Rebel Run
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{{Infobox song
| name = Rebel Run
| cover = Toyah Rebel run.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Toyah
| album = Love Is the Law
| B-side = {{hlist|"To the Mountains High"|"Baptised in Fire"}}
| released = September 1983
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = New wave
| length = 3:13
| label = Safari
| writer = {{hlist|Toyah Willcox|Simon Darlow}}
| producer = Nick Tauber
| prev_title = Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard)
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = The Vow
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Q3Xna15BjSk|"Rebel Run"}}}}
}}
"Rebel Run" is a song by the English new wave band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox. It was released in 1983 to promote the album Love Is the Law and was a Top 30 chart success in the UK.
Background
The track was written by Toyah Willcox and Simon Darlow, and produced by Nick Tauber. It was the lead single from Love Is the Law and reached number 24 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a total of five weeks on the chart. Toyah appeared on several television programmes to promote the song, including an outdoor performance filmed at Alton Towers for the TV show Hold Tight, when the band also performed "Ieya". The 7" single B-side was "To the Mountains High", and the 12" single featured an additional song, "Baptised in Fire". Both of these tracks appeared on the 2005 reissue of Love Is the Law, as well as the compilation album The Safari Singles Collection Part 2: 1981–1983, released the same year.
Music video
The song's music video pictures Toyah as a character in a video game, wearing an outfit based on American football.{{cite web|title=Videos - Rebel Run Screen Captures|url=https://www.toyah.net/archive/videorebelrun.html|access-date=2021-08-05|publisher=toyah.net}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDUd8cq7r_s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/tDUd8cq7r_s |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Toyah At Home: Season 2 Episode 24 |date=2021-06-19 |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2021-08-05}}{{cbignore}}
Track listing
- 7" single
:A. "Rebel Run" (Toyah Willcox, Simon Darlow) – 3:13
:B. "To the Mountains High" (Willcox, Joel Bogen, Darlow) – 3:33
- 12" single
:A. "Rebel Run" (Willcox, Darlow) – 3:13
:B1. "To the Mountains High" (Willcox, Bogen, Darlow) – 3:33
:B2. "Baptised in Fire" (Willcox) – 2:46
:A1. "Rebel Run" (Extended)
:A2. "Love Is the Law" (Alternate)
:B1. "Rebel Run" (Instrumental)
:B2. "To the Mountains High"
:B3. "Baptised in Fire"
Personnel
- Toyah Willcox – vocals
- Joel Bogen – guitar
- Brad Lang – bass
- Andy Duncan – drums
- Simon Darlow – keyboards
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2024)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| UK Vinyl Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vinyl-singles-chart/20240927/897/ |title=Official Vinyl Singles Chart on 27/9/2024 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2024-10-16}}
| 1 |
| scope="row"| UK Physical Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20240927/7509/ |title=Official Singles Sales Chart on 27/9/2024 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2024-10-16}}
| 30 |
References
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External links
- [https://genius.com/Toyah-rebel-run-lyrics Lyrics of this song] at Genius
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw1P_jl4Lq4&list=OLAK5uy_l7-NsX0qcuVazATRW64vUP5WOqg05TfFM&index=4 Official audio stream] on YouTube
- [https://toyahwillcox.com/ The official Toyah website]
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