Runaway (Bon Jovi song)

"Runaway"
"Runaway"
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Bon Jovi
B-side	"Love Lies"
Released	February 1984 (US)
Recorded	1981; 1982 (hit version)
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Hard rock; glam metal; pop metal; power pop;
Length	3:52
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Jon Bon Jovi; George Karak;
Producer(s)	Tony Bongiovi; Lance Quinn;
Bon Jovi singles chronology
Music video
	Runaway at Youtube.com

"Runaway" is the debut single by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was originally recorded in 1981 for the so-called "Power Station Demos" at the beginning of singer Jon Bon Jovi's career, featuring the vocalist backed by session musicians.

The song became a surprise hit in 1983 on WAPP-FM (now WKTU), leading to the formation of the first proper lineup of Bon Jovi for a short tour.

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^ Elliott, Paul (April 24, 2019). "How to buy the very best of Bon Jovi". Classic Rock. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7.
^ Reily, Emily (February 5, 2018). "9 Hair Metal Videos That Taught Us How Much School Sucks". Riot Fest. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^ Molanphy, Chris (April 27, 2018). "You Give Rock a Bad Name Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ Matos, Michaelangelo (8 December 2020). "Sunset Strip, Hollywood: February 25, 1984". Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year. Hachette Books. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-306-90337-3.

[1] Whitaker, Sterling (March 2, 2013). "Top 10 Bon Jovi Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

[2] Elliott, Paul (April 24, 2019). "How to buy the very best of Bon Jovi". Classic Rock. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

[3] Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7.

[4] Reily, Emily (February 5, 2018). "9 Hair Metal Videos That Taught Us How Much School Sucks". Riot Fest. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[Molanphy_2018-5] Molanphy, Chris (April 27, 2018). "You Give Rock a Bad Name Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[Matos_2020-6] Matos, Michaelangelo (8 December 2020). "Sunset Strip, Hollywood: February 25, 1984". Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year. Hachette Books. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-306-90337-3.

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