RockLists.com
Cover of The Wall by Pink Floyd
Cover: The Wall

Song · Pink Floyd

“Run Like Hell” by Pink Floyd

From the album The Wall (1979)

“Run Like Hell” by Pink Floyd appears on 88 radio countdowns from 29 stations between 1980 and 2026. It was first released in 1979 on the album The Wall. Its best result is #3 on the 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Scare 24. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #60 alternative song of 1980.

88countdowns
29stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1980–2026years charted

Watch

Run Like Hell

Video from YouTube (PINK FLOYD - Topic). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube

"Run Like Hell" is a paranoid gallop from Pink Floyd's The Wall, their 11th studio album from 1979, and it came out as a single the following year. David Gilmour and Roger Waters wrote it, with Waters handling the words, and they trade the lead vocal while the band chases them down: Gilmour's echoing, ricocheting guitar and bass, Nick Mason's drums, Richard Wright's synthesizer and organ, Bobbye Hall's congas and bongos, and co-producer James Guthrie adding foot stomps.

The single reached 15 in Canada and 18 in Sweden but only 53 in the US. It holds a grim little distinction: the last original song Gilmour and Waters wrote together, and the last one recorded by all four members of the band's '70s lineup.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 60 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 107 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1991 228 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 282 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 349 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 244 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 172 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 298 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 428 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 229 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 234 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 56 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 104 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 103 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 70 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2010 242 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 333 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 250 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 335 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 498 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 236 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 394 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 68 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 445 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 139 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 365 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 265 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 76 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 167 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 99 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 68 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 3 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Rocktober: Scare 24 24
2016 226 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 81 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 66 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 394 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 153 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 189 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 403 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 169 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 399 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 143 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 228 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 88 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 447 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 844 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 103 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 234 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 324 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 135 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 462 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 497 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 426 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 404 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 192 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 575 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 205 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 824 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 438 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 644 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 486 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 483 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 394 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 858 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 282 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 309 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2023 198 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 89 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 457 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 108 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 485 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 336 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 308 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 309 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 424 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 921 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 64 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 313 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 262 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 116 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 494 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 422 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2025 352 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 475 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 225 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 257 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 424 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 491 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Run like Hell.

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1And the Cradle Will RockVan Halen
  2. 2Another One Bites the DustQueen
  3. 3Whip ItDevo
  4. 4Don't Stand So Close to MeThe Police
  5. 5Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads
  6. 6You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC

Comments

Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Run Like Hell" by Pink Floyd.

Be kind and stay on topic. Guidelines

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.