Run Me Dry

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"Run Me Dry"
Single by Bryson Tiller
from the album True to Self
ReleasedJuly 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)
Genre R&B
Length2:49
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bryson Tiller singles chronology
"Wild Thoughts"
(2017)
"Run Me Dry"
(2017)
"Insecure"
(2017)
Music video
"Run Me Dry" on YouTube

"Run Me Dry" is a song by American singer Bryson Tiller. It was released on July 25, 2017, as the second single from his second studio album, True to Self (2017). Tiller co-wrote the song with its producers Boi-1da and Allen Ritter.

Contents

Release

"Run Me Dry" is taken from Tiller's second studio album, True to Self , which was released in May 2017. [1] It was sent to the rhythmic contemporary radio as the album's second single on July 25, 2017. [2]

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Hamish Stephenson, premiered via Tiller's Vevo channel on September 12, 2017. [3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 62
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 70
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 91
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 39

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [8] Gold40,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [9] Platinum30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [11] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJuly 25, 2017 Rhythmic contemporary RCA [2]

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