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from the album The Golden Age | ||||||||||
B-side | Instrumental (7") | |||||||||
Released | 21 May 2012 | |||||||||
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Recorded | 2011 | |||||||||
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Length | 3:33 | |||||||||
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"Run Boy Run" is a song by Yoann Lemoine, under his stage name Woodkid. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, The Golden Age (2012). It was written by Lemoine and Ambroise Willaume from the French band Revolver. The single was released on 21 May 2012, becoming his highest-charting single.
The music video for Woodkid track "Run Boy Run" was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2013 Grammy Awards. It shows a young boy running, surrounded by various beasts that pick him up when he falls, hand him a sword and put a horned helmet on his head. The video was directed by Lemoine himself.
The Run Boy Run – Remixes (EP) was also released in 2012 charting in its own right. It contains the original single as well as three other remixes.
Single release
Run Boy Run – Remixes (EP) position