Running with the Wolves
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{{About|the EP|the song|Running with the Wolves (song)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Running with the Wolves
| type = EP
| artist = Aurora
| cover = RunningWithTheWolves.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|05|04|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2013–2015
| studio =
- Lydriket (Bergen){{efn|All tracks}}
- Shed Studios (London){{efn|Additional recording on track 4}}
- Electric Music (London){{efn|Additional recording on track 5}}
| genre = Electronic
| length = 14:59
| label =
| producer =
- Aurora
- Magnus Skylstad
- Odd Martin Skålnes
- Dan McDougall
- Electric
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend
| next_year = 2016
| misc =
{{Singles
| name = Running with the Wolves
| type = EP
| single1 = Runaway
| single1date = 7 February 2015
| single2 = Running with the Wolves
| single2date = 20 April 2015
}}
}}
Running with the Wolves is the debut extended play (EP) by Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora. It was released on 4 May 2015 via Decca and Universal Music.
Running with the Wolves was supported by two singles: "Runaway" and the title track.
Composition
Running with the Wolves is an electronic EP.{{Cite web|last=Donelson|first=Marcy|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/running-with-the-wolves-mw0002843781|title=Running with the Wolves – Aurora|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=22 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522154156/http://www.allmusic.com/album/running-with-the-wolves-mw0002843781|archive-date=22 May 2016|url-status=live}} According to Aurora, every song on the EP has a different theme: "a very morbid one, a dreamy one, an animalistic one and then a quite sad one."{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/aurora-running-with-wolves-interview/|title=Listen to Teenage Songstress AURORA's Deft Debut EP|last=Kaplan|first=Ilana|date=4 May 2015|website=Noisey Vice}} "Runaway" was released as the lead single of the EP on 7 February 2015 through Petroleum Records.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/runaway-single/id964874816|title=Runaway – Single by AURORA on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526215415/https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/runaway-single/id964874816|archive-date=26 May 2015}} The title track was released as the second and final single of the album. The song has also been adapted to the film Wolfwalkers (2020) produced by Tom Moore. Previous singles "Awakening" and "Under Stars" were included on the vinyl edition of the EP.
Release and promotion
Running with the Wolves was released on 4 May 2015.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/running-with-the-wolves-ep/id987008667|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422163501/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/running-with-the-wolves-ep/id987008667|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 22, 2015|title=Running with the Wolves – EP by AURORA on Apple Music|date=4 May 2015|website=Apple Music}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nordicmusicreview.com/single-post/.../AURORA-Running-with-the-Wolves-EP|title=nordicmusicreview|website=nordicmusicreview}}
To promote the EP, Aurora did several performances. She performed at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.{{cite web |last1=Harshavardan |first1=Rathan |title=Album Review: Aurora – 'All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend' |url=https://culturedvultures.com/album-review-aurora-all-my-demons-greeting-me-as-a-friend/ |website=Cultured Vultures |access-date=1 November 2019|date=18 March 2016 }} She has played a sold-out headline show in London and supported Of Monsters and Men at Brixton Academy in November 2015.{{Cite web|date=24 November 2015|title=Of Monsters & Men hit the road with Highasakite & Aurora!|url=http://nordicplaylist.com/of-monsters-and-men-tour-london-highasakite-aurora/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815065203/http://nordicplaylist.com/of-monsters-and-men-tour-london-highasakite-aurora/|archive-date=15 August 2016|access-date=27 June 2016|website=Nordic Playlist}} "Runaway" was used at the finale of the third season of the Fox American television psychological thriller series The Following.{{cite web | url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/the-following/season-3/23275#songs | title=S3E15: The Reckoning - The Following Soundtrack | website=Tunefind.com | access-date=29 October 2021}}
Track listings
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital and CD edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 14:59
| title1 = Runaway
| length1 = 4:10
| writer1 = {{hlist|Aurora Aksnes|Magnus Åserud Skylstad}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Odd Martin Skålnes|Skylstad}}
| title2 = Running with the Wolves
| length2 = 3:12
| writer2 = {{hlist|Aksnes|Michelle Leonard|Nicolas Rebscher}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Skålnes|Rebscher|Skylstad}}
| title3 = In Boxes
| length3 = 3:22
| writer3 = {{hlist|Aksnes|Edvard Førre Erfjord|Henrik Michelsen}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Electric|Skylstad}}
| title4 = Little Boy in the Grass
| length4 = 4:15
| writer4 = {{hlist|Aksnes|Skylstad|Skålnes}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Skalnes|Skylstad}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Vinyl edition
| title1 = Runaway
| total_length = 21:58
| length1 = 4:10
| writer1 = {{hlist|Aurora Aksnes|Magnus Aserud Skylstad}}
| title2 = Running with the Wolves
| length2 = 3:12
| writer2 = {{hlist|Aksnes|Michelle Leonard|Nicolas Rebscher}}
| title3 = Awakening
| length3 = 3:40
| writer3 = Odd Martin Skålnes
| title4 = Under Stars
| length4 = 3:19
| writer4 = Dan McDougall
| title5 = In Boxes
| length5 = 3:22
| writer5 = {{hlist|Aksnes|Edvard Førre Erfjord|Henrik Michelsen}}
| title6 = Little Boy in the Grass
| length6 = 4:15
| writer6 = {{hlist|Aksnes|Skylstad|Skålnes}}
}}
Notes
- The vinyl version of the EP includes an alternate version of "Awakening" than the single release.
Accolades
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| rowspan="1" scope="row" | 2015
| European Border Breakers Awards | Album of the Year: Norway | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web | url=https://www.creativeeuropeuk.eu/news/years-years-awarded-2016-european-border-breakers-award |title = Years & Years awarded a 2016 European Border Breakers Award|date = 27 November 2015|access-date=20 November 2021}} |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the vinyl version of Running with the Wolves.{{cite AV media notes |title=Running with the Wolves |type=vinyl edition liner notes |others=AURORA |publisher=Decca Records |year=2015 |id=4737926}}
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= Musicians =
- Aurora Aksnes – vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}; piano {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 6)}}; synth {{small|(track 1)}}
- Alf Lund Godbolt – synth {{small|(tracks 2, 4)}}; programming {{small|(track 7)}}
- Nicolas Rebscher - synth {{small|(track 3)}}; keyboards {{small|(track 16)}}; programming {{small|(track 3)}}
- Odd Martin Skålnes – synth {{small|(tracks 1, 5-9, 12)}}; piano {{small|(tracks 10, 13)}}; drums & percussion {{small|(track 2)}}; programming {{small|(tracks 2, 4-6, 11-13)}}; bass guitar {{small|(tracks 2-4, 9, 10)}}; acoustic guitar {{small|(tracks 14, 15)}}
- Magnus Åserud Skylstad – drums {{small|(all tracks)}}; piano {{small|(track 2)}}; drums & percussion {{small|(all tracks)}}
- Øystein Skar - synth {{small|(track 10)}}
- Pete Davis - keyboards & programming {{small|(tracks 2, 6, 8)}}
- Michelle Leonard - keyboards & programming {{small|(track 16)}}
- Edvard Førre Erfjord - programming {{small|(track 11)}}
- Henrik Michelsen - programming {{small|(track 11)}}
- Matias Monsen - cello {{small|(track 15)}}
- Askjell Solstrand - wurlitzer organ {{small|(track 13)}}
- Geoff Lawson - conductor (The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) {{small|(track 13)}}
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestra {{small|(track 13)}}
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= Technical =
- Aurora Aksnes - production {{small|(tracks 1, 4)}}
- Edvard Førre Erfjord - production, programming & recording {{small|(track 3)}}
- Henrik Michelsen - production, programming & recording {{small|(track 3)}}
- Magnus Åserud Skylstad - production, programming & recording {{small|(all tracks)}}, mixing {{small|(all tracks)}}
- Nicolas Rebscher - production & programming {{small|(track 2)}}
- Odd Martin Skålnes - production, programming & recording {{small|(all tracks)}}
- Neil Comber - mixing {{small|(tracks 4, 5, 9, 11)}}
- Alex Wharton - mastering & engineering {{small|(all tracks)}}
= Artwork =
- Magnus Rakeng - artwork
- Kenny McCracken - photography
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=album|artist=AURORA|title=Running with the Wolves - EP|award=Platinum|certref={{cite web|title=Norwegian album certifications – AURORA – Running With The Wolves|url=https://ifpi.no/trofe/trofeoversikt/?aar=&searchterm=AURORA|access-date=27 October 2022|publisher=IFPI Norge|language=no|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129113110/https://ifpi.no/trofe/trofeoversikt/?aar=&searchterm=aurora|url-status=live}}|relyear=2015|certyear=2021|accessdate=3 February 2021}}
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Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|854304}}
{{Aurora (singer)}}
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