Runaway Child, Running Wild

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"Runaway Child, Running Wild" is a 1969 socially conscious soul song by The Temptations, produced and co-written by Norman Whitfield, that explores themes of youth rebellion and urban hardship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Cloud Nine
artist The Temptations
associatedMovement late 1960s socially conscious soul music
backingBand The Funk Brothers
bSide I Need Your Lovin'
chartPerformance Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
Billboard R&B chart top 10 hit
countryOfOrigin United States
features dramatic spoken interjections
extended instrumental passage
psychedelic sound effects
follows Cloud Nine (song)
linked to: Cloud Nine
format 7-inch single
genre psychedelic soul
socially conscious soul
soul
labelCatalogNumber Gordy G-7085
linked to: Gordy
labelImprint Gordy Records
language English
length 9:38
lyricalPerspective narrative about a runaway boy
partOf The Temptations psychedelic soul period
performer The Temptations
precedes I Can't Get Next to You
producer Norman Whitfield
recordedAt Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit

Hitsville U.S.A. studio
recordedIn 1968
recordLabel Gordy
Motown
releaseDate 1969-01-23
releaseYear 1969
side A-side
singleVersionLength 4:45
theme consequences of disobedience
runaway children
urban hardship
youth rebellion
vocalGroup The Temptations
vocalist Dennis Edwards
Eddie Kendricks
Melvin Franklin
Otis Williams
Paul Williams
writer Barrett Strong
Norman Whitfield

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Norman Whitfield notableWork Runaway Child, Running Wild
Cloud Nine followedBySingle Run Away Child, Running Wild
linked to: Runaway Child, Running Wild