The Story (Runrig album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Story
| type = studio
| artist = Runrig
| cover = The_Story_Runrig.jpg
| alt =
| released = 29 January 2016
| recorded = 2014 – 2015
| venue =
| studio = Glo-Worm recording (Glasgow, Scotland)
The Old Mill (Strathaven, Scotland)
Stirling Rock School (Stirling, Scotland)
| genre = Celtic rock
| length = 48:22
| label = Ridge Records
| producer = Brian Hurren
| prev_title = Everything You See
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
The Story is the fourteenth and final studio album by the Scottish rock band Runrig, released on 29 January 2016 on Ridge Records. The album spawned two singles – "The Story" and "The Years We Shared".{{cite web |title=The Story |url=https://runrig.rocks/discography/singles%20%26%20eps-2/the%20story.html |website=Runrig Rocks |access-date=30 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=The Years We Shared |url=https://runrig.rocks/discography/singles%20%26%20eps-2/the%20years%20we%20shared.html |website=Runrig Rocks |access-date=30 December 2024}}
Release and performance
The album was released on 29 January 2016 via Ridge Records in the United Kingdom, and via Sony Music Entertainment in Germany and REO in Denmark.{{cite web |title=The Story |url=https://runrig.rocks/discography/albums/the%20story.html |website=Runrig Rocks |access-date=30 December 2024}} Its highest charting position was in Denmark, where it reached number two on the Danish Albums Charts.{{cite web |title=The Story - Runrig |url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Runrig&titel=The+Story&cat=a |website=danishcharts.dk |access-date=30 December 2024}} In Germany, it also reached the top ten, peaking at number six on the German Albums Charts and spending a total of four weeks on the German charts. In their native Scotland, it debuted at number four on the Scottish Albums Chart, and debuted at number twenty-six in the United Kingdom. In Switzerland, it spent one week on the Swiss Albums Charts, peaking at number fifty one.{{cite web |title=Runrig - The Story |url=http://swisscharts.com/album/Runrig/The-Story-294058 |website=Swiss Charts |access-date=30 December 2024}}
Promotion
The lead single, also titled "The Story", was released in November 2015. To promote the release of the album, a sizeable UK and Europe-wide tour was announced including a trademark Edinburgh Castle summer concert{{cite web|author=Diane King |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/runrig-to-stage-edinburgh-castle-gig-in-2016-1-3956814 |title=Runrig to stage Edinburgh Castle gig in 2016 - Edinburgh Evening News |website=Edinburghnews.scotsman.com |date=2015-11-24 |accessdate=2015-11-30}} along with headlining the 21st HebCelt Festival on the Isle of Lewis.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-34908414 |title=Runrig to headline 2016 Hebridean Celtic Festival - BBC News |website=Bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-11-30}}
The release of The Story marked the final studio album released by the band, announcing that following the release of their fourteenth album, the band would disband to pursue other projects. They later stated that it "was not the end" for the band, later announcing a "farewell" tour, concluding in Stirling entitled The Last Dance in 2018.{{cite web |last1=Fulton |first1=Rick |title=Runrig release their final album but insist its not the end of The Story |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/runrig-release-final-album-insist-7267508 |website=Daily Record |access-date=30 December 2024 |language=en |date=29 January 2016}}
==Composition==
The final track, "Somewhere", includes a tribute to astronaut Laurel Clark, who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. The song ends with a recording of her voice.{{Cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/music/skye-rockers-runrig-prepare-for-their-final-album-1-4016107 |title=Skye rockers Runrig prepare for their final album |website=The Scotsman |access-date=2017-01-24 |date=January 30, 2016}} Clark was a Runrig fan and had a wake up call with Runrig's "Running to the Light". She took a copy of their album The Stamping Ground into space with her. When the shuttle exploded the CD was found back on Earth, and was presented to the band by her family.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = The Story
| length1 = 5:24
| title2 = Onar
| length2 = 5:37
| title3 = Rise and Fall
| length3 = 6:07
| title4 = Elegy
| length4 = 1:26
| title5 = Every Beating Heart
| length5 = 3:51
| title6 = The Years We Shared
| length6 = 3:43
| title7 = When the Beauty
| length7 = 3:25
| title8 = 18 July
| length8 = 5:26
| title9 = An-Diugh Ghabh Mi Cuairt
| length9 = 3:55
| title10 = The Place Where the Rivers Run
| length10 = 4:10
| title11 = Somewhere
| length11 = 5:18
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Denmark|2|artist=Runrig|album=The Story|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 February 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Germany|6|artist=Runrig|album=The Story|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 February 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|51|artist=Runrig|album=The Story|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 February 2016}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|26|date=2016-02-05|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 February 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|4|date=2016-02-05|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 February 2016}} |
References
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