Runaway (Del Shannon Song) - Covers

Covers

• Elvis Presley covered the song in 1969, appearing on the album On Stage.
• 1972, a medley - "Runaway / Happy Together" (The Turtles song) was recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn, and released as a single in the U.S.A. (# 79 Billboard). The single was due to be released in the U.K., early in 1972, but Bell records made a mistake and released "I Play and Sing" instead. It was included on their "Tuneweaving" album (Bell 1112 - 1973 U.S. - # 30 Billboard) / "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" (1973 U.K.).
• In 1974, Dave a Dutch Francophone singer released with Vanina a French adaption.
• In 1977, Bonnie Raitt included a bluesy version of the song on her album Sweet Forgiveness. Also released as a single, it reached #57 on the U.S. Hot 100.
• Del Shannon re-recorded the song for the NBC television series Crime Story. The lyrics were slightly changed and the signature clavioline solo replaced with an electric guitar.
• The Traveling Wilburys released a version as the B-side of their single "She's My Baby". (Lead Wilbury Tom Petty also references the song in his 1989 hit "Runnin' Down a Dream", describing himself singing "Runaway" along with Shannon as he drives along listening to the radio.)
• Narvel Felts covered the song in 1978 and took it to #30 on the Hot Country Songs charts.
• A cover by The Cox Family was released as a single in 1996 from the album Just When We're Thinking It's Over but failed to chart. Its music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller.
• A cover by Gary Allan also charted at #74 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2000, despite not being officially released as a single.
• Australian group 3 Piece Suite covered it in 2002 and it charted at #54 on the ARIA charts.
• A cover version appears on The Small Faces 1967 album From the Beginning.
• English rock band Kasabian covered it in the album Dermot O'Leary Presents the Saturday Sessions 2011.
• The band Eruption covered the song in their 1980 album Fight Fight Fight.
• Punk rock band Screeching Weasel covered the song on the 1988 album Boogadaboogadaboogada!.
• John Frusciante covered it on his show in Amsterdam in 2001.
• The joint venture of Los Coronas and Arizona Baby covered the song in their 2011 live album Dos Bandas y un Destino.
• The band Bayside covered this song on their 2012 covers album Covers EP.