# Run Boy Run (song)

"Run Boy Run" is a song by Yoann Lemoine, under his stage name Woodkid. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, The Golden Age (2013). It was written by Lemoine and Ambroise Willaume from the French band Revolver. The single was released on 21 May 2012, becoming his highest-charting single. "Run Boy Run" was certified gold in Germany in 2014.
The music video for "Run Boy Run" was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2013 Grammy Awards.

## Music video

The music video shows a young boy running, surrounded by various beasts that pick him up when he falls, hand him a sword and a shield, and put a horned helmet on his head. The video was directed by Lemoine himself.

## In popular culture

* "Run Boy Run" was used in several O$_2$ adverts (those voiced by Sean Bean) and in a Vodafone advert.
* It was used in the trailer for the BBC One series The Musketeers.
* It was used in the trailer for the final series of the BBC Three series Being Human.
* It was used in ads for the Power Horse energy drink in the Middle East and North Africa.
* The song was used for a Paso Doble dance by Bethany Mota and Derek Hough on the show Dancing with the Stars.
* It is in the soundtrack of the last episode of the series The Shannara Chronicles (S01e10).
* It was used in certain Cancer Research UK adverts throughout 2014–15.
* Dance troupe Khronos Agoria used the song for their semi-final performance on Britain's Got Talent in May 2016.
* It was used during the Wind Games 2017 by Kyra Poh whose performance won the Gold in Solo Freestyle.
* It was used in Episode 14 of the third season of How to Get Away with Murder.
* It was used in the ending of Episode 2 of the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why.
* Angara Contortion group used the song for their audition on Britain's Got Talent in May 2017.
* It was used in the 2017 racing game Gran Turismo Sport. The song's instrumental version was used in the game's E3 2016 trailer.
* It was used in the trailer for the film The Post directed by Steven Spielberg.
* A portion was used by the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps in their 2019 program subTerra.
* An instrumental version of the song is used in the trailer for the 2019 film The Death & Life of John F. Donovan.

## Track listing

* "Run Boy Run" (album version) – (3:33)
* "Run Boy Run" (Sebastian remix) – (3:52)
* "Run Boy Run" (Tepr remix) – (5:52)
* "Run Boy Run" (Ostend remix) – (4:15)

## Charts

Single release
| Chart (2013–14) | Peak position |
| Ultratip 40 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) | 43 |
| SNEP French Singles Chart | 52 |
| UK Singles Chart | 44 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 39 |
| German Singles Chart | 11 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40) | 10 |
Run Boy Run – Remixes (EP) position
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
| SNEP French Albums Chart | 31 |

### Year-end charts

| Chart (2013) | Position |
| Germany (Media Control AG) | 85 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Germany (BVMI) | Gold | 150,000$^^$ |
| Italy (FIMI) | Gold | 25,000$^‡$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 400,000$^‡$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||