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“Running Away” by Hoobastank

From the album Hoobastank (2001)

“Running Away” by Hoobastank appears on 22 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 2001 and 2010. It was first released in 2001 on the album Hoobastank. Its best result is #4 on the Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #17 alternative song of 2002, #4,272 alternative song of all time and #169 of the '00s.

22countdowns
19stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
2001–2010years charted

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"Running Away" came off Hoobastank's self-titled 2001 debut and went out as its second single in 2002, a post-grunge slow-burner credited to all four of Doug Robb, Dan Estrin, Markku Lappalainen and Chris Hesse. It runs on the era's favorite dynamic, a brooding, held-back verse that bursts into a big, aching chorus, and the vocal sells the hurt without tipping over into melodrama.

Modern rock radio took to it, sending it all the way to number two on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Paul Fedor directed the video, which sets the band playing in front of a backdrop that follows a woman trying to outrun her troubles.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 67 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 91
2002 53 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 107
2002 23 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 91
2002 12 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 106
2002 8 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 32 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 100
2002 24 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 31 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 64 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 107
2002 6 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 89
2002 26 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 43 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 99
2002 16 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2002 106
2002 13 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 105
2002 18 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002 103
2002 22 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 104
2002 4 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002 103
2002 9 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 99
2003 81 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Charting alongside it in 2002

Best songs of 2002 →
  1. 1By the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers
  2. 2AerialsSystem of a Down
  3. 3ToxicitySystem of a Down
  4. 4You Know You're RightNirvana
  5. 5All My LifeFoo Fighters
  6. 6SweetnessJimmy Eat World

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