I Ran So Far Away - Muziek
I Ran So Far Away by A Flock Of Seagulls
A Flock Of Seagulls
Biografie van de kunstenaar A Flock Of Seagulls
A Flock Of Seagulls Is A Grammy Award Winning Synthpop Group Formed In 1979 In Liverpool England By Brothers Mike Score Keyboards Vocals And Ali Score Drums Joining With Frank Maudsley Bass And Paul Reynolds Guitar That Gained Popularity And Subsequently Infamy In The Early Days Of MTV With The Videos For Their Songs "I Ran So Far Away " Sometimes Known Just As "I Ran" And "Space Age Love Song" The Latter In Which Showcased Lead Singer Mike Score's Distinct Haircut. To This Day They Remain Firmly Identified With Their Songs From The Early 80s International Hit Tracks That Garnered Them A Grammy For Best Instrumental Performance. Their 1982 Self-Titled Debut Album Coming After Their 1981 EP 'Telecommunication'. Involved Themes Of Alien Abduction And Disorientation In Modern Society Comparable To Space Rock. The Band Split In 1985 After Later Songs Taking In Inspiration From Commercial Pop Rock Of The Era Instead Failed To Reach An Audience. Score Reformed The Band With New Members In 1995. The Original Lineup Reunited For A Handful Of Small Club Dates In 2003. Since Then Score Has Sporadically Performed His Version Of The Band With A Fluctuating Lineup.
Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: I Ran (So Far Away)
A-Flock-Of-Seagulls - I Ran So Far Away
"I Ran So Far Away " Also Released As "I Ran" Is A Song By English New Wave Band A Flock Of Seagulls. It Was Released On Their Eponymous Debut Album In 1982 And Was Its Most Successful Single Reaching # 9 In The United States And #1 In Australia. The Single Was Promoted By A Distinctive Music Video In Which The Band Members Performed In A Room Covered In Aluminum Foil And Mirrors. It Received Heavy Rotation On MTV In The Summer Of 1982 And Helped The Single To Become A Hit. The Video Features A Different Edit Of "I Ran" Than The Album Version The Introduction Was Greatly Shortened. The Band Toured The United States Extensively To Promote The Single Supporting Squeeze On Their 1982 Tour. As Well As Reaching #9 On The Billboard Hot 100 "I Ran" Peaked At #3 On The Mainstream Rock Chart And #8 On The Hot Dance Club Play Chart. Subsequently The Album Reached Number 10 On The Billboard 200. Despite Success In The States And Australia The Single Did Not Enjoy Similar Success In The Band's Home Country United Kingdom Failing To Make The Top 40. In An Interview On The VH1 Special 100 Greatest Songs Of The '80s Mike Score Said That He Resents The Song But Plays It Live Because People Enjoy It. "I Ran" Was Listed At #55 On The Countdown. In VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders Of The 80s The Song Was Listed At #2 With Mike Score's Interview Played Again. Although Considered An 80's New Wave Classic The Song Experienced Somewhat Of A Revival In 2002 As The Signature Theme For The Video Game Grand Theft Auto Vice City Being Played During The Game's Television Commercials And During Gameplay As One Of The Songs In The Playlist For Radio Station Wave 103.
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A Flock Of Seagulls Is A Grammy Award Winning Synthpop Group Formed In 1979 In Liverpool England By Brothers Mike Score Keyboards Vocals And Ali Score Drums Joining With Frank Maudsley Bass And Paul Reynolds Guitar That Gained Popularity And Subsequently Infamy In The Early Days Of MTV With The Videos For Their Songs "I Ran So Far Away " Sometimes Known Just As "I Ran" And "Space Age Love Song" The Latter In Which Showcased Lead Singer Mike Score's Distinct Haircut. To This Day They Remain Firmly Identified With Their Songs From The Early 80s International Hit Tracks That Garnered Them A Grammy For Best Instrumental Performance. Their 1982 Self-Titled Debut Album Coming After Their 1981 EP 'Telecommunication'. Involved Themes Of Alien Abduction And Disorientation In Modern Society Comparable To Space Rock. The Band Split In 1985 After Later Songs Taking In Inspiration From Commercial Pop Rock Of The Era Instead Failed To Reach An Audience. Score Reformed The Band With New Members In 1995. The Original Lineup Reunited For A Handful Of Small Club Dates In 2003. Since Then Score Has Sporadically Performed His Version Of The Band With A Fluctuating Lineup.
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"I Ran (So Far Away)" (also released as "I Ran") is a song by English New Wave band A Flock of Seagulls. It was released on their eponymous debut album in 1982 and was its most successful single, reaching # 9 in the United States and #1 in Australia.
The single was promoted by a distinctive music video in which the band members performed in a room covered in aluminum foil and mirrors. It received heavy rotation on MTV in the summer of 1982, and helped the single to become a hit. The video features a different edit of "I Ran" than the album version; the introduction was greatly shortened.
The band toured the United States extensively to promote the single, supporting Squeeze on their 1982 tour. As well as reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, "I Ran" peaked at #3 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #8 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Subsequently the album reached number 10 on the Billboard 200.
Despite success in the States and Australia, the single did not enjoy similar success in the band's home country (United Kingdom), failing to make the top 40.
In an interview on the VH1 special 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s, Mike Score said that he resents the song, but plays it live because people enjoy it. "I Ran" was listed at #55 on the countdown. In VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s, the song was listed at #2, with Mike Score's interview played again.
Although considered an 80's New Wave classic, the song experienced somewhat of a revival in 2002 as the signature theme for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City; being played during the game's television commercials and during gameplay as one of the songs in the playlist for radio station Wave 103. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.