Runaway (Jamiroquai song)

2006 single by Jamiroquai

"Runaway"

Single by Jamiroquai
from the album  High Times: Singles 1992–2006
B-side| "Runaway" (Tom Belton remix)
Released| 30 October 2006
Genre|

* Funk
* disco
* pop

Length| 3:45
Label|

* Sony BMG
* Columbia Records

Songwriter(s)|

* Jason Kay
* Robert Harris
* Matthew Johnson

Producer(s)|

* Jason Kay
* Matthew Johnson
* Mike Spencer

Jamiroquai singles chronology
| "Hollywood Swinging"
(2005)  | "Runaway"
(2006)  | "White Knuckle Ride"
(2010)

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Music video
"Runaway" on YouTube

"Runaway" is the only single taken from British acid jazz band Jamiroquai's greatest hits compilation, High Times: Singles 1992–2006. The single was released on 30 October 2006. It was their fifth number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart and peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

## Background

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The song's lyrics relate to dispute involving group's record label, Sony BMG, who wanted to cut ties with the band six records into an eight-record deal. Jay Kay confirmed this, following a performance of the song in London's Jazz Cafe in August 2008.[citation needed]

## Music video

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The video was filmed in London and it has two sections. The first features Jay Kay dancing and singing in his home studio; the second shows a man, later revealed to be Kay, wearing a space suit driving a dune buggy through London with an astronaut suit. The video ends where it starts, with the astronaut exiting at the subway station, the Piccadilly Circus tube station.

## Track listing

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UK CD1

1. "Runaway" – 3:44
2. "Runaway" (Tom Belton remix edit) – 3:30

UK CD2

1. "Runaway" – 3:44
2. "Runaway" (Tom Belton remix) – 7:11
3. "Runaway" (Grant Nelson remix) – 6:10
4. "Runaway" (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke remix) – 6:37

## Remixes

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Alan Braxe & Fred Falke mixes

* "Runaway" (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke remix) – 6:38
* "Runaway" (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke dub) – 5:52

Grant Nelson mixes

* "Runaway" (Grant Nelson remix) – 6:10
* "Runaway" (Grant Nelson dub) – 6:10

Tom Belton mixes

* "Runaway" (Tom Belton vocal mix) – 7:14
* "Runaway" (Tom Belton dub) – 7:16
* "Runaway" (Tom Belton remix edit) – 3:30

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Runaway"  | Chart (2006–2007)  | Peak
position

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UK Singles (OCC)[1] | 18
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Runaway"  | Chart (2007)  | Position

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US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] | 4

## References

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1. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
2. ^ "Jamiroquai Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
3. ^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

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* Derrick McKenzie
* Sola Akingbola
* Rob Harris
* Paul Turner
* Matt Johnson
* Nate Williams
* Howard Whiddett

* Nick Fyffe
* Simon Katz
* Stuart Zender
* Toby Smith

Studio albums|

* Emergency on Planet Earth (1993)
* The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994)
* Travelling Without Moving (1996)
* Synkronized (1999)
* A Funk Odyssey (2001)
* Dynamite (2005)
* Rock Dust Light Star (2010)
* Automaton (2017)

Compilations|

* Jay's Selection (1996)
* In Store Jam (1997)
* 1999 Remixes (1999)
* An Online Odyssey (2001)
* Late Night Tales (2003)
* Multiquai (2006)
* High Times (2006)

Singles|

* "When You Gonna Learn"
* "Too Young to Die"
* "Blow Your Mind"
* "Emergency on Planet Earth"
* "The Kids"
* "Space Cowboy"
* "Half the Man"
* "Light Years"
* "Stillness in Time"
* "Do U Know Where You're Coming From"
* "Virtual Insanity"
* "Cosmic Girl"
* "Alright"
* "High Times"
* "Deeper Underground"
* "Canned Heat"
* "Supersonic"
* "King for a Day"
* "Black Capricorn Day"
* "I'm in the Mood for Love" (with Jools Holland)
* "Little L"
* "You Give Me Something"
* "Love Foolosophy"
* "Corner of the Earth"
* "Hollywood Swinging" (with Kool & the Gang)
* "Feels Just Like It Should"
* "Seven Days in Sunny June"
* "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance"
* "Runaway"
* "White Knuckle Ride"
* "Blue Skies"
* "Lifeline"
* "Automaton"
* "Cloud 9"

Video albums|

* Live in Verona
* Live at Montreux 2003
* High Times: Singles 1992–2006

Related articles|

* Discography
* Gig in the Sky
* Radio Silence

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