Slade - Run Runaway (RESTORED - SUPERSCALED TO 4K)

“Run Runaway“ is a song by British rock band Slade, released in 1984 as the third single from the band’s 11th studio album, The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, and as the lead single from the album’s US counterpart, Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea and produced by John Punter. It reached No. 7 in the United Kingdom and was the band’s breakthrough hit in the United States, where it reached No. 20. The song is described by Holder as “a rocky Scottish jig“, and features Lea on electric fiddle. In a 1984 interview, Holder said: “We always wanted to do a jig with the old violin going and that. We decided to go in and put a sort of rock beat behind an old Scottish jig.“ A music video was filmed to promote the single, which was directed by Tim Pope for GLO Productions. It was shot at Eastnor Castle in Ledbury, Herefordshire. The video featured the band performing the song in front of an audi
Back to Top