"Runaway" is the only single taken from British acid jazz band Jamiroquai's greatest hits compilation High Times: Singles 1992–2006. The track was released on 30 October 2006. It was their fifth No. 1 on the US Dance Club Songs chart, and it peaked at No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
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| Single by Jamiroquai | ||||
| from the album High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | ||||
| B-side | "Runaway" (Tom Belton remix) | |||
| Released | 30 October 2006 | |||
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| Length | 3:45 | |||
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| "Runaway" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editThe song's lyrics relate to dispute involving group's record label, Sony BMG, who wanted to cut ties with the band six records into an eight-record deal. Jay Kay confirmed this, following a performance of the song in London's Jazz Cafe in August 2008.[citation needed]
Music video
editThe video was filmed in London and it has two sections. The first features Jay Kay dancing and singing in his home studio; the second shows a man, later revealed to be Kay, wearing a space suit driving a dune buggy through London with an astronaut suit. The video ends where it starts, with the astronaut exiting at the subway station, the Piccadilly Circus tube station.
Track listing
edit- UK CD1
- "Runaway" – 3:44
- "Runaway" (Tom Belton remix edit) – 3:30
- UK CD2
- "Runaway" – 3:44
- "Runaway" (Tom Belton remix) – 7:11
- "Runaway" (Grant Nelson remix) – 6:10
- "Runaway" (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke remix) – 6:37
Remixes
edit- Alan Braxe & Fred Falke mixes
- "Runaway" (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke remix) – 6:38
- "Runaway" (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke dub) – 5:52
- Grant Nelson mixes
- "Runaway" (Grant Nelson remix) – 6:10
- "Runaway" (Grant Nelson dub) – 6:10
- Tom Belton mixes
- "Runaway" (Tom Belton vocal mix) – 7:14
- "Runaway" (Tom Belton dub) – 7:16
- "Runaway" (Tom Belton remix edit) – 3:30
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
edit- 1 2 "Official Singles Chart on 5/11/2006 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "Jamiroquai – Runaway" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Jamiroquai – Runaway" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Jamiroquai: Runaway" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ↑ "Jamiroquai – Runaway". Top Digital Download.
- ↑ "Jamiroquai – Runaway" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Jamiroquai – Runaway". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Jamiroquai Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2020.