You Better Run
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| "You Better Run" | ||||
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 U.S. picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Young Rascals | ||||
| from the album Groovin' | ||||
| B-side | "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" | |||
| Released | May 30, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | May 9, 1966 | |||
| Studio | A&R, New York City | |||
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| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| The Young Rascals singles chronology | ||||
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"You Better Run" is a song by the Young Rascals. Written by group members Eddie Brigati and Felix Cavaliere, it was released as the band's third single in 1966 and reached the top 20 in the United States. This song is noted for its repeated roller coaster musical chords in the bass guitar, going from C to B-flat to C to E-flat to B-flat to C.
A review in a 1966 issue of Billboard magazine described the song as a "big-beat wailer" and a "strong follow-up to 'Good Lovin''".[3] In the book Pioneers of Rock and Roll, author Harry Sumrall wrote that the song represented the apex of the band's sound and complimented guitarist Gene Cornish's "slashing chords".[4] AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald called it "a classic garage rocker with a punkish energy [that] showcased the band's live chops to a great effect, as well as Felix Cavaliere's awesome soul-inflected vocals."[1]
Music journalist Fred Bronson noted that "You Better Run" was a commercial disappointment, having peaked at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 after their previous single, "Good Lovin'", had reached number one.[5] The Cavaliere and Gene Cornish composition "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" was the single's B-side.
