"Run" | ||||
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Single by Vampire Weekend | ||||
from the album Contra | ||||
Released | December 13, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Indie pop, baroque pop | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | XL | |||
Producer(s) | Rostam Batmanglij | |||
Vampire Weekend singles chronology | ||||
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"Run" is a single released by Indie band Vampire Weekend. It is the sixth and final single from their second album Contra, and was released in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2010. There was no music video produced. Lead singer Ezra Koenig said that the song was based on the Bruce Springsteen song, "Born to Run". The single failed to chart.
The Quietus writer Darren Lee said that the bleep-aided, sashaying majesty of "Run" showed the band playing to their strengths.