Run Boy Run (song)

"Run Boy Run"
Single by Woodkid
from the album The Golden Age
B-side	Instrumental (7")
Released	21 May 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Chamber pop neofolk martial industrial
Length	3:33
Label	Green United Universal
Songwriter(s)	Yoann Lemoine Ambroise Willaume
Producer(s)	The Shoes Woodkid
Woodkid singles chronology
"Iron" (2011) "Run Boy Run" (2012) "I Love You" (2013)
Music video
"Run Boy Run" on YouTube

"Run Boy Run" is a song by Yoann Lemoine, under his stage name Woodkid. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, The Golden Age (2013). It was written by Lemoine and Ambroise Willaume from the French band Revolver. The single was released on 21 May 2012, becoming his highest-charting single. "Run Boy Run" was certified gold in Germany in 2014. ^[1]

The music video for "Run Boy Run" was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2013 Grammy Awards.^{[ citation needed ]}

Music video

The music video shows a young boy running, surrounded by various beasts that pick him up when he falls, hand him a sword and a shield, and put a horned helmet on his head. The video was directed by Lemoine himself.

In popular culture

• "Run Boy Run" was used in several O₂ adverts (those voiced by Sean Bean) ^{[2] [3]} and in a Vodafone advert. ^[4]
• It was used in the trailer for the BBC One series The Musketeers . ^[5]
• It was used in the trailer for the final series of the BBC Three series Being Human . ^[6]
• It was used in ads for the Power Horse energy drink in the Middle East and North Africa. ^[7]
• The song was used for a Paso Doble dance by Bethany Mota and Derek Hough on the show Dancing with the Stars . ^[8]
• It is in the soundtrack of the last episode of the series The Shannara Chronicles (S01e10).
• It was used in certain Cancer Research UK adverts throughout 2014–15. ^[9]
• Dance troupe Khronos Agoria used the song for their semi-final performance on Britain's Got Talent in May 2016. ^[10]
• It was used during the Wind Games 2017 by Kyra Poh whose performance won the Gold in Solo Freestyle. ^{[11] [12] [13]}
• It was used in Episode 14 of the third season of How to Get Away with Murder .^{[ citation needed ]}
• It was used in the ending of Episode 2 of the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why .^{[ citation needed ]}
• Angara Contortion group used the song for their audition on Britain's Got Talent in May 2017. ^[14]
• It was used in the 2017 racing game Gran Turismo Sport . The song's instrumental version was used in the game's E3 2016 trailer. ^[15]
• It was used in the trailer for the film The Post directed by Steven Spielberg. ^[16]
• A portion was used by the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps in their 2019 program subTerra. ^[17]
• An instrumental version of the song is used in the trailer for the 2019 film The Death & Life of John F. Donovan . ^[18]

Track listing

1. "Run Boy Run" (album version) – (3:33)
2. "Run Boy Run" (Sebastian remix) – (3:52)
3. "Run Boy Run" (Tepr remix) – (5:52)
4. "Run Boy Run" (Ostend remix) – (4:15)

Charts

Single release

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Ultratip 40 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) [19]	43
SNEP French Singles Chart [20]	52
UK Singles Chart	44
Austrian Singles Chart [21]	39
German Singles Chart [22]	11
Hungary (Single Top 40) [23]	10

Run Boy Run – Remixes (EP) position

Chart (2013)	Peak position
SNEP French Albums Chart [24]	31

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Germany (Media Control AG) [25]	85

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [26]	Gold	150,000^
Italy (FIMI) [27]	Gold	25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [28]	Gold	400,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "BVMI | Datenbank". www.musikindustrie.de. Archived from the original on 2016-09-26.
2. "Woodkid - Run Boy Run (Official HD Video)". Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
3. "O2 Priority Sports - powered by Nike+". YouTube . Retrieved 24 January 2013.
4. "Mehr Power für Dich. Vodafone Werbung 2013 Ungekürzt". YouTube . Retrieved 12 September 2013.
5. Duong, Christine (26 December 2013). "Trailer: "The Musketeers" Comes to BBC One on Jan. 2014". popinsomniacs.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
6. Video on YouTube
7. "POWER HORSE TVC MENA". YouTube. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
8. "- YouTube". YouTube .
9. We will beat cancer sooner | Cancer Research UK. Cancer Research UK. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021– via YouTube.
10. Khronos Agoria take us on an emotional rollercoaster | Semi-Final 3 | Britain's Got Talent 2016. Britain's Got Talent. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2021– via YouTube.
11. Wind Games 2017, Solo Freestyle Results https://www.windoor-realfly.com/en/windgames/2017/results#section_solo-freestyle
12. Straits Times, 6 Feb 2017 http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/grandpa-inspires-indoor-skydiver
13. Channel News Asia, 6 Feb 2017 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singaporean-kyra-poh-bags-another-2-indoor-skydiving-gold-medals/3495356.html
14. Angara Contortion are out of this world | Auditions Week 4 | Britain's Got Talent 2017. Britain's Got Talent. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2021– via YouTube.
15. Gran Turismo Sport - E3 2016 Gameplay Trailer #2 | PS4. PlayStation. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2021– via YouTube.
16. The Post | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX. 20th Century Studios. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021– via YouTube.
17. Scott (2019-05-31). "Mandarins 2019 Production "subTerra"". Sacramento Mandarins. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
18. THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN Trailer (2019) Natalie Portman Movie HD. JoBlo Movie Trailers. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2021– via YouTube.
19. Ultratop 40: Woodkid - "Iron" page (Belgium, Wallonia charts)
20. LesCharts.com Woodkid - "Run Boy Run" page
21. "Woodkid - Run Boy Run".
22. "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
23. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
24. LesCharts.com Woodkid - "Run Boy Run" EP / album page (France)
25. "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
26. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Woodkid; 'Run Boy Run')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 11 November 2019.
27. "Italian single certifications – Woodkid – Run Boy Run" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 11 November 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Run Boy Run" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
28. "British single certifications – Woodkid – Run Boy Run". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 27 August 2022.

External links

• " Run Boy Run " at Discogs (list of releases)