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Revision as of 11:19, 6 December 2008

"Run"
Song

"Run" is a song written and originally performed by the Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol in 2003. It was initially covered by Leona Lewis on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 31 October 2007. She later released the song as a single from Spirit: The Deluxe Edition in November 2008. In the United Kingdom, "Run" became the fastest-selling digital release ever in only two days.[1]

Background

Lewis was backed by a 14-piece band when she perfomed the song originally on Radio 1's Live Lounge. The show's host Jo Whiley said that "people did cry".[2][3] She referred to it as "the most famous cover" (from her show), stating that it's "always in demand and developed a life of its own." [4] The day after Lewis' version appeared on the Live Lounge, it was requested over 8,000 times in the first 2 minutes of The Chris Moyles Show.[5] As a result, her version was added to Radio 1's A List.

Due to its popularity, Lewis recorded a studio version of the song in September 2008 for the re-release of her album Spirit.[6] It was made available digitally in Ireland on 17 November 2008 and on 30 November 2008 in the United Kingdom.[7][8][9]

"Run" was expected to be released as a single following Lewis' performance on The X Factor, but the single didn't appear on any online music stores.[8] It was believed that Lewis' record label, Sony, wanted to shift the sales towards the reissue of Spirit,[10] which did return the album to number one.[11] A spokesman for Lewis reported that the song "has never been scheduled for release as a single."[8] The Spirit deluxe edition was not added to online retailers either, but will be made available digitally from 1 December.[8] Both the album and "Run" were available digitally in Ireland, however.[12] Due to "overwhleming public demand", Lewis' management and record label decided to release "Run" as a single in the UK on the 30 November.[13]

Snow Patrol guitarist Nathan Connolly admitted in November that he still hadn't heard the song: "Nothing against her, but I don't know if I'm going to endorse it either. It is what it is."[14]

Promotion

Lewis's orignal live lounge version has been A-listed on Radio 1. [15]

Lewis performed "Run" on the fifth series of The X Factor on 15 November, after which Simon Cowell commented that her performance was "absolutely incredible".[16] She also performed the song live on Divas II which aired on ITV1 in the UK on 23 November 2008.

Reception

Newsround highly praised Lewis' cover version, stating that "the full gospel choir and orchestra easily match Leona's powerful pipes - and remind listeners why the song made people cry when she first performed it on Radio 1's Live Lounge last year".[17]

"Run" received three stars out of five from Digital Spy, who said that Lewis "wrings every last drop of emotion out of Gary Lightbody's lyrics, channelling her inner Mariah for some almighty warbling at the crescendo".[18]

Luke Lewis of music magazine NME mentioned in his blog piece "10 Cover Versions That Miss The Point" that he cannot help but feel that Lewis missed the point of the original song, describing the cover as a "hysterical demolition" of the original song.[19]

The Sentinel described the single as "so much better" than Snow Patrol's original song. "It's powerful, painful and the choir behind it takes it on to another level."[20] Radio presenter James Daniels concurred, saying "Leona just takes it to a whole new level, which is a phrase I hate to use – but it's true".[21]

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, Leona's cover of "Run" became the fastest-selling digital release ever after selling 69,244 copies in only two days.[1] The song reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in its first week of release, due to download sales alone.[22] "Run" retained the coveted position the following week.[23]

Music video

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Lewis in the forest setting of the music video for "Run".

The music video for "Run" was filmed in South Africa and was directed by Jake Nava.[24] Lewis herself described the setting of the video as "an enchanted, haunted forest. It's picking up on different elements of the song."[25] The video starts out with Lewis alone on a dusty trail, seemingly lost. She enters a dark forest and appears to be stalked by the viewer. In the final chorus, Lewis draws in the sun and the forest literally lights up, matching the lyrics of the song. The music video premiered on Perez Hilton's blog on 25 November 2008.

Tracklist

UK CD Single

  1. "Run" (Single Mix)
  2. "Nowhere Left To Go" (Feat. Cassidy)"
  3. "Bleeding Love (Jason Nevins Extended Mix)"
  4. "Run" (Video)

German CD single[26]

  1. "Run" (Single Mix)
  2. "Run" (Video)

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Ireland November 14, 2008 Sony BMG Digital download
December 12, 2008 Sony BMG CD
United Kingdom November 30, 2008 Syco Digital download
December 15, 2008 Syco CD
Germany[26] December 12, 2008 Sony BMG CD Single, digital download

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
Irish Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart -


Chart procession and succession

Preceded by Irish Singles Chart number-one single
November 20, 2008 - present 		Succeeded by
incumbent

References

  1. ^ a b "Leona single breaks digital record". Press Association. Google. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  2. ^ Jo Whiley (2007-11-07). "Leona Lewis in the Live Lounge". BBC Radio 1 Blog. BBC. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  3. ^ Mark Savage (2008-11-07). "Leona rounds off an amazing year". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  4. ^ "Jo Whiley talks exclusively to FemaleFirst". FemaleFirst. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  5. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=932559&page=2
  6. ^ "Spirit deluxe". 16 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Leona Lewis is born to Run". Daily Star. Northern and Shell. 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  8. ^ a b c d "Leona Lewis robbed of Number One single by own record company?". NME. IPC Media. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  9. ^ "Leona WILL release Run". The X Factor. ITV. 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  10. ^ "Leona Lewis 'robbed of chart glory'". Now magazine. IPC Media. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  11. ^ Paul Sexton (2008-11-24). "Leona Lewis back atop U.K. album chart". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  12. ^ "Leona Lewis gets stabbed in the back over Run single". MyParkMag. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  13. ^ "Leona WILL release Run". X-Factor. 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  14. ^ Katherine Field (2008-11-21). "Snow Patrol mixed feelings about Grey's". ninemsn. Microsoft and PBL Media. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  15. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist/
  16. ^ "Leona returns!". The X Factor. ITV. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  17. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7760000/newsid_7764500/7764525.stm
  18. ^ Alex Fletcher (2008-11-30). "Leona Lewis: 'Run'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  19. ^ Luke Lewis (2008-11-25). "10 Cover Versions That Miss The Point". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  20. ^ Spence, Darren. "Chart Choice with Darren Spence", The Sentinel. 28 November, 2008.
  21. ^ Daniels, James. "Single of the week – Leona Lewis", Evening Telegraph. 1 December, 2008
  22. ^ Daniel Kilkelly (2008-11-22). "Leona's 'Run' tops Irish singles chart". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  23. ^ Daniel Kilkelly (2008-11-29). "Leona's 'Run' stays on top in Ireland". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  24. ^ "Leona Lewis is on the Run". The Sun. News International. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  25. ^ Jody Thompson (2008-11-27). "See Leona Lewis behind the scenes on video shoot for new single Run in our film". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  26. ^ a b "Run/2 track Premium". Amazon.de. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-11-21.


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