Run, Run, Run (The Supremes song)

"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
RecordedHitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1963
GenreR&B, rock, pop
Length2:14 (album version) 2:21 (single version)
LabelMotown
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.