Run Baby Run (Sheryl Crow song)


"Run Baby Run" is a single by singer Sheryl Crow from the album Tuesday Night Music Club released by A&M Records. It was originally released in 1993. It failed to chart in the United States but was a minor radio hit in Canada and the UK, among several other countries.
"Run Baby Run" was released for a third time after the success of "All I Wanna Do" and "Strong Enough". It reached no. 24 in the UK charts in July 1995.

Background and composition

According to Crow, the song was written in 1992 after the results of the presidential election were announced, marking the transition "from conservative George H. W. Bush to young, unconventional, good-looking Bill Clinton." The song describes a young woman born on November 22, 1963, "the day Aldous Huxley died". She grew up in a conservative social structure, yet her parents are hippies: her mother experiments with drugs while her father is a political activist. As a result, she feels caught between generations and has learned from her parents' example to run away from problems or from people getting too close to her. Crow has stated that, while the song is not autobiographical, she can relate to certain aspects of the character.

Music video

The music video of the song was directed by David Hogan and David Cameron and features Crow singing in a red room with her band.

Track listings

;Australian, French and European CD single #1
  1. "Run Baby Run"
  2. "All by Myself"
;U.K. cassette single #1 and 7" single
  1. "Run Baby Run"
  2. "All by Myself"
;U.K. CD single #1
  1. "Run Baby Run"
  2. "All by Myself"
  3. "The Na-Na Song"
  4. "Reach Around Jerk"
;European CD single #2
  1. "Run Baby Run"
  2. "Leaving Las Vegas"
Track 2, recorded live at KMTT 103.7 FM
;U.K. CD single #2 and German CD single
  1. "Run Baby Run"
  2. "Leaving Las Vegas"
  3. "All by Myself"
  4. "Reach Around Jerk"
Track 2, recorded live at KMTT 103.7 FM
;European CD single #3
  1. "Run Baby Run"
;U.K. cassette #2
  1. "Run Baby Run"
  2. "Leaving Las Vegas"
;U.K. CD single #3
  1. "Run Baby Run"
  2. "Can't Cry Anymore"
  3. "Reach Around Jerk"
  4. "I Shall Believe"
;U.K. CD single #4
  1. "Run Baby Run"
  2. "Strong Enough"
  3. "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
  4. "The Na-Na Song"

    Chart performance