Runaway Child, Running Wild

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"Runaway Child, Running Wild" is a 1969 socially conscious soul song by The Temptations, produced and co-written by Norman Whitfield, that explores themes of youth rebellion and urban hardship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Cloud Nine ⓘ
artist The Temptations ⓘ
associatedMovement late 1960s socially conscious soul music ⓘ
backingBand The Funk Brothers ⓘ
bSide I Need Your Lovin' ⓘ
chartPerformance Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit ⓘ
Billboard R&B chart top 10 hit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
features dramatic spoken interjections ⓘ
extended instrumental passage ⓘ
psychedelic sound effects ⓘ
follows Cloud Nine (song) ⓘ
linked to: Cloud Nine
format 7-inch single ⓘ
genre psychedelic soul ⓘ
socially conscious soul ⓘ
soul ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber Gordy G-7085 ⓘ
linked to: Gordy
labelImprint Gordy Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 9:38 ⓘ
lyricalPerspective narrative about a runaway boy ⓘ
partOf The Temptations psychedelic soul period ⓘ
performer The Temptations ⓘ
precedes I Can't Get Next to You ⓘ
producer Norman Whitfield ⓘ
recordedAt Detroit, Michigan ⓘ
linked to: Detroit

Hitsville U.S.A. studio ⓘ
recordedIn 1968 ⓘ
recordLabel Gordy ⓘ
Motown ⓘ
releaseDate 1969-01-23 ⓘ
releaseYear 1969 ⓘ
side A-side ⓘ
singleVersionLength 4:45 ⓘ
theme consequences of disobedience ⓘ
runaway children ⓘ
urban hardship ⓘ
youth rebellion ⓘ
vocalGroup The Temptations ⓘ
vocalist Dennis Edwards ⓘ
Eddie Kendricks ⓘ
Melvin Franklin ⓘ
Otis Williams ⓘ
Paul Williams ⓘ
writer Barrett Strong ⓘ
Norman Whitfield ⓘ

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Norman Whitfield → notableWork → Runaway Child, Running Wild ⓘ
Cloud Nine → followedBySingle → Run Away Child, Running Wild ⓘ
linked to: Runaway Child, Running Wild