Run (Snow Patrol song)
| run | |
|---|---|
| Snow Patrol | |
| publication | January 26, 2004 |
| length | 5:55 |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock |
| Author (s) | Gary Lightbody, Jonathan Quinn, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly, Iain Archer |
| album | Final Straw |
| Cover version | |
| 2008 | Leona Lewis |
Run is a song by British alternative rock band Snow Patrol . It was released in 2004 as the second single from the album Final Straw . In 2008 it covered the British X-Factor winner Leona Lewis , who was more successful with her version than the original.
Version of Snow Patrol
In 2003 the song appeared on Snow Patrol's third studio album Final Straw and was released on January 28, 2004 as the second single from the album. The music video was filmed in the Essex countryside at sunrise and sunset . It was produced by Suzie Morton, directed by Paul Gore, and photographed by Ben Smithard. In Germany the song was only able to get a place due to downloads.
| Chart (2004) | Highest ranking |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom
|
5 |
| Chart (2009) | Highest ranking |
 Germany
|
92 |
Version by Leona Lewis
On October 31, 2007, Lewis sang her version for the first time in the live lounge of the British radio station BBC Radio 1 . In November 2008 the cover of the re-release of their debut album Spirit , Spirit: The Deluxe Edition was released. Lewis presented her version live on some TV shows in England, for example on The X Factor or the Jo Whiley Show . The positive reactions led to the song being released in Great Britain, although it was not actually planned to release the piece as a single. Run instantly hit # 1 and became the UK's fastest-selling digital single, selling nearly 70,000 units in just two days. The music video for Leona Lewis' version was shot by Jake Nava in South Africa . It shows Lewis in a bare landscape and a forest above a town.
On December 12, 2008, Run was released in the Lewis version in Germany . The ballad entered the charts at position 18 and reached number 15 in the following weeks. After 17 weeks, it dropped out of the charts and later returned to the charts again and again; however, it never got beyond third place. In 2010 the song was sung in the RTL casting show Das Supertalent by Andrea Renzullo and reached the German charts again at number 9. On November 5th, in the 35th week of evaluation, the song reached a new top position with number 3, after having even occupied number 1 on iTunes .
In Austria and the UK , the song reached number one in the Switzerland Place 2. In Ireland and Bulgaria was run into a number one hit . In Finland reached Run No. 7 and in Sweden in 13th place in the US Billboard Hot 100 could run place for a week at position 81 due to downloads.
| Chart (2008-2010) | Highest ranking |
|---|---|
|
Germany
|
3 |
 Austria
|
1 (3) |
 Switzerland
|
2 |
|
United Kingdom
|
1 (2) |
 United States
|
81 |
The number in brackets indicates the number of weeks in first place.
reception
Lewis' version received largely positive reviews:
- CBBC Newsround praised the cover: The song makes people cry because everything fits together perfectly.
- Digital Spy said, "Lewis wrestles the last drop of emotion from Lightbody's text, she throws out her inner Mariah Carey when she warls the crescendo ." Three out of five stars were awarded.
Awards for music sales
Snow Patrol
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
 platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
1 × platinum |
600,000 |
Leona Lewis
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
|
Austria (IFPI)
|
 gold
|
15,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold 1 × platinum |
615,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Run
- ↑ Video production data
- ↑ a b songs with the title "Run" in the Official UK Charts (English)
- ↑ Run (Snow Patrol) in the German charts ( memento of the original from November 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ "Run" (Leona Lewis) breaks record in GB
- ↑ a b "Run" (Leona Lewis) in Germany ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ "Run" (Leona Lewis) No. 1 in Ireland and Bulgaria
- ↑ a b c "Run" (Leona Lewis) in Austria, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland
- ↑ CBBC Newsround reaction towards "Run" cover
- ↑ Digital Spy reaction
- ↑ a b Award in the United Kingdom
- ↑ Award in Austria
