Runaway (Del Shannon song)

"Runaway"
"Runaway"
Single by Del Shannon
from the album Runaway with Del Shannon
B-side	"Jody"
Released	February 18, 1961
Recorded	January 21, 1961
Studio	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre	Rock and roll; R&B; proto-synthpop;
Length	2:20
Label	BigTop
Songwriter(s)	Del Shannon; Max Crook;
Producer(s)	Harry Balk
Del Shannon singles chronology
Official audio
	"Runaway" on YouTube

"Runaway" is a 1961 debut single from Del Shannon. It is the leading single from debut studio album Runaway with Del Shannon and went to number 1 in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Canada and number 2 in Ireland and the Netherlands. It went on to be covered by numerous artists including Bonnie Raitt in 1977.

References

↑ Laura R. Ashlee (2005). Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers. University of Michigan Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-472-03066-3.
↑ Dafydd Rees; Luke Crampton (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. p. 898. ISBN 978-0-7894-4613-8.
↑ Mason, Stewart. "Runaway" at AllMusic
↑ Breihan, Tom (March 23, 2018). "The Number Ones: Del Shannon's "Runaway"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2023. The band behind him plays hard R&B...
↑ Pitchfork Staff (August 18, 2006). "The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 12, 2022. A No. 1 smash in 1961, rock'n'roll through and through, "Runaway" is also a proto-synth pop hit, introducing the electric musitron with a wicked solo.

[1] Laura R. Ashlee (2005). Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers. University of Michigan Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-472-03066-3.

[2] Dafydd Rees; Luke Crampton (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. p. 898. ISBN 978-0-7894-4613-8.

[3] Mason, Stewart. "Runaway" at AllMusic

[Breihan_2018-4] Breihan, Tom (March 23, 2018). "The Number Ones: Del Shannon's "Runaway"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2023. The band behind him plays hard R&B...

[5] Pitchfork Staff (August 18, 2006). "The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 12, 2022. A No. 1 smash in 1961, rock'n'roll through and through, "Runaway" is also a proto-synth pop hit, introducing the electric musitron with a wicked solo.

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Del Shannon
Studio albums	Runaway with Del Shannon (1961) Handy Man (1964) 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon (1965) Drop Down and Get Me (1981) Rock On! (1991) Home and Away (2006)
Songs	"Runaway" "Hats Off to Larry" "The Swiss Maid" "Little Town Flirt" "Two Kinds of Teardrops" "From Me to You" "Handy Man" "Do You Want to Dance" "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)" "Stranger in Town "Sea of Love" "Go, Jimmy, Go"
Related articles	Discography

Bonnie Raitt
Studio albums	Bonnie Raitt (1971) Give It Up (1972) Takin' My Time (1973) Streetlights (1974) Home Plate (1975) Sweet Forgiveness (1977) The Glow (1979) Green Light (1982) Nine Lives (1986) Nick of Time (1989) Luck of the Draw (1991) Longing in Their Hearts (1994) Fundamental (1998) Silver Lining (2002) Souls Alike (2005) Slipstream (2012) Dig In Deep (2016) Just Like That... (2022)
Compilation albums	The Bonnie Raitt Collection (1990) The Best of Bonnie Raitt (2003)
Live albums	Road Tested (1995) Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends (2006)
Singles	"You've Been in Love Too Long" "Runaway" "Keep This Heart in Mind" "Nick of Time" "Something to Talk About" "I Can't Make You Love Me" "Not the Only One" "Love Sneakin' Up On You" "You Got It" "Rock Steady" (with Bryan Adams) "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (with Jackson Browne) "Right Down the Line"
Other songs	"Angel from Montgomery" "Just Like That"
Related articles	Discography