You Better Run
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| Template:Infobox song/link by the Young Rascals | ||||
| from the album Groovin' | ||||
| B-side | "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" | |||
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| Studio | A&R, New York City | |||
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| Label | Atlantic | |||
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"You Better Run" is a song by the Young Rascals. Written by group members Eddie Brigati and Felix Cavaliere, it was released as the band's third single in 1966 and reached the top 20 in the United States. This song is noted for its repeated roller coaster musical chords in the bass guitar, going from C to B-flat to C to E-flat to B-flat to C.
Critical reception
A review in a 1966 issue of Billboard magazine described the song as a "big-beat wailer" and a "strong follow-up to 'Good Lovin''".[3] In the book Pioneers of Rock and Roll, author Harry Sumrall wrote that the song represented the apex of the band's sound and complimented guitarist Gene Cornish's "slashing chords".[4] AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald called it "a classic garage rocker with a punkish energy [that] showcased the band's live chops to a great effect, as well as Felix Cavaliere's awesome soul-inflected vocals."[1]
Music journalist Fred Bronson noted that "You Better Run" was a commercial disappointment, having peaked at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 after their previous single, "Good Lovin'", had reached number one.[5] The Cavaliere and Gene Cornish composition "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" was the single's B-side.
Chart performance
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Magazine | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 20 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 23 |
Cover versions
Pat Benatar version
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| from the album Crimes of Passion | ||||
| B-side | "Out-A-Touch" | |||
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| Studio | Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, CA)[6] | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
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| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Keith Olsen | |||
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Pat Benatar recorded "You Better Run" for her second album, Crimes of Passion (1980). The song was released as the album's lead single, with "Out-A-Touch" as the B-side. It peaked at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 44 on the Cash Box Top 100.[7] The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 1980 film Roadie.[8]
On August 1, 1981, the music video for the song was the second video ever broadcast on MTV, after the network famously premiered with "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.[9]
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 31 |
| France (IFOP)[11] | 55 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[12] | 42 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 42 |
Other versions
In 1966, with the band Listen, Robert Plant made his recording debut singing lead vocals on a cover version of "You Better Run", which was released as a single by CBS Records.[13][14]
In 1966, the N' Betweens, who later became the British rock band Slade, covered the song, which was released as their debut single on Columbia. It was produced by Kim Fowley and reached number one on the local Midlands chart and remained there for six weeks.[15][16] The Listen and N' Betweens versions were released on the same day.
Canadian pop-rock band Toronto included a cover of "You Better Run" on their debut album, Looking for Trouble, in 1980.
Peter Criss recorded the song on his first post-KISS solo album, Out of Control, in 1980.
Bob Kuban & The In-Men recorded a cover as “You Better Run - You Better Hide,” on the Musicland USA label in 1967.[17]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Greenwald, Matthew. ""You Better Run" – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spotlight Singles". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1966-06-04. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sumrall, Harry (1994). Pioneers of Rock and Roll: 100 Artists Who Changed the Face of Rock. New York: Billboard Books. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-8230-7628-4.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (5th ed.). New York City: Billboard Books. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8230-7677-2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crimes of Passion (liner notes). Pat Benatar. Chrysalis Records. 1980. CHE 1275.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Warner, Jay (2008). Notable Moments of Women In Music. New York City: Hal Leonard. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-4234-2951-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McCullaugh, Jim (1980-10-18). "Closeup". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 42. p. 74. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Warner, Jay (2004). On This Day in Music History: Over 2,000 Popular Music Facts Covering Every Day of the Year. New York: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-634-06693-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in français). InfoDisc. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Zealand charts portal - Pat Benatar". charts.nz.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bream, Jon (2010). Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrated History of the Heaviest Band of All Time. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7603-3955-8.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Williamson, Nigel (2007). The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin. London: Rough Guides. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4053-8421-6.
- ^ It's Slade - 1999 BBC documentary
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kutner, Jon; Leigh, Spencer (26 May 2010). 1,000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857123602. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Discogs.com
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