Run Like Hell

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About Run Like Hell

"Run Like Hell" is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters. It appears on the album The Wall. It was released as a single in 1980, reaching #15 in the Canadian singles chart as well as #18 in Sweden, but only reached #53 in the U. S. A 12" single of "Run Like Hell," "Don't Leave Me Now" and "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" peaked at #57 on the Disco Top 100 chart in the U. S.


Year:
1992
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Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
You better make your face up in
Your favorite disguise
With your button down lips and your
Roller blind eyes
With your empty smile
And your hungry heart
Feel the bile rising from your guilty past
With your nerves in tatters
When the conch shell shatters
And the hammers batter
Down your door
You'd better run

Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
You better run all day
And run all night
Keep your dirty feelings
Deep inside
And if you're taking your girlfriend
Out tonight
You'd better park the car
Well out of sight
'Cause if they catch you in the back seat
Trying to pick her locks
They're gonna send you back to mother
In a cardboard box
You better run

"Hey, open up!"
"Hammer, hammer"

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Written by: David Jon Gilmour, George Roger Waters

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Release Details
"Run Like Hell" is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. - The track is included in the band's eleventh studio album "The Wall", released in 1979.
Composition and Production
"Run Like Hell" was co-written by Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and David Gilmour. - It is highly noted for its distinctive pulsating riff, one of Gilmour's most recognizable guitar lines. - The song is famous for its complex, multilayered sound design and was produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie, and Roger Waters.
Use in "The Wall" Concept
The song is integral to the concept of "The Wall", a rock opera telling the story of a character named Pink. - "Run Like Hell" is used as rally music for Pink's hallucinated vision in which he becomes a fascist dictator and incites his audience into becoming a violent mob.
Lyrics and Themes
The lyrics are dark and threatening, designed to instill fear, representing the inner thoughts of the character Pink.
Live Performances
"Run Like Hell" was regularly performed during Pink Floyd's live shows. - It featured a much more extended intro, an additional guitar solo from David Gilmour, and a disco-like atmosphere. - During Roger Waters’ solo tours, it was usually played closer to the original album version with some changes in the lyrics.
Cover Versions
The song has been covered by several artists over the years, including the Canadian rock band Kittie and American band Velvet Revolver.
Song Legacy
It is one of Pink Floyd's best-known songs and is frequently played on classic rock radio stations. - Despite its popularity, it did not chart as a single.
Album Success
"The Wall" is considered as one of Pink Floyd's signature albums. - It topped the Billboard 200 chart for 15 weeks and in 1999, was certified 23x platinum.
Impact on Roger Waters' Career
The thematic elements of "Run Like Hell" would become recurrent in Roger Waters' solo career, which often explored political and psychological concepts. - He continued to perform the song in his live shows after leaving Pink Floyd in the mid-1980s.

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