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Rebel Run

Rebel Run

1983 single by Toyah


"Rebel Run" is a song by the English new wave band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox. It was released in 1983 to promote the album Love Is the Law and was a Top 30 chart success in the UK.

Quick Facts Single by Toyah, from the album Love Is the Law ...

Background

The track was written by Toyah Willcox and Simon Darlow, and produced by Nick Tauber. It was the lead single from Love Is the Law and reached number 24 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a total of five weeks on the chart. Toyah appeared on several television programmes to promote the song, including an outdoor performance filmed at Alton Towers for the TV show Hold Tight, when the band also performed "Ieya". The 7" single B-side was "To the Mountains High", and the 12" single featured an additional song, "Baptised in Fire". Both of these tracks appeared on the 2005 reissue of Love Is the Law, as well as the compilation album The Safari Singles Collection Part 2: 1981–1983, released the same year.

Music video

The song's music video pictures Toyah as a character in a video game, wearing an outfit based on American football.[1][2]

Track listing

  • 7" single
A. "Rebel Run" (Toyah Willcox, Simon Darlow) – 3:13
B. "To the Mountains High" (Willcox, Joel Bogen, Darlow) – 3:33
  • 12" single
A. "Rebel Run" (Willcox, Darlow) – 3:13
B1. "To the Mountains High" (Willcox, Bogen, Darlow) – 3:33
B2. "Baptised in Fire" (Willcox) – 2:46

Personnel

Charts

More information Chart (1983), Peak position ...

References

  1. "Videos - Rebel Run Screen Captures". toyah.net. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. "Toyah At Home: Season 2 Episode 24". YouTube. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. "Indie Hits "T"". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

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