Run Kid Run
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Run Kid Run is a Christian pop/rock
band from Carmi, Illinois
and Morganfield, Kentucky
, formed in 2006. Their debut album This Is Who We Are, was released on May 18, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records
. All of the members, except Paul Stewart, were originally from punk rock
band Side Walk Slam
on Tooth & Nail Records
. The video for the song "We've Only Just Begun" was featured on the American Eagle music video store soundtrack after its release. The band's second album titled Love at the Core
was released on April 29, 2008. Both albums were produced by James Paul Wisner.
The song Freedom, from their Love at the Core
album, has recently become a hit song on the Christian radio station Air 1
. They just finished working in the studio with Mark Lee Townsend
and Matt Thiessen
on a forthcoming album to be released in autumn of 2011.
* #56 in 2006, #73 in 2007
** #42 in 2007, #14 in 2008
*** #18 in 2008, #43 in 2009
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band from Carmi, Illinois
Carmi, Illinois
Carmi is a city in White County, Illinois, along the Little Wabash River. The population was 5,240 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of White County.-Demographics:...
and Morganfield, Kentucky
Morganfield, Kentucky
Morganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,494 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union County...
, formed in 2006. Their debut album This Is Who We Are, was released on May 18, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
. All of the members, except Paul Stewart, were originally from punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Side Walk Slam
Side Walk Slam
Side Walk Slam was a 3-piece punk rock band from the United States that would later form the band Run Kid Run. The band formed in Southern IL in a thriving local punk scene...
on Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
. The video for the song "We've Only Just Begun" was featured on the American Eagle music video store soundtrack after its release. The band's second album titled Love at the Core
Love at the Core
Love at the Core is the second album from Run Kid Run, released on April 29, 2008.-Track listing:# "Rescue Me"- 3:30# "Captives Come Home"- 3:44# "Fall Into The Light"- 2:36# "One In A Million"- 3:32# "Love At The Core" - 3:34# "Sure Shot"- 3:20...
was released on April 29, 2008. Both albums were produced by James Paul Wisner.
The song Freedom, from their Love at the Core
Love at the Core
Love at the Core is the second album from Run Kid Run, released on April 29, 2008.-Track listing:# "Rescue Me"- 3:30# "Captives Come Home"- 3:44# "Fall Into The Light"- 2:36# "One In A Million"- 3:32# "Love At The Core" - 3:34# "Sure Shot"- 3:20...
album, has recently become a hit song on the Christian radio station Air 1
Air 1
Air1 is a Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by the non-profit organization EMF Broadcasting. Air 1 is essentially a Top-40 station with Christian Music - so many of the rules that commercial Top-40 stations use for musical rotation apply.-History:In 1986, KLRD began...
. They just finished working in the studio with Mark Lee Townsend
Mark Lee Townsend
Mark Lee Townsend is known best as guitarist for the Christian rock band dc Talk, playing with them from 1996 until their hiatus in 2001. Mark's career started as a member/singer/guitarist/songwriter for the 80's Pop/Christian band Bash 'N The Code from 1986 through 1991. In between dc Talk tours,...
and Matt Thiessen
Matt Thiessen
Matthew Arnold Thiessen is a Canadian-American musician, known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the Christian rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released six full-length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that...
on a forthcoming album to be released in autumn of 2011.
Albums
| Title | Year | Label | Chart Positions | ||
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| Top 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Christian | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| This Is Who We Are | 2006 | Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today... |
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| Love at the Core Love at the Core Love at the Core is the second album from Run Kid Run, released on April 29, 2008.-Track listing:# "Rescue Me"- 3:30# "Captives Come Home"- 3:44# "Fall Into The Light"- 2:36# "One In A Million"- 3:32# "Love At The Core" - 3:34# "Sure Shot"- 3:20... |
2008 | – | 32 | 28 | |
| Patterns | 2011 | – 2011 Album of Run Kid Run Record Label: Tooth & Nail Records Album length: 11 tracks: 39 minutes, 54 seconds Street Date: November 15, 2011 Tracklist: 01. Farewell Old Self 02. Last Hurrah 03. Back To The Basics 04. Daylight 05. Someway Somehow 06. Promise 07. Sunburns 08. Rely On Her 09. White Noise 10. War Is Over 11. My King |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
| ChristianRock.net Top 30 of the Week Peak |
ChristianRock.net Annual Top 100 |
Billboard Hot Christian Songs Hot Christian Songs Christian Songs is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.... |
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| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
"We've Only Just Begun" | #5 | #31 | This Is Who We Are | |
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
"I'll Forever Sing" | #12 | #56, #73* | This Is Who We Are | |
| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
"Sing To Me" | #3 | #22 | This Is Who We Are | |
| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
"The Modern March" | #1 | #42, #14** | This Is Who We Are | |
| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
"Captives Come Home" | #1 | #1 | Love at the Core Love at the Core Love at the Core is the second album from Run Kid Run, released on April 29, 2008.-Track listing:# "Rescue Me"- 3:30# "Captives Come Home"- 3:44# "Fall Into The Light"- 2:36# "One In A Million"- 3:32# "Love At The Core" - 3:34# "Sure Shot"- 3:20... |
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| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
"Sure Shot" | #1 | #18, #43*** | Love at the Core Love at the Core Love at the Core is the second album from Run Kid Run, released on April 29, 2008.-Track listing:# "Rescue Me"- 3:30# "Captives Come Home"- 3:44# "Fall Into The Light"- 2:36# "One In A Million"- 3:32# "Love At The Core" - 3:34# "Sure Shot"- 3:20... |
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| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
"Set The Dial" | #1 | #2 | Love at the Core Love at the Core Love at the Core is the second album from Run Kid Run, released on April 29, 2008.-Track listing:# "Rescue Me"- 3:30# "Captives Come Home"- 3:44# "Fall Into The Light"- 2:36# "One In A Million"- 3:32# "Love At The Core" - 3:34# "Sure Shot"- 3:20... |
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| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
"My Sweet Escape" | #1 | #5 | #41 | Love at the Core Love at the Core Love at the Core is the second album from Run Kid Run, released on April 29, 2008.-Track listing:# "Rescue Me"- 3:30# "Captives Come Home"- 3:44# "Fall Into The Light"- 2:36# "One In A Million"- 3:32# "Love At The Core" - 3:34# "Sure Shot"- 3:20... |
| 2011 | "Back To the Basics" | #22 | "Patterns" |
* #56 in 2006, #73 in 2007
** #42 in 2007, #14 in 2008
*** #18 in 2008, #43 in 2009
Songs Featured On Compilations
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "We've Only Just Begun" | X2007 |
| 2008 | "Captives Come Home" | Tooth & Nail/BEC GMA Sampler 2008 |
| 2009 | "Sure Shot" | X2009 |
| 2009 | "One In A Million" | Songs From The Penalty Box Vol. Six |
Members
- David Josiah Curtis - Vocals, Guitar
- Neil Endicott - Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals
- Paul Stewart - Bass
- Matt Jackson - Drums