Run Boy Run (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Run Boy Run
| cover = Run-boy-run-by-woodkid.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Woodkid
| album = The Golden Age
| B-side = Instrumental {{small|(7")}}
| released = 21 May 2012
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Chamber pop|neofolk|{{nowrap|martial industrial}}}}
| length = 3:33
| label = {{hlist|Green United|Universal}}
| writer = {{hlist|Yoann Lemoine|Ambroise Willaume}}
| producer = {{hlist|The Shoes|Woodkid}}
| prev_title = Iron
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = I Love You
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|lmc21V-zBq0|"Run Boy Run"}} }}
}}
"Run Boy Run" is a song by Yoann Lemoine, under his stage name Woodkid. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, The Golden Age (2013). It was written by Lemoine and Ambroise Willaume from the French band Revolver. The single was released on 21 May 2012, becoming his highest-charting single. "Run Boy Run" was certified gold in Germany in 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/datenbank/#topSearch |title=BVMI {{!}} Datenbank |website=www.musikindustrie.de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926171041/http://www.musikindustrie.de/datenbank/ |archive-date=2016-09-26}}
The music video for "Run Boy Run" was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2013 Grammy Awards.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
Music video
The music video shows a young boy running, surrounded by various beasts that pick him up when he falls, hand him a sword and a shield, and put a horned helmet on his head. The video was directed by Lemoine himself.
In popular culture
{{Unreliable sources|section|date=June 2023}}
- "Run Boy Run" was used in several O2 adverts (those voiced by Sean Bean){{cite web |title=Woodkid - Run Boy Run (Official HD Video) |url=http://ticklemyears.com/#Woodkid-Run-Boy-Run |accessdate=24 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103214333/http://ticklemyears.com/#Woodkid-Run-Boy-Run |archive-date=3 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=O2 Priority Sports - powered by Nike+ |website = YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1XL-3VxMdc| accessdate=24 January 2013}} and in a Vodafone advert.{{cite web|title=Mehr Power für Dich. Vodafone Werbung 2013 Ungekürzt |website = YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGxPUpMx5ZI| accessdate=12 September 2013}}
- It was used in the trailer for the BBC One series The Musketeers.{{cite web|first=Christine |last=Duong |url=http://popinsomniacs.com/2013/12/26/trailer-the-musketeers-comes-to-bbc-one-jan-2014/|title=Trailer: "The Musketeers" Comes to BBC One on Jan. 2014|date=26 December 2013|publisher=popinsomniacs.com|accessdate=3 April 2014}}
- It was used in the trailer for the final series of the BBC Three series Being Human.{{YouTube|r7HAKP1ObmI}}
- It was used in ads for the Power Horse energy drink in the Middle East and North Africa.{{cite web|title=POWER HORSE TVC MENA|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOMOrSOpa6k|website=YouTube|accessdate=20 December 2015}}
- The song was used for a Paso Doble dance by Bethany Mota and Derek Hough on the show Dancing with the Stars.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKc7E2MMAlY | title=- YouTube | website=YouTube }}
- It was used in certain Cancer Research UK adverts throughout 2014–15.{{cite AV media |date=23 December 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GgWnw6gN_o |title=We will beat cancer sooner {{!}} Cancer Research UK |publisher=Cancer Research UK |via=YouTube |access-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609021210/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GgWnw6gN_o |archive-date=9 June 2021 |url-status=live}}
- Dance troupe Khronos Agoria used the song for their semi-final performance on Britain's Got Talent in May 2016.{{cite AV media |date=24 May 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tWaFZLdZoc |title=Khronos Agoria take us on an emotional rollercoaster {{!}} Semi-Final 3 {{!}} Britain's Got Talent 2016 |publisher=Britain's Got Talent |via=YouTube |access-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212111653/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tWaFZLdZoc |archive-date=12 February 2017 |url-status=live}}
- It was used during the Wind Games 2017 by Kyra Poh whose performance won the Gold in Solo Freestyle.Wind Games 2017, Solo Freestyle Results https://www.windoor-realfly.com/en/windgames/2017/results#section_solo-freestyleStraits Times, 6 Feb 2017 http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/grandpa-inspires-indoor-skydiverChannel News Asia, 6 Feb 2017 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singaporean-kyra-poh-bags-another-2-indoor-skydiving-gold-medals/3495356.html
- It was used in Episode 14 of the third season of How to Get Away with Murder.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
- It was used in the ending of Episode 2 of the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
- It was used in the beginning of Episode 2 of the Netflix show The Umbrella Academy.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tm8c6TTJlA |title=Five jumps to the future |date=2019-04-01 |last=w0nderland z |access-date=2025-03-26 |via=YouTube}}
- Angara Contortion group used the song for their audition on Britain's Got Talent in May 2017.{{cite AV media |date=6 May 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq33NwLdrpE |title=Angara Contortion are out of this world {{!}} Auditions Week 4 {{!}} Britain's Got Talent 2017 |publisher=Britain's Got Talent |via=YouTube |access-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216144157/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq33NwLdrpE |archive-date=16 December 2020 |url-status=live}}
- It was used in the 2017 racing game Gran Turismo Sport. The song's instrumental version was used in the game's E3 2016 trailer.{{cite AV media |date=10 June 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQAvaDhb8jo |title=Gran Turismo Sport - E3 2016 Gameplay Trailer #2 {{!}} PS4 |publisher=PlayStation |via=YouTube |access-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118222459/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQAvaDhb8jo |archive-date=18 November 2020 |url-status=live}}
- It was used in the trailer for the film The Post directed by Steven Spielberg.{{cite AV media |date=8 November 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrXlY6gzTTM |title=The Post {{!}} Official Trailer [HD] {{!}} 20th Century FOX |publisher=20th Century Studios |via=YouTube |access-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921142111/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrXlY6gzTTM |archive-date=21 September 2021 |url-status=live}}
- A portion was used by the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps in their 2019 program subTerra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mandarins.org/2019/05/31/mandarins-2019-production-subterra/|title=Mandarins 2019 Production "subTerra"|last=Scott|date=2019-05-31|website=Sacramento Mandarins|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-13}}
- An instrumental version of the song is used in the trailer for the 2019 film The Death & Life of John F. Donovan.{{cite AV media |date=25 January 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63vgOHam-kg |title=THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN Trailer (2019) Natalie Portman Movie HD |publisher=JoBlo Movie Trailers |via=YouTube |access-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128120105/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63vgOHam-kg |archive-date=28 November 2020 |url-status=live}}
Track listing
"Run Boy Run " (album version) – (3:33) - "Run Boy Run" (Sebastian remix) – (3:52)
- "Run Boy Run" (Tepr remix) – (5:52)
- "Run Boy Run" (Ostend remix) – (4:15)
Charts
Single release
Run Boy Run – Remixes (EP) position
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2013)
!Peak |
|---|
| SNEP French Albums Chart[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Woodkid&titel=Run+Boy+Run&cat=a LesCharts.com Woodkid - "Run Boy Run" EP / album page (France)]
| style="text-align:center;"| 31 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2013)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|Germany (Media Control AG){{cite web |url=http://www.viva.tv/musikvideo/1756-top-100-single-jahrescharts-2013/playlist |title=Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013 |language=German |publisher=VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks |accessdate=12 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120000533/http://www.viva.tv/musikvideo/1756-top-100-single-jahrescharts-2013/playlist |archive-date=20 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}
|style="text-align:center;"|85 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Woodkid|title=Run Boy Run|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2012|certyear=2014|accessdate=11 November 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Woodkid|title=Run Boy Run|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2012|certyear=2019|accessdate=11 November 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Woodkid|title=Run Boy Run|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2012|certyear=2022|id=15204-4764-1|accessdate=27 August 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true}}
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|master=544400|name=Run Boy Run|type=single}}