Runaway Love
Linda Clifford
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Hey, baby, where you going Now wait a minute You can't leave now Now we been through this before And I'm tired, that's right Sick and tired of the Same old thing over and over You're a runaway love You're a runaway love You're a runaway love You're a runaway love You're slick here Playing with my feelings You keep messing round Playing with my heart I find the things that you say They don't have no meaning And that is why I know We're gonna have to part You're a runaway love You're a runaway love You're a runaway love You're a runaway love Oh, stop playing with my heart If you don't mean it And stop playing with my love If you don't care Don't go around making jokes Bout how you're using me Cause I ain't got no Heartaches to spare You're a runaway love You're a runaway love (Just-a keep on running away Run away, run away) You're a runaway love (Running, running, running) You're a runaway love Don't come around Holding me and kissing me Talking all that jive And getting my feelings up If you're leaving me and running Off to someone else's arms Breaking up my heart and soul And leaving me stuck With all my tears Heartaches and emotions I'm all hung up with Love and devotions So stop messing with my heart If you don't mean it And stop messing with my love If you don't care Don't come here Talking bout loving, no You are using me Cause I ain't got no Heartaches to spare You're a runaway love (Just a-running, just a-running In and out of my life) You're a runaway love (Where you gonna Run to this time, baby) You're a runaway love (You can go if you want to You can go, you can go) You're a runaway love (Don't come back next time) Ow, get down, uh huh Yeah, shake it Uh huh, do your thing Don't you feel it Don't you feel it Yeah, yeah... Don't come around Holding me and kissing me Talking all that jive And getting my feelings up Then leaving me and running Off to someone else's arms Breaking up my heart and soul And leaving me stuck With all my tears My heartaches and emotions I'm all hung up with Love and devotions So stop messing with my heart If you don't mean it Hey, stop messing with my love If you don't care Don't come here Talking bout love and You know you're using me Baby, I ain't got no Heartaches to spare You're a runaway love (Just a-running, just a-running In and out of my life) You're a runaway love (Just a-running, keep on running Run away from love) You're a runaway love (Just a-running, you keep running (Where you going (Where, where you going) You're a runaway love (Just a-running, just a-running) Come here, no Don't start that over again You wanna leave You go ahead and leave It ain't gonna bother me no more Cause I'm going out And I'm gonna get down I'm tired of sitting here And waiting for you to come home And you out someplace With somebody else I'm gonna go out And find me somebody Yeah, gonna go dancing Gonna go dancing, hey I can still do it, you know You ain't gotta be here For me to be doing this Yeah, go ahead And run if you want to Go ahead, like I said You ain't go to stay
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Written by: GILBERT ALEXANDER ASKEY
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15 facts about this song
Year of Release"Runaway Love" by Linda Clifford was released in the year 1978.
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GenreThe song belongs to the Disco genre, which was immensely popular during the late-70gies.
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LabelIt was recorded under Curtom/RSO label.
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Billboard PeakThe song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
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Debut Album"Runaway Love" was featured in Linda Clifford's second studio album "If My Friends Could See Me Now".
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Sales"Runaway Love" was a highly successful track and it was certified Gold by the RIAA.
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RemixesThe song has seen various remixes; most famously in the year 2000 by Salsoul orchestra.
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Crossover AppealThe song's disco beat was also a hit in the R&B charts, demonstrating crossover appeal.
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CollaborationsThe single was successfully remixed again by the legendary Frankie Knuckles in the late 1980s, which gave this song a new lease of life.
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SongwritersThis song was written by the successful songwriter duo: Leroy Hudson and Curtis Mayfield.
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Cover Versions"Runaway Love" has been covered by artists like Chance the Rapper and Teyana Taylor.
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SamplingParts of the song can be found in tracks of several hip hop artists like Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah and Kanye West.
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LegacyDespite being released over 40 years ago, "Runaway Love" by Linda Clifford has left a lasting legacy and continues to reach new fans through remixes and covers.
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LengthThe original version of the song was 9 minutes and 18 seconds long, which is significantly longer than the standard song length.
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Vocal StyleClifford's powerful and expressive vocal style is often identified as a major highlight of the song.
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