Runaway Love (En Vogue song)
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"Runaway Love" was the first single from En Vogue
's EP
, Runaway Love. After the huge success of Funky Divas
, the single was released. The single was released to radio in late August 1993 and was immediately added to airplay rotation, debuting on the airplay chart
at #31 the week of September 4, 1993. The physical single was not released until almost 2 months later, after maximum airplay had been reached, resulting in the failure of the single to crack even the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100
. This was because the single was from an EP
, which had been released shortly after the single was released, and was considered an album (not a single).
The single reached top 20 in U.S. Airplay and top 20 in US R&B.
Cindy Herron and Terry Ellis share the lead vocals, Dawn Robinson leads the bridge, and the spoken intro is Maxine Jones.
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En Vogue
En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...
's EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Runaway Love. After the huge success of Funky Divas
Funky Divas
Funky Divas is the second album by the U.S. female vocal group En Vogue. Released in 1992, it became their highest selling album to date and one of the top selling albums of the year, shifting over 5 million copies worldwide.-Background:...
, the single was released. The single was released to radio in late August 1993 and was immediately added to airplay rotation, debuting on the airplay chart
Hot 100 Airplay
The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...
at #31 the week of September 4, 1993. The physical single was not released until almost 2 months later, after maximum airplay had been reached, resulting in the failure of the single to crack even the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. This was because the single was from an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, which had been released shortly after the single was released, and was considered an album (not a single).
The single reached top 20 in U.S. Airplay and top 20 in US R&B.
Cindy Herron and Terry Ellis share the lead vocals, Dawn Robinson leads the bridge, and the spoken intro is Maxine Jones.
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 36 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 51 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 15 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 | 19 |
| US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 14 |
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