"Always on the Run" is the first single released from Mama Said

Mama Said (Lenny Kravitz album)

Mama Said is the second studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in April 1991 by Virgin Records. Then Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash co-wrote and played on the song "Always On The Run." He also played on the song "Fields of Joy." The song "All I Ever Wanted" was co-written by...

by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...

. It features a notable collaboration by former Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash

Slash (musician)

Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...

. Slash had written the music for the song with the original intention of releasing it on a Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

 studio album but since former drummer Steven Adler

Steven Adler

Steven Adler is an American musician. He is best known as the former drummer of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s...

 had difficulty playing the song, he saved it for this eventual collaboration with Kravitz.http://www.gnrsource.com/songinfo/other/live/aotr.htm

On June 6, 1992, during Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

's Use Your Illusion Tour

Use Your Illusion Tour

The Use Your Illusion Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Guns N' Roses which ran from January 20, 1991 to July 17, 1993. It was not only the band's longest tour, but one of the longest concert tours in rock history, consisting of 194 shows in 27 countries...

 stop in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, Kravitz joined the band onstage and played guitar and sang vocals for this track.

The song is included in the video game Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is a music video game developed by Neversoft and distributed by Activision. It was released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, with a Wii version developed by Vicarious Visions, a PlayStation 2 version by Budcat Creations and with a PC and Mac version by Aspyr Media...

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It is also heard in the Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Adam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and film producer.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over $100 million at the box office...

 film The Waterboy

The Waterboy

The Waterboy is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Frank Coraci. It stars Adam Sandler alongside Henry Winkler, Kathy Bates, Jerry Reed, and Fairuza Balk. Lynn Swann, Lawrence Taylor, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Cowher, Paul Wight, and Rob Schneider have cameos...

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Chart performance

The song reached top ten on U.S.

United States

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 Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Modern Rock Tracks

Modern Rock Tracks

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, climbing to the eight position of the mentioned chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jesse Dylan

Jesse Dylan

Jesse Dylan is an American film director, and the founder, CEO and creative director of the media production company Wondros.-Personal Life:...

. It consisted of the performance of the song, filmed in black and white.

Tracklisting

1. "Always on the Run"
2. "Butterfly"
3. "Light Skin Girl from London"
4. "Always on the Run" (Instrumental)