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Run, Run, Run (The Supremes song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Run, Run, Run
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Supremes
| album = Where Did Our Love Go
| B-side = I'm Giving You Your Freedom
| released = February 7, 1964
| recorded = Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1963
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = R&B, rock, pop
| length = 2:14 (album version) 2:21 (single version)
| label = Motown
M 1054
| writer = HollandDozierHolland
| producer = Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
| prev_title = When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
| prev_year = 1963
| next_title = Where Did Our Love Go
| next_year = 1964
| misc =
}}
"'Run, Run, Run'" is a 1964 song written by HollandDozierHolland and released as a single by Motown singing group The Supremes. After a couple of years of unsuccessful singles, the Supremes had finally broken through with a Top 40 single (23) in December 1963 with "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes". On the heels of its release, Motown rush-released a second HDH single titled "Run, Run, Run". Inspired by the sounds of Phil Spector and his Wall of Sound, it was an attempt to give the Supremes a poppier sound compared to their earlier heavy R&B recordings. 'Billboard' described the song as a "strong follow up" to "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes," stating that it "has tough beat in a middle up groove that's great for dancing." 'Cash Box' described it as "a pulsating, big sounding rocker with some torrid triplet keyboard work backing up."
The single peaked at number 93 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number 22 on the Cash Box R&B chart. The Supremes would eventually escape the shadow of their so-called "no-hit" past with their next single "Where Did Our Love Go".
Personnel
*Lead vocals by Diana Ross
*Background vocals by Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, HollandDozierHolland and The Four Tops
*Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Chart history
References
Category:1964 singles
Category:1964 songs
Category:The Supremes songs
Category:Songs written by HollandDozierHolland
Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Holland
Category:Song recordings produced by Lamont Dozier
Category:Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements
Category:Motown singles
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