Runaway (Kanye West song)
"Runaway" | ||||
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Single by Kanye West featuring Pusha T | ||||
from the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | ||||
Released | October 4, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
Studio | Avex, Honolulu | |||
Genre | Progressive rap | |||
Length |
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Mike Dean | ||||
Producer(s) | West | |||
Kanye West singles chronology | ||||
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Pusha T singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Runaway (Video Version)" on YouTube | ||||
Alternate cover | ||||
"Runaway" is a song by American rapper Kanye West featuring fellow American rapper Pusha T, released as the second single from the former's fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). The song was written by the artists alongside Emile, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean, and Malik Yusef with the first three co-producing it with ye. The composition features repetitive piano riffs, intricate samples and a production style with several similarities to West's album 808s & Heartbreak (2008). Described as a deeply personal song in nature, it expresses West's thoughts on his failed relationships, and his acceptance of the media's perception of him. Lyrically, the song explores criticism aimed at West in the past.
Before the song's premiere at the
The song debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at position 12 and is the centerpiece of Runaway, a 35-minute short film featuring the majority of songs from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The song's nearly ten-minute music video features ballet dancers performing elaborate choreography. The music video received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised the scope of the video, the degree of creativity and the production design.
Background and development
Recording
Some of the inspiration of the song was derived from various media controversies, including West's interruption of recording artist Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards during her acceptance speech.[1] The controversy caused West to exile himself to Oahu, Hawaii and record his fifth studio album mostly in a reclusive nature, shying away from collaborating with artists he wasn't personally close to.[2] Like the majority of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, "Runaway" was produced there.[3] Amongst the various artists invited down to Hawaii to record songs for the album was Pusha T, a rapper known for the hip-hop duo Clipse.[3]
According to Pusha T, the song was recorded in either March or April 2010.[3] Most of the recording crew on the project had forgotten and or forgiven West for the incident with Swift, including Pusha T, who described the event as "old news".[3] By the time Pusha T was supposed to record his verse for the song, West had already recorded a majority of the song. Pusha T had to record his verse several times, because West didn't think Pusha T was being mean enough for the concept of the song the first few times.[3] Pusha T commented that re-doing a verse was something he very rarely did.[3] Generally, Pusha T would write his verses very quickly, and noted that he made the exception for West who he had described as a perfectionist.[3] During the recording process, the two had collaborated on several songs together.[3] Pusha T called the recording process of the song "interesting", and stated:
We recorded quite a few songs. He had the record already and was like, 'Yo, I want you on this record.' A lot of stuff from him comes from conversation. He'll talk to you and get a feel for your perspective and your outlook on shit. And later, he'll be like, 'Yo, I want you on this. I got a record that that perspective would fit on.' That's how he operates. [...] You will find yourself explaining yourself, and if you can't explain the reasoning behind the things you're saying in a verse or whatever the case may be, it might not fly. He won't let you get away with it.[3]
West, greatly impressed with Pusha T's performance while recording "Runaway", subsequently signed him to his label, GOOD Music in September of that year; two months prior to the albums release.[3] About his portion of the song, West stated that he was interested in making a song that the average person could relate to, as he perceived himself as someone who identified with the average person.[4] West mused that when writing the song he intended some parts of the song as a double entendre.[4] According to West, some portions of the song sound like West is commenting about his relationship with a girl, when he is also talking about his relationship with the media and society.[4] He mused, "I like leaving songs ambiguous a little bit, where it’s like, it could be about other people, It could be about yourself."[4] The song was called an "anthem for both men and women" by him, who stated he wanted both genders to be able to relate to the song.[4] He summarized the song as a "toast for the douchebags".[4]
While some of the inspiration for the song was drawn from the incident with Swift, it was noted that the song was not an apology.[5] On his Twitter account, West commented that he had written a "beautiful" song for her, noting "if she won't take it then I'll perform it for her." Lawrence Dong was another artist who West had called down to Hawaii.[6] Some of the drumming pattern featured on the song were sampled from "Expo 83" performed by the Backyard Heavies and written by John Roger Branch; the same drums used on "The Basement" from Pete Rock's album Mecca and the Soul Brother.[6]
Production
When speaking with Complex, producer Emile Haynie recounted the recording session "It was late one night, and we were hanging out, and Kanye asked me if I had any beats, and I started playing him some beats. Pretty low, no big deal, we were just chilling playing some beats. I didn't know if I had anything that great, because his album's production was coming out so fucking next level. I had some beats, but I was already in the process of working on songs from scratch, but I was like, 'Yeah I got some stuff, I'll play you some ideas.'" Haynie continued
"I had a beat, and I played it, and it was the foundation of 'Runaway'. It was pretty different from the production now, but something about it, the chord progression or the way I put together the chords must've rung out to him. It was pretty amazing to watch. He heard the beat once, then asked the guy to play it one more time, and then was just like, 'Okay, put it in Pro Tools.' And when he said that, the room was like, 'Oh shit.' Jeff Bhasker and Kanye West really went in on the production. I was upstairs doing Cudi's thing, and I just kept hearing the song just get better and better and better. Kanye is a super producer in the truest sense of the word. He turned it into the this epic song. He probably had listened to the beat for four minutes, and got in the booth, and almost verbatim to what's on the song today, just did it. I don't know if he wrote it in his head in those four minutes, but he just got in the booth and was like, 'Yeah I always find, yeah I always find somethin' wrong.' And almost the whole song just came out. Something about the chords and the way the music worked, I don't know, it just hit him and worked out perfectly. The lyrics and the concept were what they were, and that's when the Kanye West genius producer mode came in to play. He totally reproduced the record, and kept working on it and working on it, along with Jeff Bhasker, who played the piano line and played a lot of the keys on it. He's one of my favorite producers too. It's just a beautiful record. It’s a masterpiece. He always is like, 'Thank you for 'Runaway'. Thank you for sparking that.' He's very cool about that. He's very appreciative. I'm like, 'Dude, you're the one who made it this amazing record! Thank you for making my beat, that was pretty good, into this amazing song! [Laughs].'"[7]
Cover art
The original cover art for "Runaway" is a photograph by contemporary visual artist George Condo of a ballerina.[8] Condo produced two different promotional artworks, and also produced the cover artwork for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and several of its singles.[9] On October 1, 2010, West released a newer cover art for "Runaway" which is a painting also by Condo of a ballerina. On October 4, 2010, the song was released onto the iTunes Store as the album's second single.[10] The website uses the original photograph cover art.[10]
Composition
According to Troy L. Smith of
During a concluding reprise of the chorus and the opening melody, West ends the song with a three-minute outro of
"Ostensibly sung by a groom to his new bride at a wedding, the song plays as an apology, a warning and a defiant manifesto. The music mirrors that complexity. A midtempo funky-drummer beat glides underneath the melancholy, reverberating piano notes, while a deep, mushrooming bass tone threatens to swallow everything. Brusque cello strokes contrast with elegiac violins, while a dirty guitar wends through the string section like a drunk, knocking over music stands and splattering mud on the white-tablecloth beauty. It’s a turbulent combination of sounds: brooding and chastened in the verses, oddly triumphant and darkly humorous during the choruses."[21]
The outro has been interpreted as commentary on how West had, at the time, attempted to speak directly on his feelings and opinions, but was unable to do so under the pressure of media sensationalism.[20] Another interpretation was proposed by Chicago Sun-Times writer Thomas Conner, who wrote "the last four minutes find him humming and singing, but his voice is Auto-Tuned and distorted beyond perceptibility. What's he saying or singing? Can't really make it out, can't really understand him. Which, no doubt, is how he feels his clumsy public statements are often received."[22]
Reception
Critical response
"Runaway" was lauded and received universal acclaim from music critics, and is considered by many to be West's best song. Slant Magazine's Matthew Cole described the song as West's greatest showcase as a writer.
Thomas Conner of the Chicago Sun-Times cited the song as the thesis statement to the rest of the album, calling it "epic" and musing that West's "difficulty in communicating makes him a menace in the real world, but it's pretty compelling on record."[22] Jonah Weiner of Slate viewed that the three minute conclusion of the song was the most arresting moments on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.[20] Chris Martins of Spin called the song a piano driven epic, and noted that there was only one way to "interpret the early message sent by 'Runaway': he was calling himself an asshole".[25] IGN's Chad Grischow, felt that the three minute conclusion was over-long, but commented that with the "icy chill of the piano and naked beat sound fantastic" while also calling the production soaring.[18]
Kitty Empire of The Guardian complimented the scope of the track, stating "taking things to the next level is one of hip-hop's great cliches, an achievement that West can comfortably claim. Being both a hero and something of a jackass all at the same time? That's another thing entirely."[16] Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield praised the ending of the song, writing that it came up at a point of the song when the song has already "sealed itself in your brain", summarizing that "there’s no way it should work, but it keeps rolling for three more minutes without breaking the spell."[26] David Browne of Time stated that the song, much like "Lost in the World", feature "shimmering soundscapes that pinpoint a common ground between the hardness of hip-hop and the sweetness of indie rock."[27]
HipHopDX writer complimented the track, calling it an "anthem", writing that it contained some of West's simplest and most melodic production.
"Runaway" was included in a number of end of 2010 lists. Rolling Stone named "Runaway" the best song of 2010, commenting that it was "Kanye's musical response to the Taylor Swift affair, but it's much more than that: a nine-minute meditation on romantic failure and public infamy. Kanye creates a huge, eerie beat out of thunderous drums and plinking piano."[32] They ended the article with the comment, "in 2010, no other song was so crazily epic or jaw-droppingly gorgeous — not on the radio, not anywhere."[32] Kyle Anderson, writing for MTV, named it the 2nd Best Song of 2010, stating that the track began with a "haunting single tap of a piano key, kicking off one of the most epic, jaw-dropping, honest and thrilling pieces of music to hit the popular airwaves all year".[33] Pitchfork Media named it the second-best song of 2010 stating that "Runaway" puts "Kanye's contradictory impulses on full display like they're some immaculate museum exhibit. At nine minutes, it is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy's longest song, but also its simplest and most emotionally direct [...] 'Runaway' marks the rare moment where Kanye sides with his detractors — if the whole world thinks he's a douchebag, well, this one time he's inclined to agree."[34]
Insalul Ahmed of Complex placed the song at number two on their best of the year list, reporting that "most artists might have avoided making a song like this after something like Swiftgate. But that’s why we love [Kan]Ye: He doesn’t give a fuck."
It is ranked number 25 on Rolling Stone's list of
Commercial performance
While a significant critical success, "Runaway" performed less well commercially.
Live performances
The song was debuted during a live performance at the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards.
West performed "Runaway" and "Power" on Saturday Night Live on October 2, 2010. For the first time in the show's history, the signature black instrument filled stage gave place to an all-white, backlit canvas.[48] Pusha T joined West during the performance which featured the ballerinas that often accompanied West.[48][49] HitFix's Gregory Ellwood praised the performance, though noted that his performance of "Power" was superior. Ellwood viewed that SNL was "very lucky to have him on such a weak overall show."[48] Kevin O'Donnell of Spin wrote that West delivered one of the show's "most unique performances of all-time."[50] West performed the song in an entirely red outfit.[51]
During his set at the
On December 9, 2021, West headlined a benefit concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with fellow rapper Drake to raise clemency for Larry Hoover. During the solo portion of his set, West performed an emotional rendition of "Runaway", altering the outro's lyrics into a plea for his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, to "run right back" to him.[60]
Music video
Background and synopsis
The song became the basis for the short film Runaway.[61] The film has four versions: the full-length film, a one minute-shorter clean version, the video version which is an excerpt of the film that matches the length of the song, and the extended video version which is nearly double the length of the video version.[62] The video is a compilation of a total of nine songs featured on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, with 10 of the 35 minutes of its running time devoted to a sequence featuring "Runaway". West drew inspiration from other long-form music videos and music related cinema, including Purple Rain, Pink Floyd The Wall and Michael Jackson's Thriller.[63] West directed the video, drawing from director Stanley Kubrick as an inspiration.[64][65] The film premiered on October 23, 2010.[66] Model Selita Ebanks portrays the phoenix in the video.[67] West's original intention was for Ebanks to be naked for the entirety of the video, but Ebanks refused.[68]
The music video revolves around a love story between West (known as "Griffin" in the narrative) and a phoenix he discovers while driving through the woods.[69] Griffin teaches her how to socialize with other people at first, and invites her to a dinner party. The other guests at the dinner party all react to Griffin's girlfriend with negative comments, that offends Griffin.[70] An upset Griffin responds with a performance of "Runaway", backed by an interpretive dance sequence with ballerinas in black tutus, followed by a slow-motion sequence where lead dancers perform solos to a vocally distorted continuation of the song.[71] The video ends with the phoenix bursting into flames with West frantically running into the forest.[72] Nitsuh Abebe of New York offered an interpretation of the video, commenting:
In Runaway, the short film he released this fall, he uses a plinking piano to summon a ballet troupe, then sings about raising a toast to the douchebags and assholes of the world — in other words, he sticks a symbol of classical refinement next to a lyric about being toxic and acting ugly. (Ballet already does this, too: All that beauty is built on twisted toes, bloody shoes, deformed legs.) [...] He’s attracted to these symbols of classical refinement and aristocracy — ballet, golden goblets, 'Persian rugs with cherub imagery,' Greek mythology, next-level luxury brands — and then he sits among them reminding us that it doesn’t make him any different, or keep him from acting poisonous, or pissing the world off by grabbing people’s microphones.[73]
Reception
The music video was praised by Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker, calling it "a carefully modulated art-film made by a man on a mission", noting the usage of dominant colors as well as the imagery in the film.[64] Jozen Cummings of The Wall Street Journal described the video as "a cross between an epic music video and a charming indie-house flick", stating that the greatest achievement of the video was how it "brought West's music to life".[74] Will Dean of The Guardian called the video as a creative promotional tool, praising the video's scope and creativity, noting that it was "ridiculous, ostentatious and egotistical", citing that it fit perfectly into West's aesthetic.[75] Rap-Up named it the best music video of 2010.[76]
Nicole Jones of MTV Buzzworthy stated that the majority of the video was nonsensical and added up to little coherently, but wrote that regardless of its true meaning, the video was "really pretty to watch, the music is great, and it reminds us once again why there is only one Mr. West."
"Runaway" appeared on several best music videos of the decade list's in 2019; Screen Rant named it the third best video of the 2010s,[82] Billboard listed it 33rd on their list of the 100 best music videos of the decade,[83] while Paste named it the sixth best music video of the decade.[84]
Usage in other media
"Runaway" was used in the trailer for The Hangover Part III.[85] The song was featured in a scene in The Night Before.[86] A modified piano rendition by Ramin Djawadi, was used in a trailer for season 2 of Westworld, which premiered during Super Bowl LII.[87]
The track was used in a Calvin Klein advert titled "Meet Our Women" for the fragrance Women, featuring actresses Lupita Nyong'o and Saoirse Ronan.[88] The song served as the theme for the trailer of season 16 of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.[89] In 2012, the song was used in Bud Light Platinum commercial, titled ‘Factory,’ which aired during Super Bowl XLVI.[90]
The song’s drums would later be sampled in the song "True Love" on West’s album, Donda 2.
Personnel
Technical
- Andrew Dawson – recording
- Anthony Kilhoffer – recording, mixing
- Mike Dean – recording
- Christian Mochizuki – recording assistance
- Cary Clark – assistant mix engineering
Musicians
- Tony Williams– background vocals
- The-Dream – additional vocals
- Jeff Bhasker – keyboards
- Chris "Hitchcock" Chorney – cello
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2010–2011) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[91] | 46 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[92] | 11 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[93] | 9 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[94] | 13 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[95] | 40 |
South Korea ( Gaon Chart)[96]
|
14 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[97] | 28 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[98] | 56 |
56 | |
11 | |
US Billboard Hot 100[101] | 12 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[102] | 30 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[103] | 9 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[104] | 21 |
Chart (2023–2024) | Peak position |
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Global 200 (Billboard)[105] | 145 |
Ireland (IRMA)[106] | 18 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[107] | 68 |
Netherlands ( Single Tip)[108]
|
18 |
23 | |
7 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2010) | Position |
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Australia Urban (ARIA)[111] | 50 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[112] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[113] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[114] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[115] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[116] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Release date | Format |
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United States | October 4, 2010[10] | Digital download |
October 5, 2010[117] | Rhythmic crossover radio |
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External links
- "Runaway" (Full-length Film) on YouTube