| Run, Run, Run | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Supremes |
| Album: | Where Did Our Love Go |
| B-Side: | I'm Giving You Your Freedom |
| Released: | February 7, 1964 |
| Recorded: | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1963 |
| Genre: | R&B, rock, pop |
| Length: | 2:14 (album version) 2:21 (single version) |
| Label: | Motown M 1054 |
| Producer: | Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland |
| Prev Title: | When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | Where Did Our Love Go |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
"Run, Run, Run" is a 1964 song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and released as a single by Motown singing group The Supremes. After a couple of years of unsuccessful singles, the Supremes had finally broken through with a Top 40 single (23) in December 1963 with "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes". On the heels of its release, Motown rush-released a second HDH single titled "Run, Run, Run". Inspired by the sounds of Phil Spector and his Wall of Sound,[1] [2] [3] it was an attempt to give the Supremes a poppier sound compared to their earlier heavy R&B recordings. Billboard described the song as a "strong follow up" to "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes," stating that it "has tough beat in a middle up groove that's great for dancing."[4] Cash Box described it as "a pulsating, big sounding rocker with some torrid triplet keyboard work backing up."[5]
The single peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 on the Cash Box R&B chart.[6] The Supremes would eventually escape the shadow of their so-called "no-hit" past with their next single "Where Did Our Love Go".
| Chart (1964) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
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| US Cashbox Top 100[7] | 86 | |
| US Cashbox R&B[8] | 22 |