Running Back to You

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"Running Back to You"
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Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album The Comfort Zone
B-side"Better Off Now"
ReleasedJuly 18, 1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length4:39
LabelWing
Songwriter(s)
  • Trevor Gale
  • Kenni Hairston
Producer(s)
  • Bob Rosa
  • Kenni Hairston
  • DJ L.A. Jay
  • Rob Von Arx
  • Trevor Gale
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
"Darlin' I"
(1989) 		"Running Back to You"
(1991) 		"The Comfort Zone"
(1991)

"Running Back to You" is the lead single from American singer Vanessa Williams' second studio album, The Comfort Zone (1991).

The single became one of the biggest hits of her career; it topped Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for two weeks from October 5 to October 12, 1991 and reached number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100. A colorful music video, directed by Ralph Ziman, was shot for the single. Williams performed the song on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1991.

Track listings and formats[]

U.S. CD single
  1. "Running Back to You" (Vanessa's Club Mix) – 7:56
  2. "Running Back to You" (Vanessa's Sweat Mix) – 5:09
  3. "Running Back to You" (DNA Extended) – 5:02
  4. "Running Back to You" (Flip Hop Mix) – 7:01
U.S. 12" single
  1. "Running Back to You" (The Mix) – 4:41
  2. "Running Back to You" (Edit) – 4:04
  3. "Running Back to You (Flip Hop Extended Version) – 7:01
  4. "Running Back to You (Flip Hop Edit) – 4:29
U.S. cassette single
  1. "Running Back to You" (Edit) – 4:04
Special previews:
  2. "The Comfort Zone" – 1:00
  3. "Save the Best for Last" – 1:00
  4. "Still in Love" – 1:00
  5. "Better Off Now" – 3:57
Special previews:
  2. "The Comfort Zone" – 1:00
  3. "Save the Best for Last – 1:00
  4. "Still in Love – 1:00
UK 7" single
  1. "Running Back to You" (DNA 7")
  2. "Running Back to You" (U.S. 7")
UK 12" single
  1. "Running Back to You" (DNA 12")
  2. "Running Back to You" (Vanessa's Club Mix) – 7:56
  3. "Better Off Now"

Charts[]

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[2] 102
Canada Dance (RPM)[3] 1
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)[4] 54
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 2

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ May, Mitchell (November 7, 1991). "Vanessa Williams The Comfort Zone". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received September 12, 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  3. ^ Canadian dance peak
  4. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1991-09-21. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  5. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

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