Hit 'n' Run (Monrose song)

"Hit 'N' Run"
Single by Monrose
from the album I Am
Released29 September 2008
Length3:11
LabelStarwatch
Songwriter(s)
  • Joel "JoelJoel" Humlén
  • Sebastian "The Provider" Larsson
  • Charlie Mason
Producer(s)
  • JoelJoel
  • Oscar Görres
Monrose singles chronology
"Strike the Match"
(2008) 		"Hit 'N' Run"
(2008) 		"Why Not Us"
(2008)

"Hit 'n' Run" is a song by German pop band Monrose. It was written by Joel "JoelJoel" Humlén, Sebastian "The Provider" Larsson and Charlie Mason and recorded for the group's third studio album I Am (2008), while production was helmed by the former along with and Oscar Görres.

The track was released as the album's second single in Poland on 29 September 2008 and throughout German-speaking Europe on 3 October. It managed to reach the top 30 in Austria and number 16 in Germany, ending the run of the Monrose's consecutive top ten entries in Germany, beginning with 2006's "Shame".

Promotion

Monrose performed the track on a number of occasions, including a performance at the finale of Elite Model Look 2008, a Swiss fashion programme.[1] It was also performed on the qualifying show of German televised singing competition Popstars.

Music video

A music video for "Hit 'n' Run" was directed by Markus Gerwinat and shot on the week commencing 31 August 2008.[2] Set in the 1980s, it features a roller-disco theme in the 80's[2] The visuals premiered on 11 September 2008 on German music network VIVA's show VIVA Live!.[3]

Track listings

2-track CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hit 'n' Run"
  • Joel "JoelJoel" Humlén
  • Sebastian "The Provider" Larsson
  • Charlie Mason
3:11
2."No Never"
3:45

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Hit 'n' Run"
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 29
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 55
Germany (GfK)[6] 16

References

  1. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Monrose – Hit and Run (Arbeitstitel)". crew-united.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Monrose – Hit 'N' Run" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  5. ^ "Monrose – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Monrose. Retrieved 2011-05-06. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Monrose – Hit 'N' Run" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2020-03-06.