"Run Away" is a song performed by
SunStroke Project and
Olia Tira, and represented
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...
at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song " Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organised by the European Broadcasting U ...
in May 2010 in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. The song won the final of the ''
O melodie pentru Europa 2010'', that took place on 6 March. It gained the maximum number of points from both the juries and the televotes.
In the contest, it was performed first on the night of the first semi-final, preceding Russia's
Lost and Forgotten
Russia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010, and was represented by broadcaster Rossiya 1, Rossiya Channel (RTR).
Before Eurovision
Evrovidenie 2010
''Evrovidenie 2010'' was the sixth edition o ...
and passed to the final. The inspiration for the "Epic Jazz Jive" came from observing ducks, waddling through sand, on the beach.
After the contest, "Run Away" would also become the subject of a major
internet meme surrounding the
saxophone
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...
solos performed by saxophonist
Sergey Stepanov who, in a phenomenon similar to
Rickrolling
Rickrolling or a Rickroll is an internet meme involving the unexpected appearance of the music video for the 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up", performed by the English singer Rick Astley. The video has over 1 billion views on YouTube. The m ...
and
Trololo
Eduard Anatolyevich Khil ( rus, Эдуа́рд Анато́льевич Хиль, , ɨdʊˈart ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈxʲilʲ; 4 September 1934 – 4 June 2012), often anglicized as Edward Hill, was a Soviet-Russian baritone singer.
Khil b ...
, was dubbed the "Epic Sax Guy" in videos on
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ...
.
Later, this song is used more as background music of video gaming (such as ''
Hearthstone'' and ''
Rainbow Six Siege
''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is an online tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 1, 2015; the game was ...
'') "Best moments" videos. The
rules of the contest prohibited musical instruments being played on stage, meaning Stepanov was not actually playing the saxophone at all, but rather synchronising movements with a prerecorded track.
Charts
References
External links
Official music video– YouTube
National Final performance- YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Semi-Final 1 performance- YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Grand Final performance- YouTube
Eurovision songs of 2010
Eurovision songs of Moldova
2010 singles
2010 songs
SunStroke Project songs
Internet memes introduced in 2010
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