Run, Run, Run (The Supremes song)
"Run, Run, Run" | |||||||||||||||
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Single by The Supremes | |||||||||||||||
from the album Where Did Our Love Go | |||||||||||||||
B-side | "I'm Giving You Your Freedom" | ||||||||||||||
Released | February 7, 1964 | ||||||||||||||
Format | 7" single | ||||||||||||||
Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1963 | ||||||||||||||
Genre | R&B, rock, pop | ||||||||||||||
Length | 2:21 | ||||||||||||||
Label |
Motown M 1054 | ||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | ||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland | ||||||||||||||
The Supremes singles chronology | |||||||||||||||
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"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 throes of its release, Motown rush-released a second HDH single titled "Run, Run, Run". Inspired by the sounds by Phil Spector, it was an attempt to give the Supremes a poppier sound to their earlier heavy R&B recordings.
The single proved to be unsuccessful, as it peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 on the Cash Box R&B chart.[1] The Supremes would eventually escape the shadow of their so-called "no-hit" past with "Where Did Our Love Go".
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross
- Background vocals by Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Holland–Dozier–Holland and The Four Tops
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Chart history
Chart | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart | 93 |
U.S. Cash Box Pop Singles Chart | 86 |
U.S. Cash Box R&B Singles Chart | 22 |
References
- ↑ "US Charts > The Supremes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-10-01.