Running Away

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"Running Away" is a 1977 jazz-funk and disco-influenced song by vibraphonist Roy Ayers, widely regarded as one of his signature tracks and a classic of the genre.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Running Away canonical 3
Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You) 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Roy Ayers ⓘ
associatedAct Roy Ayers Ubiquity ⓘ
composer Roy Ayers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedAs classic jazz-funk track ⓘ
disco-influenced track ⓘ
signature song of Roy Ayers ⓘ
era late 1970s funk and disco period ⓘ
genre disco ⓘ
jazz-funk ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn acid jazz ⓘ
house music sampling culture ⓘ
neo-soul ⓘ
hasInstrumentation drum kit ⓘ
electric bass ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
vibraphone ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature dance-oriented groove ⓘ
extended instrumental sections ⓘ
funk-influenced bassline ⓘ
prominent vibraphone ⓘ
repetitive vocal hook ⓘ
hasReception considered a classic of the jazz-funk genre ⓘ
widely regarded as one of Roy Ayers’ best-known tracks ⓘ
intendedUse dancefloor ⓘ
isPartOf Roy Ayers discography ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Roy Ayers ⓘ
musicStyle club-oriented ⓘ
groove-oriented ⓘ
notableFor frequent inclusion in DJ sets ⓘ
influence on later dance and club music ⓘ
status as a rare groove classic ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1977 ⓘ
performer Roy Ayers ⓘ
productionEra 1970s ⓘ
recordingArtist Roy Ayers Ubiquity ⓘ
typicalTempo up-tempo ⓘ
vocalStyle call-and-response vocals ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roy Ayers → notableWork → Running Away ⓘ
I Can't Get Next to You → B-side → Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You) ⓘ
linked to: Running Away
Roy Ayers → notableWork → Running Away ⓘ
subject linked to: Ayers
Roy Ayers Ubiquity → notableSong → Running Away ⓘ