Format Digital download Length 3:44 | Genre Rock Label MosleyInterscope | |
Released April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14) Recorded 2012–13; Studio Faust Records (Prague); Studio Le Roy (Amsterdam); Motorbass Studio (Paris); Metropolis Studio (London); Tritonus Studio (Berlin) | ||
"Love Runs Out" is a song recorded by American pop rock band OneRepublic for the 2014 reissue of their third studio album Native (2013). It was produced by Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote the song with Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown, Zach Filkins, and Eddie Fisher. The song was digitally released in Australia on April 14, 2014, and was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on May 6 as the fifth overall single from the album.
Contents
- Background and composition
- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- Music video
- Credits and personnel
- References
The song was featured in the soundtrack for the video game NBA 2K15, in promotions for the ABC drama How to Get Away with Murder and The X Factor (UK) and it was briefly featured inside Terminator Genisys.
Background and composition
"Love Runs Out" was originally intended to be the first single from Native, but was eventually passed over in favour of "If I Lose Myself". Tedder told Capital FM, "We have a new single that's not even on the album that's about to drop. I can't quote the date," and "I wanted ["Love Runs Out"] to be the first single, a few of us in the band did, but I could not finish the chorus. And you can't have a song without a chorus."
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Love Runs Out" is written in the key of G minor with a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute. Tedder's vocals span from D3 to D5 in the song.
Critical reception
4Music called "Love Runs Out" a "spine-tingling track" with "slick production" and a "stomper".
Commercial performance
"Love Runs Out" debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 22 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The song eventually reached a peak of number 15 on the Hot 100. It reached its million sales mark in the US in August 2014 and by the end of 2014 had sold 1.4 million copies.
Music video
A music video was produced for the song. It cost the group $180,000. The video has references to Sade's video "Soldier of Love".
- "Love Runs Out" – 3:44
- "Love Runs Out" – 3:44
- "Counting Stars" (Mico C remix edit) – 3:18
- "Love Runs Out" (Passion Pit Remix) – 5:00
- "Love Runs Out" (Grabbitz Remix) – 3:19
- "Love Runs Out" (Disciples Remix) – 4:59
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Native.