Run Baby Run (Amanda Lear song)

"Run Baby Run" is a song performed by French singer Amanda Lear from her second album Sweet Revenge, released as a single in 1978 by Ariola Records.

"Run Baby Run"
Single by Amanda Lear
from the album Sweet Revenge
B-side"Follow Me", "The Stud"
Released1978
GenreEuro disco, pop rock
Length3:45
LabelAriola Records
Songwriter(s)Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear
Producer(s)Anthony Monn
Amanda Lear singles chronology
"Follow Me"
(1978)		 "Run Baby Run"
(1978)		 "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)"
(1978)

Song information

"Run Baby Run" is an uptempo disco song with pop rock elements, composed by Anthony Monn, with lyrics written by Amanda Lear herself. The song arrangement is credited to producers Charly Ricanek and Rainer Pietsch, with whom Lear and Monn frequently collaborated during the disco era. The track is part of the song suite from the Sweet Revenge album, which tells a story of a girl tempted by the Devil.

The song was released as the single in selected territories. Although the front cover of the 7" European single indicated "Follow Me" as the lead song, it was actually released on side B. In South Africa, the B-side was "The Stud", another pop rock track taken from Sweet Revenge. "Run Baby Run" was promoted by TV performances, but failed to chart.

Music video

The music video for the song was produced as part of Italian TV show Stryx. It pictures Lear dancing in a leopard print dress with other Stryx characters rolling and sliding on the floor behind her. The video was directed by Enzo Trapani and first aired in autumn 1978.

Track listing

Cover versions
  • In 2006, Spanish singer Pedro Marín covered the song on his Amanda Lear tribute album Diamonds.[6]
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References
  1. "RUN BABY RUN 1978 Portugal". amandalear_singoli.tripod.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  2. "RUN BABY RUN 1978 Belgium". amandalear_singoli.tripod.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. "RUN BABY RUN 1978 South Africa". amandalear_singoli.tripod.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  4. "Amanda Lear - Run Baby Run (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  5. "Run Baby Run by Amanda Lear : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  6. "Pedro Marín* - Diamonds (CD, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
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