Runnin' Away with My Heart

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"Runnin' Away with My Heart"
Lonestar - Runnin' Away single cover.png
Single by Lonestar
from the album Lonestar
B-side "I Love the Way You Do That"
ReleasedMay 20, 1996
Genre Country
Length3:30
Label BNA 64549
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lonestar singles chronology
"No News"
(1995)
"Runnin' Away with My Heart"
(1996)
"When Cowboys Didn't Dance"
(1996)

"Runnin' Away with My Heart" is a song performed by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in May 1996 as the third single and fourth track from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at No. 8 on the country charts in the United States, and at No. 9 in Canada. Michael Britt, the band's guitarist, co-wrote the song with Mark D. Sanders and Sam Hogin. [1]

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Chart positions

"Runnin' Away with My Heart" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 25, 1996.

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 9
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 90
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 70

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