Peak
3
Weeks
20
Score
3,996
Chart Year
1995
There were produced two different music videos for "Run Away". The first version, made for the European market and directed by Swedish-based director Matt Broadley,[16] features singer Patricia "Patsy" Petersen walking in a desert-like setting while miming the vocals of studio singer Karin Kasar. The American version, directed by British music video and film director Nigel Dick, is set in a factory with many exhausted "slave-like" workers, while rapper Olaf "O-Jay" Jeglitza plays the role of "Big Brother", monitoring the workers' progress and demanding maximum productivity from them. It was never released for public broadcasting, since Arista felt that the image of the video was too dark and negative. The European version was later published on YouTube in 2006, while the US version was published in 2009. The videos has amassed more than 5.5 million and 12 million views as of January 2023
[Chorus] Run away, run away, run away and save your life Run away, run away, run away if you want to survive Run away, run away, run away and save your life Run away, run away, run away if you want to survive [Verse 1] Money, sex in full control, a generation without soul Perfect people in a perfect world Behind closed doors, all in control Life, in a world of luxury Cold cash money mentality You gotta keep the faith, you gotta keep the faith You'd better keep the faith and run away [Chorus] Run away, run away, run away and save your life Run away, run away, run away if you want to survive Run away, run away, run away and save your life Run away, run away, run away if you want to survive [Post-Chorus] It's time to break free, oh-oh-oh-oh, run away, oh-oh-oh-oh You better break free, oh-oh-oh-oh, run away, oh-oh-oh-oh [Verse 2] Money, sex in full control Big brother is watching you Unlock your brain and save your soul No more limits, no more curfew Life in the perfect system Take a stand and fight for freedom Keep the faith, you gotta keep the faith You'd better keep the faith and run away [Chorus] Run away, run away, run away and save your life Run away, run away, run away if you want to survive Run away, run away, run away and save your life Run away, run away, run away if you want to survive You might also like Boy’s a liar Pt. 2 PinkPantheress & Ice Spice One in a Million Guns N’ Roses Penthouse Kelsea Ballerini [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] Run away, run away, run away and save your life Run away, run away, run away if you want to survive Run away, run away, run away and save your life Run away, run away, run away if you want to survive [Post-Chorus] It's time to break free, oh-oh-oh-oh, run away, oh-oh-oh-oh You better break free, oh-oh-oh-oh, run away, oh-oh-oh-oh [Outro] Keep the faith, you gotta keep the faith You'd better keep the faith and run away Keep the faith, you gotta keep the faith You'd better keep the faith and run away
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 11, 1995 | 30 | 96 |
| 2 | Mar 18, 1995 | 17 | 109 |
| 3 | Mar 25, 1995 | 10 | 116 |
| 4 | Apr 1, 1995 | 6 | 120 |
| 5 | Apr 8, 1995 | 3 | 123 |
| 6 | Apr 15, 1995 | 5 | 121 |
| 7 | Apr 22, 1995 | 5 | 121 |
| 8 | Apr 29, 1995 | 5 | 121 |
| 9 | May 6, 1995 | 5 | 121 |
| 10 | May 13, 1995 | 6 | 120 |
| 11 | May 20, 1995 | 11 | 115 |
| 12 | May 27, 1995 | 12 | 114 |
| 13 | Jun 3, 1995 | 15 | 111 |
| 14 | Jun 10, 1995 | 15 | 111 |
| 15 | Jun 17, 1995 | 24 | 102 |
| 16 | Jun 24, 1995 | 26 | 100 |
| 17 | Jul 1, 1995 | 28 | 98 |
| 18 | Jul 8, 1995 | 41 | 85 |
| 19 | Jul 15, 1995 | 45 | 81 |
| 20 | Jul 22, 1995 | 53 | 73 |