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 NERFINISHED
artist The Temptations NERFINISHED
associatedMovement late 1960s socially conscious soul music
backingBand The Funk Brothers NERFINISHED
bSide I Need Your Lovin' NERFINISHED
chartPerformance Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
Billboard R&B chart top 10 hit
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
features dramatic spoken interjections
extended instrumental passage
psychedelic sound effects
follows Cloud Nine (song) NERFINISHED
format 7-inch single
genre psychedelic soul
socially conscious soul
soul
labelCatalogNumber Gordy G-7085 NERFINISHED
labelImprint Gordy Records NERFINISHED
language English
length 9:38
lyricalPerspective narrative about a runaway boy
partOf The Temptations psychedelic soul period NERFINISHED
performer The Temptations NERFINISHED
precedes I Can't Get Next to You NERFINISHED
producer Norman Whitfield NERFINISHED
recordedAt Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED
Hitsville U.S.A. studio NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1968
recordLabel Gordy NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
vocalist Dennis Edwards NERFINISHED
Eddie Kendricks NERFINISHED
Melvin Franklin NERFINISHED
Otis Williams NERFINISHED
Paul Williams NERFINISHED
writer Barrett Strong NERFINISHED
Norman Whitfield NERFINISHED

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Cloud Nine followedBySingle Runaway Child, Running Wild
this entity surface form: Run Away Child, Running Wild
Norman Whitfield notableWork Runaway Child, Running Wild