You Better Run

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"You Better Run"
the Young Rascals
B-side"Love Is a Beautiful Thing"
ReleasedMay 30, 1966 (1966-05-30)
RecordedMay 9, 1966 (1966-05-09)
StudioA&R, New York City
Genre
Length2:25
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Young Rascals
singles chronology
"
Good Lovin'
"
(1966) 		"You Better Run"
(1966) 		"Come on Up"
(1966)

"You Better Run" is a song by the Young Rascals. Written by group members Eddie Brigati and Felix Cavaliere, it was released as the band's third single in 1966 and reached the top 20 in the United States. This song is noted for its repeated roller coaster musical chords in the bass guitar, going from C to B-flat to C to E-flat to B-flat to C.

Critical reception

A review in a 1966 issue of

Good Lovin''".[3]
In the book Pioneers of Rock and Roll, author Harry Sumrall wrote that the song represented the apex of the band's sound and complimented guitarist Gene Cornish's "slashing chords".[4] AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald called it "a classic garage rocker with a punkish energy [that] showcased the band's live chops to a great effect, as well as Felix Cavaliere's awesome soul-inflected vocals."[1]

Music journalist

B-side
.

Chart performance

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Canada RPM Magazine 22
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 20
U.S.
Cash Box Top 100
 23

Cover versions

Pat Benatar version

"You Better Run"
German single picture sleeve
Single by Pat Benatar
from the album Crimes of Passion
B-side"Out-A-Touch"
ReleasedJuly 8, 1980 (1980-07-08)
GenreHard rock
Length3:04
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Keith Olsen
Pat Benatar singles chronology
"Rated X"
(1980) 		"You Better Run"
(1980) 		"Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
(1980)

Cash Box Top 100.[6]
The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 1980 film Roadie.[7]

On August 1, 1981, the music video for the song was the

second video ever broadcast on MTV, after the network premiered with "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.[8]

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 31
France (IFOP)[10] 55
New Zealand (
RIANZ)[11]
 42
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 42

Other versions

In 1966, with the band Listen, Robert Plant made his recording debut singing lead vocals on a cover version of "You Better Run", which was released as a single by CBS Records.[12][13]

In 1966, the N' Betweens, who later became the British rock band Slade, covered the song, which was released as their debut single on Columbia. It was produced by Kim Fowley and reached number one on the local Midlands chart and remained there for six weeks.[14][15] The Listen and N' Betweens versions were released on the same day.

Canadian pop-rock band Toronto included a cover of "You Better Run" on their debut album, Looking for Trouble, in 1980.

Peter Criss recorded the song on his first post-KISS solo album, Out of Control, in 1980.

Bob Kuban & The In-Men recorded a cover as “You Better Run - You Better Hide,” on the Musicland USA label in 1967.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Greenwald, Matthew. ""You Better Run" – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  2. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2
    .
  3. ^ "Spotlight Singles".
    ISSN 0006-2510
    .
  4. ^ Sumrall, Harry (1994). Pioneers of Rock and Roll: 100 Artists Who Changed the Face of Rock. New York:
    ISBN 978-0-8230-7628-4
    .
  5. ^ a b Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (5th ed.). New York City:
    ISBN 978-0-8230-7677-2
    .
  6. ^ a b Warner, Jay (2008). Notable Moments of Women In Music. New York City:
    ISBN 978-1-4234-2951-7
    .
  7. ^ McCullaugh, Jim (1980-10-18). "Closeup".
    ISSN 0006-2510
    .
  8. ^ Warner, Jay (2004). On This Day in Music History: Over 2,000 Popular Music Facts Covering Every Day of the Year. New York:
    ISBN 978-0-634-06693-1
    .
  9. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  10. ^ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  11. ^ "New Zealand charts portal - Pat Benatar". charts.nz.
  12. ^ Bream, Jon (2010). Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrated History of the Heaviest Band of All Time. Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    ISBN 978-0-7603-3955-8
    .
  13. ^ Williamson, Nigel (2007). The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin. London:
    ISBN 978-1-4053-8421-6
    .
  14. ^ It's Slade - 1999 BBC documentary
  15. ISBN 9780857123602
    . Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ Discogs.com
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