Runaway Boys

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"Runaway Boys"
Single by Stray Cats
from the album Stray Cats/Built for Speed
B-side"My One Desire"
ReleasedNovember 21, 1980
GenreRockabilly
Length2:57
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Brian Setzer, Jimmy McDonnell
Producer(s)Dave Edmunds
Stray Cats singles chronology
"Runaway Boys"
(1980) 		"Rock This Town"
(1981)

"Runaway Boys" is the first single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released November 21, 1980 by Arista Records in the UK, where it peaked at No. 9 on the Singles Chart.[1] It was later included on the band's 1981 debut album, Stray Cats.

Its first US release, by EMI America, was on the June 1982 album Built for Speed.

Cover versions[]

"Runaway Boys" was later covered by Drake Bell on his 2014 album Ready, Steady, Go!, which was produced by Brian Setzer.

Charts[]

Chart (1980–81) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 9

References[]

  1. ^ "STRAY CATS". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 297. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stray Cats – Runaway Boys" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ Timo (13 August 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit STEP - SUE". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Runaway Boys". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Stray Cats" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stray Cats – Runaway Boys" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "Stray Cats: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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