Run (George Strait song)

2001 single by George Strait

"Run"

Single by George Strait
from the album  The Road Less Traveled
B-side| "The Real Thing"[1]
Released| September 24, 2001
Recorded| 2001
Genre|

* Progressive country[2]
* neotraditional country[2]
* adult alternative[3]

Length|

* 4:05 (album version)
* 3:46 (single edit)

Label| MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)| Tony Lane
Anthony Smith
Producer(s)| Tony Brown
George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
| "If You Can Do Anything Else"
(2001)  | "Run"
(2001)  | "Living and Living Well"
(2002)

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"Run" is a song written by Anthony Smith and Tony Lane, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 2001 as the lead single from Strait's album The Road Less Traveled.

## Critical reception

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Chuck Taylor in his review of the single for Billboard Magazine called the song's production "intriguing" and that Strait's "warm vocals weave through a haunting melody." He said that there is a progressive feel to the track but the mandolin and steel guitar keep it traditional.[2]

## Commercial performance

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"Run" debuted at number 36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of October 13, 2001. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in December 2001, where it was blocked by Toby Keith's "I Wanna Talk About Me". It then reached number 2 again in early January 2002, where it was blocked by Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", and again in early February of the same year, being blocked by Steve Holy's "Good Morning Beautiful". It also peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit. The song has sold 390,000 copies in the United States as of April 2019.[4]

The song's b-side, "The Real Thing", was later the b-side to the album's next single, "Living and Living Well". Although not released as a single itself, "The Real Thing" charted at number 60 for the country chart dated March 22, 2003.[1]

## Charts

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Chart (2001–2002)  | Peak
position

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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2
US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 34

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2002)  | Position

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US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 30

## Certifications

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Certifications for Run Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum  | 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 406–408\. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.406-408&rft.pub=Record+Research,+Inc&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-89820-177-2&rft.aulast=Whitburn&rft.aufirst=Joel&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Run+(George+Strait+song)" class="Z3988">
2. ^ a b c "Single Reviews". Billboard. 13 October 2001.
3. ^ Weiner, Natalie (May 18, 2022). "Best George Strait Songs: 20 Country Anthems". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 15, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: April 15, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
5. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
6. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
7. ^ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
8. ^ "American single certifications – George Strait – Run". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

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George Strait singles

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* Singles
* Ace in the Hole Band
* The Cowboy Rides Away Tour

1980s|

* "Unwound"
* "Down and Out"
* "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"
* "Fool Hearted Memory"
* "Marina del Rey"
* "Amarillo by Morning"
* "A Fire I Can't Put Out"
* "You Look So Good in Love"
* "Right or Wrong"
* "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"
* "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
* "The Cowboy Rides Away"
* "The Fireman"
* "The Chair"
* "You're Something Special to Me"
* "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
* "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"
* "Ocean Front Property"
* "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
* "Am I Blue"
* "Famous Last Words of a Fool"
* "Baby Blue"
* "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
* "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye"
* "What's Going On in Your World"
* "Ace in the Hole"
* "Overnight Success"

1990s|

* "Love Without End, Amen"
* "Drinking Champagne"
* "I've Come to Expect It from You"
* "If I Know Me"
* "You Know Me Better Than That"
* "The Chill of an Early Fall"
* "Lovesick Blues"
* "Gone as a Girl Can Get"
* "So Much Like My Dad"
* "I Cross My Heart"
* "Heartland"
* "When Did You Stop Loving Me"
* "Easy Come, Easy Go"
* "I'd Like to Have That One Back"
* "Lovebug"
* "The Man in Love with You"
* "The Big One"
* "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"
* "Adalida"
* "Lead On"
* "Check Yes or No"
* "I Know She Still Loves Me"
* "Blue Clear Sky"
* "Carried Away"
* "I Can Still Make Cheyenne"
* "King of the Mountain"
* "One Night at a Time"
* "Carrying Your Love with Me"
* "Today My World Slipped Away"
* "Round About Way"
* "I Just Want to Dance with You"
* "True"
* "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"
* "Meanwhile"
* "Write This Down"
* "What Do You Say to That"

2000s|

* "The Best Day"
* "Go On"
* "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You"
* "If You Can Do Anything Else"
* "Run"
* "Living and Living Well"
* "She'll Leave You with a Smile"
* "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"
* "Cowboys Like Us"
* "Desperately"
* "I Hate Everything"
* "You'll Be There"
* "She Let Herself Go"
* "The Seashores of Old Mexico"
* "Give It Away"
* "It Just Comes Natural"
* "Wrapped"
* "How 'bout Them Cowgirls"
* "I Saw God Today"
* "Troubadour"
* "River of Love"
* "Living for the Night"
* "Twang"

2010s|

* "I Gotta Get to You"
* "The Breath You Take"
* "Here for a Good Time"
* "Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
* "Drinkin' Man"
* "Give It All We Got Tonight"
* "I Believe"
* "I Got a Car"
* "Let It Go"
* "Cold Beer Conversation"
* "Every Little Honky Tonk Bar"

Other songs|

* "Murder on Music Row" (w/ Alan Jackson)
* "Hey, Good Lookin'"  (w/ Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith)
* "Shiftwork" (w/ Kenny Chesney)
* "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"

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