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"Run, Run, Run"
Single by The Supremes
from the album Where Did Our Love Go
B-side"I'm Giving You Your Freedom"
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1964
Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1963
Genre R&B, rock, pop
Length2:14 (album version) 2:21 (single version)
Label Motown
M 1054
Songwriter(s) Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s) Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
The Supremes singles chronology
" When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes"
(1963) 		"Run, Run, Run"
(1964) 		" Where Did Our Love Go"
(1964)
Where Did Our Love Go track listing
12 tracks
Side one
  1. " Where Did Our Love Go"
  2. " Run, Run, Run"
  3. " Baby Love"
  4. " When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes"
  5. " Come See About Me"
  6. "Long Gone Lover"
Side two
  2. "I'm Giving You Your Freedom"
  3. " A Breathtaking Guy"
  4. "He Means The World to Me"
  5. "Standing at the Crossroads of Love"
  6. "Your Kiss of Fire"
  7. "Ask Any Girl"

"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 (23) 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, [1] [2] [3] 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." [4] Cash Box described it as "a pulsating, big sounding rocker with some torrid triplet keyboard work backing up." [5]

The single peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 on the Cash Box R&B chart. [6] The Supremes would eventually escape the shadow of their so-called "no-hit" past with their next single " Where Did Our Love Go".

Personnel

Chart history

Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 93
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [8] 22
US Cashbox Top 100 [9] 86
US Cashbox R&B [10] 22

References

  1. ^ Ribowsky, Mark (2009). The Supremes: a saga of Motown dreams, success, and betrayal. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. p. 137. ISBN  978-0-306-81586-7.
  2. ^ Dozier, Lamont; Bomar, Scott B. (November 26, 2019). How sweet it is: a songwriter's reflections on music, Motown and the mystery of the muse. United States: BMG Books. ISBN  978-1-94702631-5. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ Dahl, Bill (2001). Motown: the golden years. Iola, Wis.: Krause. ISBN  978-1-4402-2557-4. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. February 22, 1964. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  5. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 22, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  6. ^ "US Charts > The Supremes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  7. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. March 7, 1964. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  10. ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. March 28, 1964. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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