Run & Hide (The Automatic song)
| "Run & Hide" | ||||
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| Single by The Automatic | ||||
| from the album Tear the Signs Down | ||||
| Released | 1 March 2010 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | Warwick Hall, Cardiff | |||
| Genre | Post-punk revival | |||
| Label | Armored Records, EMI[1] | |||
| Writer(s) | Robin Hawkins, Paul Mullen, James Frost, Iwan Griffiths | |||
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Run & Hide is the second single taken from Tear the Signs Down, the third studio album by Welsh band The Automatic. The single was announced on BBC Radio Wales.[2] Run & Hide was released on 1 March 2010, 1 week prior to Tear the Signs Down on 8 March 2010.[3]
Music & lyrics
The song is the first single to feature Paul Mullen providing lead vocals, it also uses a string arrangement, and was originally titled "Parasol".[4]
Release
The song was performed acoustically with "Steve McQueen", "Interstate" and a cover of "She Wolf" on Alan Thompson's BBC Radio Wales evening show.[5] The song was officially premiered on BBC Radio 1 at 8:55 PM 19 January 2010 on Zane Lowes Show.
Music video
The music video for Run & Hide was shot at the live music venue Cardiff Coal Exchange on 5 January 2010 and features the band playing against an LED light rig and in a cellar, pictures of the shoot were posted on Facebook and Twitter.[6][7]
External links
- theautomatic.co.uk The Automatic's official website
- The Automatic on Facebook
- [1] on YouTube
References
- ↑ The Automatic sign deal with EMI webwire.com, 11 November 2009
- ↑ The Automatic in session on BBC Radio Wales, 10 December 2009, Alan Thompson - The Evening Show Automatic - Run And Hide BBC, The Evening Show
- ↑ The Automatic chuff media, coverage - regional press, 1 January 2010
- ↑ Mixing(,) drinks theautomatic.co.uk, James Frost, 30 October 2009
- ↑ The Automatic in session on BBC Radio Wales, 10 December 2009, Alan Thompson - The Evening Show Automatic - Run And Hide BBC, The Evening Show
- ↑ Just a quick pic from the video shoot just finished - long cold day but nice lights The Automatic on Twitter, 5 January 2010
- ↑ In Cardiff coal exchange for new video. Wired on nescafé oh yes! Iwan Griffiths on Twitter, 5 January 2010
