Run Away – Real McCoy | Top 40 Chart Performance, Story and Song Meaning
Chart Performance: Pop (#3); 1995
Story Behind The Song By Ed Osborne
As a hotbed for international dance music, Germany produced many hit singles (check out The Power and What Is Love on this collection) among them some monster tracks by Real McCoy.
The creative force behind Real McCoy was Olaf “O-Jay” Jeglitza, who’s talents included producing and performing. The first true RM single was It’s On You, a countries-wide #1.
O-Jay continued the accepted formula of using anonymous singers over a pulsating rhythm track for RM’s 1994 breakthrough, Another Night. Two American singers, Vanessa Mason and Patricia Petersen, handled the vocal chores on Another Night as well as the follow-up, Run Away.
Although Another Night stayed in the Top 10 for an astounding 23 weeks – almost equal to Run Away‘s total chart run of 24 weeks – Run Away was no slouch. It sprinted into the Top 10 in just three weeks, and revved up the dance floor mavens as a Top 3 DJ fav.
This content and all Song Meaning articles were created and written by Top 40 Contributing Editor Ed Osborne. © 2024 Ed Osborne. All Rights Reserved. In addition to these song meaning articles, Ed has written our “Year in Music 1960s-1990s” articles.
Produced by:
- Juergen Wind (J.Wind)
- Frank Hassas
Lyrics Written by:
- Juergen Wind (J.Wind)
- Quickmix
- Olaf Jeglitza
Ed Osborne
Hi. I got my first record at age two and never looked back, spending a decades-long career in radio and the music business. Even after years of reading about and listening to all types of music, I am still fascinated by it. Apart from that, I’m endlessly intrigued by art, nature, and the inner lives of people (and dogs).