"Check Yes Juliet (Run Baby Run)" (often stylized as "Check Yes Juliet") is a song by American
rock
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band
We the Kings
We the Kings is an American rock band from Bradenton, Florida. The band's eponymous full-length debut album, released in 2007, included the platinum single "Check Yes Juliet", and went on to sell over 250,000 copies in the US. The group's secon ...
. It was released in February 2008 as the second single from their eponymous
debut album (2007). The band also produced a music video for the song. The track is currently their biggest hit on
''Billboard'' charts, peaking at No. 70 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2011, it gained "
sleeper hit
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" status in Australia, where it peaked at No. 26 on the
ARIA charts
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, being certified platinum by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
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for the shipment of 70,000 copies. The song is featured in the 2009 rhythm-based video game ''
Lego Rock Band
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''.
Music video
The video was directed by
Alan Ferguson. It portrays lead singer Travis Clark as
Romeo
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Mon