"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 song, "Born to Run".
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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 – piano, background vocals, vocal harmonies, keyboards, harpsichord, VSS-30, drum, synth, sampler programming
Christopher Tomson – drums
Chris Baio – bass
Technical
Rostam Batmanglij – mixing, engineering
Justin Gerrish – mixing, engineering
Shane Stoneback – engineering
Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistance
Emily Lazar – mastering
Joe LaPorta – assistant mastering engineering
