"Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)", also known more commonly as "Run", is a song written and recorded by Gnarls Barkley. It is the first single to be released from the band's second album ''

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''. Released in February 2008 as a digital download in the UK and the US via the

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, a physical release of the single followed in the UK on March 31. The song features a sample from

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's "Junior Jet Set" from the KPM LP ''Flamboyant Themes'' and "Starting Out the Day" by Strawberry Alarm Clock. The song is featured in the film '' X-Men: First Class'', as a playable song in the video game ''

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'', and is heard in promos for

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- Pixar's ''

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'' and the eight series of

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's ''

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''. This song was number 34 on ''

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''s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.

Track listing

;German CD single # "Run" (album version) – 2:40 # "

Who's Gonna Save My Soul "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" is the third and final single taken from soul duo Gnarls Barkley's second studio album, ''The Odd Couple'', released in late 2008. The song's official music video was directed by Chris Milk and was released on July 25, 2 ...

" (instrumental) – 3:14 ;UK 7" vinyl picture disc # "Run" (album version) – 2:40 # "Run" (instrumental) – 2:50 # "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" (instrumental) – 3:14

Music video

The video premiered on MTV Overdrive on February 29, 2008. The video features Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse performing on a TV show called "City Vibin'", reminiscent of '' Graffiti Rock''. Cee-Lo Green sings the song behind a microphone stand, while

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plays the song's music on a turntable.

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appears in a cameo as the host of the show. The video features dizzying special effects such as hypnotic spirals, and as a result was banned from airplay in the

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after failing the

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(a test designed to protect sufferers of photosensitive epilepsy). The hypnotic spirals were later toned down upon request and the video premiered on ''

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'' March 6, 2008. The video won for Best Choreography as well as Best Art Direction in a Video at the

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. The music video was directed by Happy.

Chart performance

"Run" entered the

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at number 63 based on first-week sales of the digital single but the following week, it fell to number 86 and then again to number 95 but the following week it jumped back up to number 69The Official UK Charts Company : TOP 100 SINGLES CHART
/ref> and then jumped to a new peak of number 51 a week later. It officially debuted on the UK Top 40 at number 32 on downloads alone and stayed there the following week with physical sales added.

Charts

References

External links

*
Review of "Run"
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