Run, Run, Run

Album

Where Did Our Love Go

Label

Motown

Genre

Motown Sound

Media Type

45s

Duration

2:14

Composer(s)

Brian Holland;Lamont Dozier,;Eddie Holland Jr.

Entered Chart

Mar 14, 1964

Peak Date

Mar 21, 1964

Released

February 7, 1964

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Motown 1054

B-Side

I'm Giving You Your Freedom

"Run, Run, Run" is a 1964 song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland 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 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".

Girls, gather 'round me and hear the news
He finally kissed me, oh, happy days
My heart's gotta shout it
I'll get my diary and write about it

Well, as your friends, we want to say
He'll break your heart one day
So you better run, run, run, run, run, run
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, but he's such a quiet kind of guy
How he thrills me, my oh my
Maybe it isn't true
What they say about him

Don't be fooled, by the shyness in his eyes
Don't you know, he's just a devil in disguise
So you better run, run, run, run, run, run
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Well, as your friends, we want to say
He'll make a fool of you one day
So you better run, run, run, run, run, run
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

No, no, no, but how can I run away
When I love him more each day
So with him I'm gonna stay
I'll take my chances along the way

He won my heart from the start
From him I will never never part
I love him so, love him so, never let him go

Every time he gets nearer
My love gets dearer, so much dearer
Oh no, no, no, no, I can't run, no, I can't run
No, no, no, no, no