Song · Slade
“Run Runaway” by Slade
From the album The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983)
“Run Runaway” by Slade appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2021 and 2024. It was first released in 1983 on the album The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome. Its best result is #202 on the River 500 (2022).
Slade owe "Run Runaway" to a vote of no confidence. RCA heard the album the band had mostly recorded in 1982, decided it lacked hits, and pointed them toward producer John Punter, so Noddy Holder and Jim Lea wrote and demoed two new songs, this one and "My Oh My". The label loved both, Punter produced them, and when "My Oh My" took off in Britain and Europe late in 1983, RCA rushed out The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome that December.
Holder called the song "a rocky Scottish jig", and Lea plays electric fiddle on it. It reached 7 at home, and in America, where the US version of the album, Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply, led with it, it got to 20: their first top-20 hit there, and their last.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 895 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2022 | 202 | 97.1 The River | River 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2023 | 1009 | 101.5 WPDH | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) | 1015 |
| 2024 | 313 | KQRS | KQRS KQ 500 (2024) | 499 |
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