She Runs Away

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"She Runs Away"
SheRunsAwaySingle.jpg
Single by Duncan Sheik
from the album Duncan Sheik
B-side
  • "Fake Plastic Trees"
  • "View from the Other Side"
ReleasedJuly 31, 1997 [1]
Length3:38
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Duncan Sheik
Producer(s) Rupert Hine
Duncan Sheik singles chronology
"Barely Breathing"
(1996)
"She Runs Away"
(1997)
"Reasons for Living"
(1997)

"She Runs Away" is the second of three singles released on the debut album by American singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik.

Contents

Track listings and formats

  1. "She Runs Away" (Remix) – 3:38
  2. "Fake Plastic Trees"  – 5:48
  3. "View from the Other Side"  – 5:56

Charts

Peak chart positions of "She Runs Away"
Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [3] 24

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References

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  2. She Runs Away (Australian CD single liner notes). Duncan Sheik. Atlantic Records. 1997. 7567 85422 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Duncan Sheik Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.