"We Come Running" is the debut single by American indie pop band Youngblood Hawke. The song was written by Samuel Martin, Simon Katz, and Matt Squire, and was produced by Katz and Squire. It serves as the lead single from their debut studio album, Wake Up, and was also featured on their self-titled extended play. The song reached the top ten of the BillboardAlternative Songs chart in November 2012, peaking at number seven in December. The week of August 20, 2012, "We Come Running" was featured as the "Single of the Week!" by iTunes.[2] The song contains vocals from Simone and the West Los Angeles Children's Choir.
"We Come Running" was met with positive reviews from critics. Rolling Stone said "the song's lush textures shimmer with positivity,"[3] also calling the track "energetic" and "triumphant."[4] According to Robert Johnson of Houston Music Review, the song has "a ridiculously catchy hook", "deliciously radiant vibe" and "is the perfect mixture of organic and electronic sounds, with inspirational lyrics to boot."[5] Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio called the song "a catchy, candy-coated piece of alternative pop."[6]Paul Lester of The Guardian stated that "there are chanty choruses that will either make you want to hug your neighbour or gouge out your eardrums."[7] Tom Howard of NME said, "...[the song] isn't exactly good...[but] whatever evil is in action here, it's working."[8]
Music videoedit
A music video directed by Marc Klasfeld was released for the song on October 19, 2012.[9] The video features the band performing the song underwater, as well as scuba diving with sharks.
Live performancesedit
The band performed "We Come Running" for the November 14, 2012 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[10] They also sang it performed it live on Rachael Ray on May 20, 2013, along with "Stars (Hold On)".[11][12]
Usage in popular cultureedit
The song was featured on the soundtrack for the video game by EA Sports, FIFA 13.[13]
The song was featured in a 2013 Coca-Cola commercial.[14]
The song was used for TeenNick's 2012 Fall Promo[15]
Track listingedit
A remix EP of the track was released on November 27, 2012.[16]
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We Come Running is the debut single by American indie pop band Youngblood Hawke The song was written by Samuel Martin Simon Katz and Matt Squire and was produced by Katz and Squire It serves as the lead single from their debut studio album Wake Up and was also featured on their self titled extended play The song reached the top ten of the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in November 2012 peaking at number seven in December The week of August 20 2012 We Come Running was featured as the Single of the Week by iTunes 2 The song contains vocals from Simone and the West Los Angeles Children s Choir We Come Running Single by Youngblood Hawkefrom the album Wake Up and Youngblood HawkeReleasedAugust 13 2012Recorded2012GenreIndie pop indie rock electropop 1 Length4 08LabelRepublicSongwriter s Samuel Martin Simon Katz Matt SquireProducer s Simon Katz Matt SquireYoungblood Hawke singles chronology We Come Running 2012 Stars Hold On 2013 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Music video 3 Live performances 4 Usage in popular culture 5 Track listing 6 Charts and certifications 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Certifications 7 References 8 External linksCritical reception edit We Come Running was met with positive reviews from critics Rolling Stone said the song s lush textures shimmer with positivity 3 also calling the track energetic and triumphant 4 According to Robert Johnson of Houston Music Review the song has a ridiculously catchy hook deliciously radiant vibe and is the perfect mixture of organic and electronic sounds with inspirational lyrics to boot 5 Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio called the song a catchy candy coated piece of alternative pop 6 Paul Lester of The Guardian stated that there are chanty choruses that will either make you want to hug your neighbour or gouge out your eardrums 7 Tom Howard of NME said the song isn t exactly good but whatever evil is in action here it s working 8 Music video editA music video directed by Marc Klasfeld was released for the song on October 19 2012 9 The video features the band performing the song underwater as well as scuba diving with sharks Live performances editThe band performed We Come Running for the November 14 2012 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live 10 They also sang it performed it live on Rachael Ray on May 20 2013 along with Stars Hold On 11 12 Usage in popular culture editThe song was featured on the soundtrack for the video game by EA Sports FIFA 13 13 The song was featured in a 2013 Coca Cola commercial 14 The song was used for TeenNick s 2012 Fall Promo 15 Track listing editA remix EP of the track was released on November 27 2012 16 Digital downloadNo TitleLength1 We Come Running Tiesto Remix 4 292 We Come Running RAC Remix 4 013 We Come Running The Knocks Remix 4 594 We Come Running Spacebrother Remix 4 105 We Come Running Vicetone Remix 5 476 We Come Running B ZNiZ Remix 4 11Total length 27 37Charts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Chart 2012 13 Peakposition Australia ARIA 17 17 Canada Alternative Rock America s Music Charts 18 19 17 Slovakia Radio Top 100 20 55 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 21 26 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 22 7 US Heatseekers Songs Billboard 23 24 US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 24 22 US Rock Airplay Billboard 25 16 Year end charts edit Chart 2012 Position US Hot Rock Songs Billboard 26 78 US Alternative Songs Billboard 27 46 Chart 2013 Position US Alternative Songs Billboard 27 47 Certifications edit Certifications for We Come Running Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 28 Gold 35 000 United States RIAA 29 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit Youngblood Hawke We Come Running The Song of the Week for 11 5 2012 MusicTrajectory com 5 November 2012 Colleen Keltie August 20 2012 Soundcheck Youngblood Hawke The Insider CBS Television Distribution Retrieved January 5 2013 Premiere Youngblood Hawke Strip Down We Come Running Rolling Stone 23 August 2012 Youngblood Hawke Dive Below the Surface in We Come Running Premiere Rolling Stone 11 October 2012 Administrator Youngblood Hawke Wake Up HoustonMusicReview com houstonmusicreview com Youngblood Hawke We Come Running Song Review Audio Ink Radio audioinkradio com 13 November 2012 Paul Lester 27 June 2013 New band of the day Youngblood Hawke No 1 542 the Guardian NME COM 2 August 2013 NME Reviews Youngblood Hawke We Come Running NME COM NME COM We Come Running Youngblood Hawke Vevo Retrieved January 5 2013 YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE WE COME RUNNING LIVE ON JIMMY KIMMEL coupdemainmagazine com Archived from the original on February 7 2013 Retrieved January 5 2013 Pat Howard 20 May 2013 Rachael Ray Wayne Brady Whose Line Is It Anyway amp Youngblood Hawke Recapo Encore Performance by Youngblood Hawke Rachael Ray Show 12 July 2013 FIFA 13 Soundtrack EA com September 6 2012 Retrieved January 5 2013 Coca Cola and Spotify Launch Groundbreaking Social Music App The Coca Cola Company This Fall on TeenNick Degrassi ACES Online October 17 2012 Retrieved April 18 2013 We Come Running Remixes EP by Youngblood Hawke iTunes Store January 2012 Retrieved January 5 2013 Youngblood Hawke We Come Running ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved February 10 2013 Canada Alternative Rock America s Music Charts January 15 2013 Retrieved January 16 2013 Rock alt Canadian 31 January 2013 Canadian Active Rock amp Alt Rock Chart Archive Alternative Rock January 29 2013 CNS IFPI in Slovak Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialna IFPI Czech Republic Note insert 20138 into search Retrieved February 10 2013 Youngblood Hawke Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved January 5 2013 Youngblood Hawke Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved January 5 2013 Youngblood Hawke Album amp Song Chart History Billboard Retrieved January 5 2013 Youngblood Hawke Chart History Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard Retrieved January 5 2013 Youngblood Hawke Chart History Rock Airplay Billboard Retrieved December 22 2014 Hot Rock Songs Year End 2012 Billboard Retrieved December 13 2013 a b Alternative Songs Year End 2012 Billboard Retrieved December 13 2013 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2013 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved June 16 2013 American single certifications Youngblood Hawke We Come Running Recording Industry Association of America External links edit We Come Running Official music video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title We Come Running amp oldid 1201510422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
