology
"Runaway"
(1996)		 "It's Alright, I Feel It!"
(1997)

"Runaway"
(1996)		 "It's Alright, I Feel It!"
(1997)
Music video
"Runaway" on YouTube

"Runaway" is a 1996 song by Nuyorican Soul, a project by the house-garage production and remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez.

Release

It is a cover of The Salsoul Orchestra's recording "Run Away" (featuring Loleatta Holloway) from 1977. The song features Puerto Rican singer and songwriter India. It was very successful in clubs and reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Play Chart.

India in the "Runaway" music video.

American singer Janet Jackson once told MTV News that her inspiration to write her 1997 hit "Together Again" came from "Runaway" by Nuyorican Soul, as the song reminded her of being in Studio 54 in New York when she was a child. "Runaway" gave Jackson a kind of New York feel of disco and she wanted to do something like this.[1]

Critical reception

"Runaway" received positive reviews. Billboard wrote about the song: "As clubland continues to salivate for the onset of the full-length debut from Nuyorican Soul, the act offers this wonderfully faithful rendition of the Loleatta Holloway disco classic with fierce Latin/dance diva India in the vocal seat."[2]

Music & Media wrote: "...Runaway is a perfect drivetime record, with Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez and Louie Vega packing in every gramme of sunshine they've soaked up during years of fusing latino beats and New York club vibes. Soaring vocals from salsa diva India make this the most accessible track from their self titled album..."[3]

Impact and legacy

DJ Magazine ranked it number 51 in their list of Top 100 Club Tunes in 1998.[4]

Disc Over Music main man and UK mainstay Tim Green said that "Runaway" was the first song he remember hearing, and liking, that could be classified as dance music.[5]

Track listing

UK, CD single (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."Runaway"4:14
2."Runaway" (Original Flava 12")9:57
3."Runaway" (Mongoloids In Space)10:36

Charts

Chart (1996–97) Peak
position
Canada Dance (RPM)[6] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 75
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 39
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] 24
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 86
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 24
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[12] 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[13] 1
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[13] 77

Cover versions, samples and remixes

American DJ Armand Van Helden and German DJ Mousse T. has made remixes of "Runaway".

British singer-songwriter Nate James covered "Runaway" on his 2009 album Revival.

A Hundred Birds covered "Runaway" in 2016.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Janet Jackson Discusses The Meaning Of "The Velvet Rope," Pt. II". MTV News. Viacom. November 21, 1997. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  3. ↑ "Music & Media: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. ↑ "DJ Magazine Top 100 Club Tunes (1998)". discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Nuyorican Soul's "Runaway" Sends Tim Green Rushing Back into the Past". thump.vice.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  6. ↑ "RPM Dance (Apr 28, 1997)". RPM. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  7. ↑ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  8. 1 2 "NUYORICAN SOUL FEAT. INDIA – RUNAWAY (SONG)". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  9. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (20.03.1997 - 26.03.1997)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  10. ↑ "Scottish Singles Chart 02 February 1997 - 08 February 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  11. ↑ "NUYORICAN SOUL FEAT INDIA". officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  12. ↑ "UK Dance Singles Chart Top 40 02 February 1997 - 08 February 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  13. 1 2 "Nuyorican Soul – Chart history". billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.


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