Run (Vampire Weekend song) explained

Run
Cover:	VampireWeekendRun.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Vampire Weekend
Album:	Contra
Released:	December 13, 2010
Genre:	Indie pop baroque pop afropop
Length:	3:52
Label:	XL
Producer:	Rostam Batmanglij
Prev Title:	White Sky
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Diane Young
Next Year:	2013

"Run" is a single released by Indie band Vampire Weekend. It is the sixth and final single from their second album Contra, and was released in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2010.^[1] There was no music video produced. Lead singer Ezra Koenig said that the song was based on the Bruce Springsteen song, "Born to Run".^[2]

Critical reception

The Quietus writer Darren Lee said that the bleep-aided, sashaying majesty of "Run" showed the band playing to their strengths.^[3]

Track listing

CD Single^[4]

1. "Run (Radio Edit)" – 3:40
2. "Run" – 3:52

Digital download

1. "Run" – 3:52

Personnel

Vampire Weekend

• Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar
• Rostam Batmanglij – piano, background vocals, vocal harmonies, keyboards, harpsichord, VSS-30, drum, synth, sampler programming
• Christopher Tomson – drums
• Chris Baio – bass

Technical

• Rostam Batmanglij – mixing, engineering
• Justin Gerrish – mixing, engineering
• Shane Stoneback – engineering
• Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistance
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Joe LaPorta – assistant mastering engineering

References

1. Web site: Run by Vampire Weekend. 7Digital. 10 November 2014.
2. Vampire Weekend's Track-By-Track Guide To 'Contra'. NME. 10 November 2014.
3. Vampire Weekend - Contra review. The Quietus. 10 November 2014.
4. Web site: Vampire Weekend - Run on Discogs. Discogs. 10 November 2014.
5. Web site: Vampire Weekend Chart History . . January 10, 2019.