Runaway Boys
{{Infobox song
| name = Runaway Boys
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Stray Cats
| album = Stray Cats/Built for Speed
| B-side = My One Desire
| released = November 21, 1980
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| studio =
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| genre =
- Rockabilly{{AllMusic |class=album|id=mw0000230858|title= Stray Cats - Stray Cats (1981) Review|last= Mawer|first= Sharon|access-date= December 30, 2024}}
- rock and roll
| length = 2:57
| label = Arista
| writer = Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom
| producer = Dave Edmunds
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Rock This Town
| next_year = 1981
}}
"Runaway Boys" is the debut single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released November 21, 1980, by Arista Records in the UK, where it peaked at No. 9 on the Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/stray%20cats/|title=STRAY CATS|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=9 May 2013}} Its biggest success was in Finland, where it reached number one. The song was later included on the band's 1981 self-titled debut album.
Its first US release, by EMI America, was on the June 1982 album Built for Speed.
Cover versions
"Runaway Boys" was later covered by Drake Bell on his 2014 album Ready, Steady, Go!, which was produced by Brian Setzer.
Charts
=Weekly Charts=
=Year-end charts=
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|+Year-end chart performance for "Runaway Boys" ! Chart (1981) ! Position |
| scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1981 |publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 393 |page= 7 |via= Imgur |date= 4 January 1982 |access-date= January 11, 2022 |url= https://i.imgur.com/RgsDOOc.jpg}}
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