Who Will You Run To

"Who Will You Run To" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart. It was composed by Diane Warren and released as a single from Heart's ninth studio album, Bad Animals.

"Who Will You Run To"
Single by Heart
from the album Bad Animals
B-side"Magic Man (live)"
ReleasedAugust 1987
GenreRock[1]
Length4:05
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)Ron Nevison
Heart singles chronology
"Alone"
(1987)		 "Who Will You Run To"
(1987)		 "There's the Girl"
(1987)

"Who Will You Run To" is one of a long list of hit songs written by Warren.[2] Heart's version of her song became the band's eighth U.S. top-ten single, peaking at number seven.[3] It also climbed to number thirty in the UK Singles Chart, where it was also available as a 12" single. An extended rock version of the song was Heart's first UK CD single release.[4]

Cash Box called it a "powerful melodic rocker."[5]

Charts

Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for "Who Will You Run To"
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 63
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 19
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[8] 78
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 7
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] 2
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[13] 6

Year-end charts
Year-end chart performance for "Who Will You Run To"
Chart (1987) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 88
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[15] 8

References
  1. Breihan, Tom (March 1, 2021). "The Number Ones: Heart's "Alone". Stereogum. Retrieved October 13, 2023. ...the band followed it with the Diane Warren-written rocker "Who Will You Run To," another hit.
  2. "The Ballad of Diane Warren, Songwriter". Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1994.
  3. "Heart Who Will You Run To Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. "HEART | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. August 15, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 136. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0890." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  8. "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 40. October 10, 1987. p. 20. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Who Will You Run To". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  10. "Heart: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  11. "Heart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  12. "Heart Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  13. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 17, 1987". Cash Box. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  14. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  15. "1987 The Year in Music & Video – Top Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-31. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.


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