Run (Vampire Weekend song)

"Run"
Single by Vampire Weekend
from the album Contra
Released	December 13, 2010
Genre	Indie pop baroque pop afropop
Length	3:52
Label	XL
Composer(s)	Chris Baio Rostam Batmanglij Ezra Koenig Christopher Tomson
Lyricist(s)	Ezra Koenig
Producer(s)	Rostam Batmanglij
Vampire Weekend singles chronology
"White Sky" (2010) "Run" (2010) "Diane Young" (2013)

"Run" is a single released by Indie band Vampire Weekend. It is the sixth and final single from their second album Contra, and was released in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2010.^[1] There was no music video produced. Lead singer Ezra Koenig said that the song was based on the Bruce Springsteen song, "Born to Run".^[2] The single failed to chart.

Critical reception[]

The Quietus writer Darren Lee said that the bleep-aided, sashaying majesty of "Run" showed the band playing to their strengths.^[3]

Track listing[]

CD Single^[4]

1. "Run (Radio Edit)" – 3:40
2. "Run" – 3:52

Digital download

1. "Run" – 3:52

Personnel[]

Vampire Weekend

• Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar
• Rostam Batmanglij – piano, background vocals, vocal harmonies, keyboards, harpsichord, VSS-30, drum, synth, sampler programming
• Christopher Tomson – drums
• Chris Baio – bass

Technical

• Rostam Batmanglij – mixing, engineering
• Justin Gerrish – mixing, engineering
• Shane Stoneback – engineering
• Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistance
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Joe LaPorta – assistant mastering engineering

Charts[]

References[]

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