Critical Reception
"Run Baby Run" was generally very well received by contemporary pop music critics, a number of whom, including NME, commented on the track as part of Bleed Like Me's strong opening half. Rolling Stone felt the song recreated the 80s New Wave sound better than efforts from bands like Kasabian and Bloc Party: "Surrounded by a black forest of power-chord distortion, Manson pleads and prays like Deborah Harry atop a bouncing, throaty guitar riff that New Order would envy." The New York Daily News also picked up on the New Order sound, commenting that the band had given the bass guitar "the best hook". Peter Murphy, of Hot Press, described "Run Baby Run" as one of the band’s most positive songs; " glows with compassion, forgiveness and self-acceptance."
Rolling Stone felt that song's "tender, dreamy verses" brought to mind "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure.
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