| "Runaway" | ||||
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| Single by Del Shannon | ||||
| from the album Runaway with Del Shannon | ||||
| B-side | "Jody" | |||
| Released | February 18, 1961 | |||
| Recorded | January 21, 1961[1] | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City)[2] | |||
| Genre | Rock and Roll | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | BigTop | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Harry Balk | |||
| Del Shannon singles chronology | ||||
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| "Runaway" on YouTube | ||||
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"Runaway" | ||||
"Runaway" is a number-one Billboard Hot 100 song made famous by Del Shannon in 1961. It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit. It topped the Billboard charts for four consecutive weeks, and Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1961.[3] It was No. 472 on the 2010 version of Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and No. 466 on the 2004 version.
- ^ Laura R. Ashlee (2005). Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers. University of Michigan Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-472-03066-3.
- ^ Dafydd Rees; Luke Crampton (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. p. 898. ISBN 978-0-7894-4613-8.
- ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1961