Run to You (Bryan Adams song)

"Run to You"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Reckless
B-side"I'm Ready"
ReleasedOctober 18, 1984
RecordedMarch–mid 1984
StudioLittle Mountain Sound (Vancouver, Canada)
Genre
Length3:53
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"This Time"
(1983) 		"Run to You"
(1984) 		"Somebody"
(1985)
Music video
"Run to You" on YouTube

"Run to You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. It was released in 1984 as the lead single from his fourth album, Reckless (1984). The track deals with the subject of infidelity, and is sung from the perspective of a man who declares that he will continue to "run to" his seductive mistress over his faithful partner; critic Ira Robbins for CMJ called it a "cheating classic".[3] In the accompanying music video, however, Adams portrays his guitar as the object of desire.[4]

The song topped the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. It has appeared on all of his compilation albums. The single was certified Gold in Canada in 1985.[5]

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (February 23, 2022). "The Number Ones: Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, & Sting's "All For Love". Stereogum. ...and it led [Ryan Adams] to make some honest-to-god rock-radio bangers. "Cuts Like A Knife"? "Run To You"? "Summer Of '69"? Good songs!
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Billboard Adams was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Robbins, Ira (January 1999). "Bryan Adams". CMJ New Music Monthly (65). CMJ Holdings, Corp.: 58.
  4. ^ Eddy, Chuck (September 17, 2014). "100 Best Singles of 1984". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2008.