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"Runaway" is a song by Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora, included in her debut extended play (EP) Running with the Wolves (2015) and debut album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (2016). It was released on 16 February 2015 by Decca and Glassnote Records as the lead single of both projects. The song was written by Aurora with Magnus Skylstad and produced by the latter with Odd Martin Skålnes. Musically, "Runaway" is a downtempo folktronica, synth-pop, electronic, and electropop song with influences from Nordic-folk music. Its lyrics, which were inspired by the grief the singer experienced when being far from her family, express escaping reality and realising the need to return home.
"Runaway" was lauded by music critics, who praised its musical style and lyrical content. In spring 2021, the song went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, resulting in new chart successes and streams on various platforms. "Runaway" became Aurora's most successful single in her native Norway, charting at number 14. Although the song did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number one on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart for two weeks. The song also charted in various countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Norway, Germany, and Ireland.
"Runaway" was certified platinum in Norway by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and gold in the United States and the United Kingdom by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), respectively. An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Kenny McCracken and was released on 27 February 2015. It shows Aurora walking through various landscapes of Bergen while singing the song. Aurora included "Runaway" on the setlist of her All My Demons Tour (2016). The song was later added to her first compilation EP For the Humans Who Take Long Walks in the Forest (2021).
Aurora began playing piano at age six, and she wrote most of the songs of her debut album, including "Runaway", at a young age.[1] According to her, she wrote the song when she was 11 or 12 years old[a] and created the melody on a piano she had at her home, which took an hour approximately.[2] "Runaway" was originally composed for a school assignment when Aurora was in ninth grade.[5][6] However, she preferred to keep her music private at the time she wrote the song.[7][8]
When a live performance at Aurora's high school's leaving ceremony and a recording of her song "Puppet" were uploaded online, she was quickly discovered by a representative of the Norwegian management agency of Artists Made Management.[9][10] Even though she initially denied the proposal, she accepted it since her mother advised her that "maybe there's someone out there who desperately needs [her music]."[11] Aurora was eventually paired with Norwegian musicians and producers Magnus Skylstad and Odd Martin Skålnes, who were responsible for the production of her debut album.[12] Skylstad would also take a significant role in the singer's career, producing the majority of her music.[13]
"Runaway" is a downtempo folktronica,[18] synth-pop,[19] electronic,[20] and electropop song[21] with influences from Nordic-folk music.[22] A "tenderly catchy" tune,[23] its sparse production contains "echoing water droplet effects, creeping screeches, and windswept transitions."[24] "Runaway" has a moderately slow tempo of 58 beats per minute, and is performed in the key of A minor (recorded in G-sharp minor). Aurora's vocals span a range between the notes of A3 and E5.[25] Her vocals were compared to those of Emilie Nicolas,[20] Florence Welch, and Joni Mitchell.[19] Aurora said she wanted to place "Runaway" as the opening track of All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend because she felt the song "puts people in the right mood and mind for the rest of it."[26]
"Runaway" was well received by most music critics. Robin Murray of Clash called the song "a graceful return" and lauded the singer's mature songwriting.[40] Miranda Feneberger from Paste wrote that the track "channels a soft power".[19] Alexandra Pollard for Gigwise noted in her review of All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend that "there's an eeriness lurking beneath the beauty of ['Runaway']," adding that "its cavernous clicks and echoes make themselves at home before it bursts into something warmer." She also labeled its lyrics as "unsettling."[41] A writer for Rolling Stone called the song a "viral lullaby."[42] DIY's Sean Murray said that "Runaway" tackled more mature themes, regarding the song to be about "a former love."[43]
A music video for "Runaway" was directed by Kenny McCracken, who would later be the director for three other singles of All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend ("Conqueror", "Half the World Away", and "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)").[60] The video was filmed in early 2015 in various landscapes of Bergen near Aurora's hometown and took three days to film it.[61] About filming the video, Aurora told in an interview with NME: "It was extremely cold... I didn't have a lot of clothes. We were stood in the middle of the snow for a lot of hours. I was sick for a lot of time after, which I always am after a video because I insist to have them outside in the cold."[2] The clip was released on 26 February 2015.[30] When asked by Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet about the release, Aurora stated that the video was actually intended to be a promotional recording so "people should get an impression of me as an artist."[62]
In the music video for "Runaway", Aurora appears wearing a parka and a wool jumper as the video progresses. In one scene she is seen sleeping on the ground.[30] Clash's Robin Murray wrote that the clip "neatly counterpoints the gentle fragility in Aurora's own music."[63] American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish credits the video of this song as one of the reasons she began working on music.[64] In response, Aurora said that "'Runaway' has served the purpose music should serve."[65] The music video is Aurora's most successful music video as a solo artist, and as of December 2022 it has accumulated more than 495 million views.
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