Running with the Wolves (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Running with the Wolves
| cover = Aurora - Running with the Wolves (Wolfwalkers Edition).jpg
| caption = Wolfwalkers edition cover
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Aurora
| EP = Running with the Wolves and the album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2015|04|20}}
| recorded = 2014–2015
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:14
| label = Decca
| writer =
- Aurora Aksnes
- Michelle Leonard
- Nicolas Rebscher
| producer =
- Odd Martin Skålnes
- Nicolas Rebscher
- Magnus Skylstad
| prev_title = Runaway
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{external music video|{{YouTube|06ht9MyJLT4|"Running with the Wolves"}}}}
}}
"Running with the Wolves" is the fourth single released by Aurora and the second single on Running with the Wolves and All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. It was written by Aurora, Michelle Leonard and Nicolas Rebscher and produced by Odd Martin Skålnes, Rebscher and Magnus Skylstad. On 20 April 2015, the song was officially released worldwide.
In 2020, as part of the Apple TV+ animated film Wolfwalkers, a newer version of the song was released, which is heard in the soundtrack and trailer. This version uses medieval Irish instruments as the backing music.{{Cite tweet|number=1314602478701293575|user=auroramusic|title=Are you ready for #wolfwalkers? You can find a familiar song in it 🐺 watch on @AppleTV from December 11th if you like ✨|date=Oct 9, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=r/auroramusic - New Version of "Running With the Wolves" to be Used in the Movie "Wolfwalkers"?|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/auroramusic/comments/hq44p3/new_version_of_running_with_the_wolves_to_be_used/|access-date=2020-12-04|website=reddit|language=en-US}} The song was also used for the theme song for Wolfblood series 4–5, as well as Wolfblood Secrets in addition appearing on an episode of Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) and The Blacklist.
In 2016, the song received a Spellemann nomination for Song of the Year at the 2016 Spellemannprisen, which went to Kygo's "Stole the Show".{{cite web |url=https://www.musikknyheter.no/nyheter/14784/Her-er-de-nominerte-til-Spellemann-2015.html |title=Her er de nominerte til Spellemann 2015 |publisher=Musikknyheter.no |date=5 January 2016 |language=no |access-date=10 April 2025}}
Composition
A Scandipop and electropop song,{{cite web |url= http://diymag.com/2016/03/11/aurora-all-my-demons-greeting-me-as-a-friend-album-review |title= Album Review: Aurora - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend |work= DIY Magazine |publisher= |date=11 March 2016 |access-date= 21 May 2016}}{{cite web| last=Elmahdi| first=Adam|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/live-reviews/aurora-hoxton-bar-kitchen-london-18-09-2015|title= Aurora leads a joyous celebration of melancholy in East London| website=The Line of Best Fit|accessdate=30 July 2021|date=21 September 2015}} Aurora wrote it during the blood moon of 2014. The song is about freedom and joining nature again, getting away from phones and radio and all the distractions around us.
In an interview with The 405, she said: "I just imagined the moon turning all the people around the world into wild animals, running away from all the rules, all the materialism and technology. Just being a part of nature again, running free."{{cite web|url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/aurora-track-by-track-145|title=Track-by-Track: Aurora's All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend|website=The 405|date=11 March 2016|access-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312094907/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/aurora-track-by-track-145|archive-date=12 March 2016}} She added:
{{quote|The song is about having the animal instinct inside you come to life. Running with them, joining them{{snd}}the instinct taking over, giving you freedom and making you forget about your human self and all things we humans keep around us in the modern society.
I think humans need to let go a bit more, shake their bodies more often, like the animals do{{nbsp}}... It's a beautiful thing really.
Sometimes when you look at the world, and you see what we've done to it, the way many of us hurt the world we live in, innocent animals, even our own kind! And that kind of makes you want to follow the wolves instead. At least for one night.{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/auroraaksnes/aurora-running-with-the-wolves-1|title=AURORA - Running With The Wolves|via=soundcloud.com}}}}
Music video
The music video for "Running with the Wolves", directed by James Alexandrou, was premiered through Vevo on 10 June 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06ht9MyJLT4|title=AURORA - Running With The Wolves|author=iamAURORAVEVO|date=10 June 2015|via=YouTube}} The singer also released an acoustic version of the song through Vevo on 7 July 2015. This video was directed by Kenny McCracken.
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Running with the Wolves" ! scope="col" | Chart (2015) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| {{single chart|Germany|72|songid=1419443|artist=Aurora %5BNO%5D|song=Running with the Wolves|rowheader=true|access-date=29 December 2022}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Aurora|title=Running with the Wolves|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|relyear=2015|access-date=13 December 2023}}
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References
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Category:Aurora (singer) songs
Category:Decca Records singles