Run for Cover (Sugababes song)

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"Run for Cover"
Run for Cover (Sugababes song) coverart.jpg
Single by Sugababes
from the album One Touch
B-side"Don't Wanna Wait"
Released9 April 2001 (2001-04-09)
StudioBear (London)
Length3:47
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cameron McVey
  • Jony Rockstar
  • Paul Simm
Sugababes singles chronology
"New Year"
(2000) 		"Run for Cover"
(2001) 		"Soul Sound"
(2001)

"Run for Cover" is a song by British girl group Sugababes. Siobhan Donaghy, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Jony Lipsey, Cameron McVey, and Paul Simm all co-wrote the song for the band's debut album One Touch (2000). It was released as the album's third single on 9 April 2001 and reached the top 30 in Germany and the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart.

Song information[]

The song was produced by Lipsey, McVey and Simm. It received strong reviews from music critics. The track is one of the group's darkest and most haunting singles to date. The lyrics describe escaping from the reality and harshness of the world, possibly an abusive relationship (you never seem to wonder/how much you make me suffer). It was released as the third single from the group's debut album One Touch in the spring of 2001 and sold 64,242 copies. In 2007, Czech singer Tereza Kerndlová covered the song as "Zhasis" for her album Orchidej. According to tunebat.com, the song is in the key of E minor and played at a tempo of 106 BPM [1]

One Touch 20th Anniversary Edition[]

On 11 May 2021, the Sugababes released a reworking of "Run for Cover" featuring singer MNEK.[2][3][4]

Track listings[]

UK CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Run for Cover"
  • McVey
  • Jony Rockstar
  • Simm
3:47
2."Don't Wanna Wait"
4:42
3."Run for Cover" (Zero Gravity Suga & Spice Mix)
  • McVey
  • Simm
  • Lipsey
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Donaghy
  • McVey
  • Rockstar
  • Simm
  • Zero Gravity[a]
5:34
UK CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Run for Cover"
  • McVey
  • Simm
  • Lipsey
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Donaghy
  • McVey
  • Rockstar
  • Simm
3:47
2."Don't Wanna Wait"
  • Tom
  • McLean
  • Tom
  • Don-E
4:42
Australian CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Run for Cover"
  • McVey
  • Simm
  • Lipsey
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Donaghy
  • McVey
  • Rockstar
  • Simm
3:47
2."Don't Wanna Wait"
  • Tom
  • McLean
  • Tom
  • Don-E
4:42
3."Run for Cover" (J-Walk Mix)
  • McVey
  • Simm
  • Lipsey
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Donaghy
  • McVey
  • Rockstar
  • Simm
  • J-Walk[a]
4:45
4."Run for Cover" (Zero Gravity Suga & Spice Mix)
  • McVey
  • Simm
  • Lipsey
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Donaghy
  • McVey
  • Rockstar
  • Simm
  • Zero Gravity[a]
5:51

Notes

  • ^a denotes additional producer(s)

Charts[]

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 36
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 38
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 37
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 28
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 35
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 49
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 49
Scotland (OCC)[13] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 36
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 13

Release history[]

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom Original 9 April 2001 (2001-04-09)
  • CD
  • cassette
  • DVD
 London [16]
Australia 18 June 2001 (2001-06-18) CD [17]
United Kingdom Remaster 11 May 2021 (2021-05-11) Digital download [4]

Official versions and appearances[]

These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of "Run for Cover":

Version Release appearance
Album Version / Single Version "Run for Cover" single
One Touch
Overloaded: The Singles Collection
Zero Gravity Suga & Spice Mix "Run for Cover" single
J-Walk Mix
Video "Run for Cover" single
Overloaded: The Videos Collection
Live at Radio 1 "Soul Sound" single
G4orce All Things Nice Dub Overloaded: The Remix Collection

References[]

  1. ^ =https://tunebat.com/Info/Run-for-Cover-Sugababes/5egoSCaZ61vo3qgkiRQyNw
  2. ^ Ryan, Gary (11 May 2021). "Sugababes tell us about celebrating 20 years of 'One Touch' and plans for new music - Check out the new remix of 'Run For Cover' by MNEK from the upcoming reissue of their debut, as the pop icons talk to us about their early days, Little Mix, racism and "going to work on something fresh"". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Sugababes Announce 'One Touch' 20th Anniversary Edition / Premiere MNEK 'Run For Cover' Remix". thatgrapejuice. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sugababes - Run for Cover MNEK Remix". iTunes. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Sugababes – Run for Cover". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sugababes – Run for Cover" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 18. 28 April 2001. p. 9. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sugababes – Run for Cover" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Sugababes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sugababes – Run for Cover" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Sugababes – Run for Cover". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sugababes – Run for Cover". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Sugababes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  16. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting April 9, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 April 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  17. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 18th June 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 18 June 2001. p. 24. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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