"Run" is a single released by Indie band
Vampire Weekend. It is the sixth and final single from their second album
Contra, and was released in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2010. There was no music video produced. Lead singer
Ezra Koenig said that the song was based on the
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...
song, "
Born to Run".
Critical reception
The Quietus writer Darren Lee said that the bleep-aided, sashaying majesty of "Run" showed the band playing to their strengths.
Track listing
;CD Single
#"Run (Radio Edit)" – 3:40
#"Run" – 3:52
;Digital download
#"Run" – 3:52
Personnel
Vampire Weekend
*
Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar
*
Rostam Batmanglij
Rostam Batmanglij ( fa, رستم باتمانقلیچ, ; born November 28, 1983), known mononymously as Rostam, is an American record producer, musician, singer, songwriter, and composer. He was a founding member of the band Vampire Weekend, whos ...
– piano, background vocals, vocal harmonies, keyboards, harpsichord,
VSS-30, drum, synth, sampler programming
*
Christopher Tomson – drums
*
Chris Baio
Christopher Baio (born October 29, 1984) is an American musician, best known for being the bassist for the New York City-based indie rock band Vampire Weekend. He also releases as a record producer under the mononym Baio, and his debut solo albu ...
– bass
Technical
* Rostam Batmanglij – mixing, engineering
* Justin Gerrish – mixing, engineering
* Shane Stoneback – engineering
* Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistance
*
Emily Lazar
Emily B. Lazar is an American mastering engineer. She is the founder, president, and chief mastering engineer of The Lodge, an audio mastering facility that has operated in New York City's Greenwich Village since 1997. She won a Grammy Award for ...
– mastering
*
Joe LaPorta
Joseph J. LaPorta (born ) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound in New Jersey.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joe-laporta-mn000199340/credits/date-asc/
Career
Born and raised in New York, LaPorta graduated from New York Univer ...
– assistant mastering engineering
Charts
References
2010 singles
Vampire Weekend songs
2010 songs
Songs written by Rostam Batmanglij
XL Recordings singles
Song recordings produced by Rostam Batmanglij
Songs written by Ezra Koenig
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