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"Runaway" is a 1978 song and single by Jefferson Starship, written by Nicholas Q. Dewey for the album Earth. It was the second U.S. Top 40 hit from that album, and was the follow-up to the Top 10 hit "Count On Me". The song peaked at #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Cash Box Top 100.

"Runaway"
Single by Jefferson Starship
from the album Earth
B-side	"Show Yourself"
Released	May 1978
Genre	Rock, soft rock
Length	3:40
Label	Grunt
Songwriter(s)	N.Q. Dewey
Producer(s)	Larry Cox
Jefferson Starship singles chronology
"Count On Me" (1978) "Runaway" (1978) "Crazy Feelin'" (1978)

Cash Box said that "the guitar work is shiny and moody" and "Balin's vocals are alternately smooth and gritty."[1]

In Canada, both "Runaway" and its predecessor peaked at number nine. "Runaway" was the 79th biggest Canadian hit of the year, ranking just six positions behind "Count On Me".[2]

Chart performance

Cover versions

• Balin released a new version on his 1999 solo album, Marty Balin Greatest Hits.[6]

References

External links

• Listen to "Runaway" on YouTube

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