"Running Out of Reasons to Run" is a song written by George Teren and

Bob Regan Robert Joseph Regan is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter. His chart credits include "Til Love Comes Again" by Reba McEntire, "Busy Man" by Billy Ray Cyrus, "Your Everything" by Keith Urban, "Soon" by Tanya Tucker, "Thinkin' A ...

, and recorded by American

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Rick Trevino Ricardo Treviño Jr. (born May 16, 1971) is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Nashville in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music sin ...

. It was released in October 1996 as the second single from his CD '' Learning as You Go''. The song reached the top of the ''

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chart, his only Number One on that chart. The song's

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, "See Rock City", later served as the album's fourth single. On the Spanish-language version of Trevino's album (titled ''Mi Vida Eres Tú''), the song was translated into Spanish as "Se Escapan Mis Razones", with translation by Manny Benito.

Content

The song is an up-tempo about a man who has fallen in love so deeply that he doesn't want to move on.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that steel guitar and piano "weave their way appealingly through the melody." He goes on to call Trevino's vocal performance, "convincing."''

'', October 5, 1996

Music video

The music video was directed by Martin Kahan and premiered in April 1997.

Chart positions

"Running Out of Reasons to Run" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 26, 1996.

Year-end charts

References

1996 singles Rick Trevino songs Songs written by Bob Regan Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer) Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Doug Johnson (record producer) Songs written by George Teren 1996 songs {{1996-country-song-stub