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Run & Hide (The Automatic song)
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Wikipedia article
'Run & Hide' is the second single taken from 'Tear the Signs Down', the third studio album by Welsh band The Automatic. The single was announced on BBC Radio Wales.The Automatic in session on BBC Radio Wales, 10 December 2009, Alan Thompson The Evening Show [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/automatic/pages/run-and-hide.shtml Automatic Run And Hide] BBC, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/sites/eveningshow/ The Evening Show] Run & Hide was released on 1 March 2010, 1 week prior to 'Tear the Signs Down' on 8 March 2010.[http://www.chuffmedia.com/theautomatic The Automatic] chuff media, coverage regional press, 1 January 2010
Music & lyrics
The song is the first single to feature Paul Mullen providing lead vocals, it also uses a string arrangement, and was originally titled "Parasol".[http://frost.theautomatic.co.uk/stuff/mixing-drinks/ Mixing(,) drinks] theautomatic.co.uk, James Frost, 30 October 2009
Release
The song was performed acoustically with "Steve McQueen", "Interstate" and a cover of "She Wolf" on Alan Thompson's BBC Radio Wales evening show.The Automatic in session on BBC Radio Wales, 10 December 2009, Alan Thompson The Evening Show [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/automatic/pages/run-and-hide.shtml Automatic Run And Hide] BBC, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/sites/eveningshow/ The Evening Show] The song was officially premiered on BBC Radio 1 at 8:55 PM 19 January 2010 on Zane Lowes Show.
Music video
The music video for Run & Hide was shot at the live music venue Cardiff Coal Exchange on 5 January 2010 and features the band playing against an LED light rig and in a cellar, pictures of the shoot were posted on Facebook and Twitter.[https://twitter.com/theautomatic/status/7421623464 Just a quick pic from the video shoot just finished long cold day but nice lights] The Automatic on Twitter, 5 January 2010[https://twitter.com/iwangriffifs/status/7401959356 In Cardiff coal exchange for new video. Wired on nescaf oh yes!] Iwan Griffiths on Twitter, 5 January 2010
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