Runaway ( Bon Jovi song ) - wikipedia Runaway ( Bon Jovi song ) `` Runaway '' Single by Bon Jovi from the album Bon Jovi Released February 1984 ( US ) Format 7 - inch vinyl, CD single Recorded 1981 1982 ( hit version ) Genre Hard rock Length 3 : 52 Label Mercury Songwriter ( s ) Jon Bon Jovi George Karak Producer ( s ) Tony Bongiovi Lance Quinn Bon Jovi singles chronology `` Runaway '' ( 1984 ) `` She Do n't Know Me '' ( 1984 ) `` Runaway '' ( 1983 ) `` She Do n't Know Me '' ( 1984 ) Music video Runaway at Youtube.com `` Runaway '' is the debut single by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was originally recorded in 1981 for the so - called `` Power Station Demos '' at the beginning of singer Jon Bon Jovi 's career, featuring the vocalist backed by session musicians. The song became a surprise hit in 1983 on WAPP - FM ( now WKTU ), leading to the formation of the first proper lineup of Bon Jovi for a short tour. Contents 1 Background 2 Live performances 3 Covers & samples 4 In popular culture 5 Track listing 6 Charts 7 References 8 External links Background The track was recorded in 1982 and released to radio in 1983. by Jon Bon Jovi and studio musicians known as `` The All Star Review '', which included bassist Hugh McDonald ( who would join Bon Jovi in 1994 as an unofficial member ), guitarist Tim Pierce, drummer Frankie LaRocka and keyboardist Roy Bittan. The keyboard intro was written by Mick Seeley, then of John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones and later with Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, who performed backing vocals on the track with David Grahmme. In 1983, local radio station WAPP 103.5 FM `` The Apple '' had a contest, held in conjunction with St. John 's University, to search for the best unsigned band. After the song won the contest, it became a radio hit in the summer of 1983. `` Runaway '' became the first single from the band 's self - titled debut album. It hit the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 at # 39 in early 1984 and became the band 's first Top 40 hit in the US. A dance / club remake of `` Runaway '' was released in July 2008 by `` DJ Freddy Retro featuring Jim Davis Jr. '' on Casa Records. One night after a show, guitarist Richie Sambora found Bon Jovi backstage and told him he should be the guitarist. Bon Jovi wrote him off and did not think much of it but told him to learn the material and show up for rehearsal. Sambora was early and knew the material and Bon Jovi was impressed. Live performances In latterday live performances, Jon Bon Jovi has been known to do a short guitar solo near the end of the song instead of hitting the high notes at the end ; something only done in the 1980s, as heard on the vintage performance featured on One Wild Night : Live 1985 - 2001. After the band attained worldwide fame in the mid to late 1980s they largely dropped earlier material from live performances, in favor of more well known and accomplished material. However, `` Runaway '' is a song of which they remain proud. For well over 20 years, it has been the only song from the bands ' first two albums to be performed on a regular basis. `` I still think a couple of the songs hold up, '' Bon Jovi said of the debut album in 2007. `` ' Runaway ', definitely. '' A few others have been played live over the years, notably during The Circle Tour in 2010 ; however they were extreme rarities when they appeared and were not regularly performed. Covers & samples Rapper Tru - NC released an updated hip - hop version of the song in 2011 with the same title. It tells a story about Tommy & Gina getting evicted from their apartment. The song is available to download for free at Tru - NC 's Reverbnation page. American rapper Immortal Technique samples the synthesizer in the track `` Young Lords '' from his album The Martyr ( 2011 ). Mississippi rapper Tito Lopez samples the song on his own track `` Married to the Mob '' on his mixtape Tito Be Killing These Bitches 3. Finnish melodic death metal band Blind Stare covered the track on the digipak edition of their Symphony of Delusions album. In popular culture The song was made available to download on November 9, 2010 for use in the Rock Band 3 music video game in both Basic rhythm, and PRO mode which takes advantage of the use of a real guitar / bass guitar, and standard MIDI - compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to three - part harmony or backup vocals. The song was featured on a MasterCard television commercial and in the movie Paul Blart : Mall Cop. A portion of the song is heard during a scene of the seventh episode of the second season of the Netflix series Stranger Things. Track listing US Vinyl, 7 No. Title Length 1. `` ( A ) Runaway '' 3 : 54 2. `` ( B ) Love Lies '' 4 : 08 UK Vinyl, 7 ``, Single No. Title Length 1. `` ( A ) Runaway '' 2. `` ( B ) Breakout ( Live ) '' Charts Chart ( 1984 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 39 References Jump up ^ Mathew, Leslie. `` Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi ''. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014 - 07 - 23. `` Consistent hard rock attack... '' Jump up ^ Whitaker, Sterling. `` Top 10 Bon Jovi Songs ''. Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved October 15, 2014. ' Runaway ' was a perfect alloy of hard rock and pop melody... Jump up ^ Bon Jovi - self - titled album ( 1984 ) CD liner notes. Accessed 4 - 14 - 2017. Jump up ^ `` Allmusic ( Bon Jovi charts & awards ) Billboard singles ''. Jump up ^ `` Amazon.Com : Runaway single ''. Jump up ^ `` TuneCore : Casa Records ''. Jump up ^ Blake, Mark ( August 2007 ). `` My brilliant career : Jon Bon Jovi ''. Q # 253. p. 67. Jump up ^ Kohler, Chris ( 2010 - 11 - 09 ). `` Bon Jovi Rock Band Tracks Upgraded with Pro Keys, Guitars ''. Wired. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 09. Jump up ^ Snider, Mike ( 2010 - 06 - 10 ). `` Rock Band 3 : What 's New, What 's Notable ''. USA Today. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Stranger Things 2 : Complete Easter Egg and Reference Guide ''. Den of Geek. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Bon Jovi Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Bon Jovi Jon Bon Jovi Tico Torres David Bryan Hugh McDonald Phil X Richie Sambora Alec John Such Dave Sabo Studio albums Bon Jovi 7800 ° Fahrenheit Slippery When Wet New Jersey Keep the Faith These Days Crush Bounce Have a Nice Day Lost Highway The Circle What About Now This House Is Not for Sale Compilation albums Cross Road This Left Feels Right Greatest Hits Burning Bridges 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Ca n't Be Wrong Live albums One Wild Night Live 1985 -- 2001 Inside Out This House Is Not for Sale -- Live from the London Palladium Singles `` Runaway '' `` She Do n't Know Me '' `` Burning for Love '' ( Japan only ) `` Only Lonely '' `` In and Out of Love '' `` The Hardest Part Is the Night '' `` Silent Night '' `` You Give Love a Bad Name '' `` Livin ' on a Prayer '' `` Wanted Dead or Alive '' `` Never Say Goodbye '' `` Bad Medicine '' `` Born to Be My Baby '' `` I 'll Be There for You '' `` Lay Your Hands on Me '' `` Living in Sin '' `` Keep the Faith '' `` Bed of Roses '' `` In These Arms '' `` I 'll Sleep When I 'm Dead '' `` I Believe '' `` Dry County '' `` Please Come Home for Christmas '' `` Always '' `` Someday I 'll Be Saturday Night '' `` This Ai n't a Love Song '' `` Something for the Pain '' `` Lie to Me '' `` These Days '' `` Hey God '' `` Real Life '' `` It 's My Life '' `` Say It Is n't So '' `` Thank You for Loving Me '' `` One Wild Night '' `` Wanted Dead or Alive '' ( Live ) `` Everyday '' `` Misunderstood '' `` All About Lovin ' You '' `` Bounce '' ( promo single ) `` The Distance '' ( Japan only ) `` It 's My Life ( 2003 ) '' `` Wanted Dead or Alive ( 2003 ) '' ( promo single ) `` Have a Nice Day '' `` Who Says You Ca n't Go Home '' ( with Jennifer Nettles ) `` Welcome to Wherever You Are '' `` ( You Want To ) Make a Memory '' `` Lost Highway '' `` Till We Ai n't Strangers Anymore '' ( with LeAnn Rimes ) `` Summertime '' ( Canada only ) `` Whole Lot of Leavin ' '' `` We Were n't Born to Follow '' `` Superman Tonight '' `` When We Were Beautiful '' `` What Do You Got ? '' `` No Apologies '' `` This Is Our House '' ( promo single ) `` Because We Can '' `` What About Now '' `` This House Is Not for Sale '' Other songs `` Edge of a Broken Heart '' Video albums Breakout : Video Singles Slippery When Wet : The Videos New Jersey : The Videos Access All Areas : A Rock & Roll Odyssey Keep the Faith : An Evening with Bon Jovi Keep the Faith : The Videos Cross Road Live from London The Crush Tour This Left Feels Right Live Lost Highway : The Concert When We Were Beautiful Live at Madison Square Garden Greatest Hits : The Ultimate Video Collection Concert tours Runaway Tour Slippery When Wet Tour Jersey Syndicate Tour Keep the Faith Tour I 'll Sleep When I 'm Dead Tour These Days Tour Crush Tour One Wild Night Tour Bounce Tour Have a Nice Day Tour Lost Highway Tour The Circle Tour Bon Jovi Live Because We Can Bon Jovi Live ! This House Is Not for Sale Tour Solo albums Blaze of Glory ( Jon Bon Jovi ) Stranger in This Town ( Sambora ) On a Full Moon ( Bryan ) Destination Anywhere ( Jon Bon Jovi ) Undiscovered Soul ( Sambora ) Lunar Eclipse ( Bryan ) The Power Station Years : The Unreleased Recordings ( Jon Bon Jovi ) Aftermath of the Lowdown ( Sambora ) Related articles Discography Songs recorded Awards Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Runaway_(Bon_Jovi_song)&oldid=846975731 '' Categories : Bon Jovi songs 1983 singles 1984 singles Debut singles Songs written by Jon Bon Jovi Song recordings produced by Tony Bongiovi Mercury Records singles 1982 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Eesti Español Français Italiano Polski Português Русский Slovenčina Suomi Svenska Türkçe 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 22 June 2018, at 02 : 11 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song she's a little runaway
Answer: American rock band Bon Jovi