Runnin' (David Dallas song)

"Runnin'"
Single by David Dallas
from the album Falling Into Place
Released 27 August 2013 (2013-08-27)
Format Digital download
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:46
Label Dawn Raid Entertainment / Dirty Records / Duck Down Music Inc.
Producer(s) Fire & Ice
Certification Platinum (RMNZ)
David Dallas singles chronology
"My Mentality"
2013		 "Runnin'"
2013		 "The Wire"
2013

"Runnin'" is a 2013 single from New Zealand rapper David Dallas, taken from his third studio album Falling Into Place.[1] It was released on 27 August 2013 and peaked at #7 in the New Zealand singles chart [2] and was certified Platinum by Recorded Music NZ. "Runnin'" features on the soundtrack of video game FIFA 14.[3]

Composition

"Runnin'" is a blues-influenced hip hop song.[4]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 22 September 2013. It was directed by Tom Gould and filmed in and around Mitimiti, a small settlement in the Hokianga. Much of the video was shot in the nearby historic St Gabriel's church in Pawarenga. The video also features wild horses of the region.[5]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] Platinum 15,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

[8]

  1. ↑ "Runnin' - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "DAVID DALLAS IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS".
  3. ↑ "FIFA 14 SOUNDTRACK REVEAL". EA Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (6 February 2014). "Happy New Zealand Day! 10 NZ Artists Who Could Make A Lorde-Like Leap". Billboard (New York). Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "BEHIND THE SCENES OF ‘DAVID DALLAS – RUNNIN’ VIDEO + INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR TOM GOULD". Lani Says. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – David Dallas – Runnin'". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – David Dallas – Runnin'". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  8. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2358

External links

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