Where Are We Runnin'?

"Where Are We Runnin'?" is a song performed by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz. It was released on April 10, 2004 as the lead single from his seventh studio album, Baptism (2004). The lyrics were written by Kravitz with collaboration by Craig Ross, and the music is also produced by Kravitz.

"Where Are We Runnin'?"
Single by Lenny Kravitz
from the album Baptism
B-side
  • "Uncharted Terrain"
  • "Destiny"
ReleasedApril 10, 2004
GenreHard rock
Length2:41
LabelVirgin America
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology
"Yesterday Is Gone (My Dear Kay)"
(2002)		 "Where Are We Runnin'?"
(2004)		 "California"
(2004)
DVD single

The song is playable on the 2009 music video game Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits.

"Where Are We Runnin'?" is used in the opening credits for the German TV series Heldt.

Reception

Carla Hay of AXS stated, "“Where Are We Runnin’” is an often-overlooked, high-energy stomper of a song that stands as one of Kravitz’s best. It was the first single from his 2004 album, Baptism, and showed that Kravitz wasn’t going to be mellowing out anytime soon."[1]

Track listing
  1. "Where Are We Runnin'?"
  2. "Uncharted Terrain"
  3. "Destiny"
  • American version
  1. "Where Are We Runnin'?"
  2. "Uncharted Terrain"
  3. "Where Are We Runnin'?" (The Neptunes Remix featuring Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, No Doubt and Pharrell Williams)

Composition

"Where Are We Runnin'?" is an uptempo rock song. Kravitz wrote the song inspired by contemporary rock musicians' lives, describing them as busy and worried.

Personnel
  • Vocals, electric guitar solo and bass by Lenny Kravitz
  • Drums, electric guitar and tambourine by Craig Ross
  • Piano by Henry Hirsch

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Kravitz's first appearance on that chart since 2001's "Dig In". It also peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and number 40 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart; this is his last song to date to appear on the latter chart.

Music video

The music video for "Where Are We Runnin'?" was directed by Philip Andelman and Lenny Kravitz. Kravitz portrays an amplified version of himself as he wakes up in a hotel room surrounded by nude women and empty bottles of alcohol. Once awoken, he is taken by his team out of the hotel and to the airport via limousine. Inside a private jet, Kravitz, his band and additional women are shown engaging in varying levels of debauchery as they eat, drink and make love. At the concert venue, a fight breaks out in the dressing room and Kravitz passes out from exhaustion and drug use. He is taken care of on the spot by paramedics. On stage, Kravitz and his band deliver an electrifying performance of the final chorus before retreating to the dressing room. Against the sound of filtered radio interference, Kravitz walks for a full minute in a single shot from the stage back to the dressing room, where he collapses in a chair from exhaustion and the chemicals rushing through his system.

Charts
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References
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