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Runaway (Linkin Park song)

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Wikipedia article




'"Runaway"' is a song by Linkin Park. It is the sixth track from their debut album, 'Hybrid Theory'. The song was also remixed for their first remix album 'Reanimation', titled "Rnw@y". The song was written by the band and Mark Wakefield. A 1998 demo of the song, titled as "Stick and Move" (which was originally titled as "Stick N Move" that appeared on Xero's 4-track sampler tape 'Xero' in 1996), was released on the band's ninth Linkin Park Underground extended play 'LP Underground 9.0'. It is one of three songs on 'Hybrid Theory' to have been written by the band's original lead vocalist, Mark Wakefield.

Music and live performances



It is one of the few songs on 'Hybrid Theory' to contain unusually little rapping by Mike Shinoda, just like "Crawling".

During live performances, two constant changes occur. Firstly, drummer Rob Bourdon performs a snare roll just before the second verse. Finally, during the second verse vocalist Chester Bennington alters the line "guilty by association" to "you're all guilty by association" while waving his arm to the audience. Both can be evidenced on 'Live in Texas' and 'The Family Values Tour 2001' CD's. "Runaway" was a staple in live performances even before 'Hybrid Theory', and was omitted in 2006 until the first leg of the Living Things Tour in 2012.

Critical reception



David Fricke of 'Rolling Stone' noted the "tumbling funk" of Bourdon in the song, as well as the way that Shinoda and Bennington "shoot and share rhymes ... their bodies rocking with spasms of conviction."[https://web.archive.org/web/20081027224128/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/linkinpark/articles/story/5939741/cover_story_linkin_park__rap_metal_rulers "Cover Story: Linkin Park - Rap Metal Rulers"], by David Fricke, for 'Rolling Stone', 14 March 2002. Writing of Linkin Park's remixing of the track for their album 'Reanimation', David Browne of 'Entertainment Weekly' called "Rnw@y" "more sonically expansive" than the original version had been. He wrote that "Rnw@y" (along with a few others on the album) made Linkin Park sound like "experimental DJs."[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/14/ew.review.music.linkin/index.html "Review: Linkin Park rewarms, serves 'Reanimation'"], by David Browne, for 'Entertainment Weekly', 14 August 2002.

Charts



"Runaway" charted in the United States during the height of 'Hybrid Theory's popularity.

References



Category:2000 songs

Category:Linkin Park songs

Category:Songs written by Mike Shinoda

Category:Songs written by Brad Delson

Category:Songs written by Chester Bennington

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