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Run to You (Roxette song)

"Run to You" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 21 November 1994 by EMI as the fourth single from the duo's fifth studio album, Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994). Written by Per Gessle and produced by Clarence Öfwerman, the song charted moderately in several territories, peaking at number 20 in Finland, while reaching the top forty in Belgium, Scotland, Switzerland and the UK. "Run to You" was the duo's final single to chart in the top fifty of the Australian Singles Chart, peaking at number 49. The song's music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund.

"Run to You"
Single by Roxette
from the album Crash! Boom! Bang!
B-side"Don't Believe in Accidents" (demo)
Released21 November 1994 (1994-11-21)[1]
GenrePop
Length3:39
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Per Gessle
Producer(s)Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette singles chronology
"Fireworks"
(1994) 		"Run to You"
(1994) 		"Vulnerable"
(1994)
Music video
"Run to You" on YouTube

Composition and style

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According to Ultimate Guitar, "Run to You" has a medium tempo of 99 beats per minute. The verse is composed of two repetitions of Bm–A–G–A–Bm–A–G–D–Bm, with the pre-chorus consisting of two short bars of E–D–C. The first two choruses are made up of two sequences of G–C–E–D–G–C–G–D. The middle 8 consists of an E–Bm–G–Bm–D sequence, followed by an orchestral instrumental refrain of A–D–E–A–D–A–E–Bm–A–E–D. The final chorus and outro are made up of a repeating A–D–E–A–D–A–E pattern.[2]

Writer Per Gessle said he is "especially fond of the middle-8. It's not as important in today's pop music as it used to be, but for me the greatest songs always had a fantastic middle-8, taking you somewhere else before building up to the chorus again. It's almost like a song within a song."[3] The single contains one B-side: a demo titled "Don't Believe in Accidents", which was written by Gessle on 29 March 1988 as a way to "learn how to use my new synthesizer. I wrote another one as well, probably the same day... that was "The Look". A decent Tuesday."[4]

Critical reception

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In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The current single sees the Swedish duo in jangly acoustic mode, producing a not totally unpleasant single but one with work to do if it is going to be a major hit for them."[5] A reviewer from People Magazine complimented Fredriksson's vocals as "more subtle and graceful than her partner’s grating, affected rasp."[6] Pete Stanton from Smash Hits stated that "Per and Marie have done it again", adding that Roxette are "big Euro-pop-marshmallow-soft-rocking stars". He noted the song's "pleasant guitars frolic with twirling violins and wow, we're in Happy Land."[7]

Music video

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The accompanying music video for "Run to You" was directed by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund, and consists of behind-the-stage footage of the band during the "Crash! Boom! Bang! Tour". It features shots of the band travelling and performing during sound-checks, and ends with a scene of the band taking to the stage at the tour's 18 October 1994 date at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.[8]

Track listings

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All songs were written by Per Gessle, except "Listen to Your Heart" by Gessle and Mats Persson.

  • UK 7-inch and cassette single (EM360)
  1. "Run to You" – 3:39
  2. "Love Is All (Shine Your Light on Me)" (Edit) – 4:33
  • CD single (Australia · Europe 8651292 · UK CDEMS360)
  1. "Run to You" – 3:39
  2. "Don't Believe in Accidents" (Demo, 30 March 1988) – 3:42
  3. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" (Demo, 6 May 1993) – 4:15
  4. "Almost Unreal" (Demo, February 1993) – 3:25
  • UK CD2 (CDEM360)
  1. "Run to You" – 3:39
  2. "Listen to Your Heart" (7-inch edit) – 4:05
  3. "Joyride" (7-inch version) – 3:59
  4. "How Do You Do!" – 3:12

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Pop Hits.[3]

Studios

  • Recorded at Capri Digital Studios (Capri, Italy) and EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Mixed at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)

Personnel

Charts

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Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 49
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 33
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 79
Europe (European AC Radio)[12] 3
Finland (IFPI)[13] 20
Germany (GfK)[14] 51
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[15] 24
Scotland (OCC)[16] 27
Spanish Airplay (AFYVE)[17] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 27

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 November 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Run to You by Roxette chords". Ultimate-Guitar.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b Lindström, Sven (2003). The Pop Hits (CD liner notes). Roxette. Capitol Records. 72435 8215-0 1.
  4. ^ Per Gessle. "Per Gessle: About Songs". roxetteblog.com. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. ^ Masterton, James (27 November 1994). "Week Ending December 3rd 1994". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Crash! Boom! Bang!". People. 10 October 1994. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ Stanton, Pete (9 November 1994). "New Singles". Smash Hits. No. 416. p. 53. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. ^ Ballad & Pop Hits - The Complete Video Collection (DVD liner notes). Roxette. EMI. 2003. 7243 4 90946 9 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Roxette – Run To You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Roxette – Run To You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 50. 10 December 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 4 February 1995. p. 44. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  13. ^ Week 47, 1994
  14. ^ "Roxette – Run To You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Íslenski Listinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 August 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  17. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  18. ^ "Roxette – Run To You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Roxette: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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