"Run to the Sun" is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure

Erasure

Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...

, released as the second single from their sixth studio album I Say I Say I Say

I Say I Say I Say

I Say I Say I Say is the sixth studio album from synth pop duo Erasure, released in 1994 by Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the U.S...

. An uptempo dance music

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 track, the song displays signature synthesizer

Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

 programming by band member Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been involved with a number of successful groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure....

. "Run to the Sun" was written by Clarke with fellow Erasure member Andy Bell

Andy Bell (singer)

Andrew Ivan "Andy" Bell is the lead singer of the English synthpop duo Erasure. He also has a solo career, with the albums Non-Stop and Electric Blue.-Early life:Andy Bell originates from the Dogsthorpe area in Peterborough...

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The track peaked at number six on the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

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 (Erasure's fifteenth UK Top 10 hit). In Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, "Run to the Sun" stalled at number forty-nine and in the U.S. it reached position twenty-four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

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 chart. On the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, it climbed to number fourteen. The UK 7" single of "Run to the Sun" was issued on yellow-colored vinyl and featured a fold-out poster of the single's cover artwork.

The single's B-side, a ballad

Ballad

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 entitled "Tenderest Moments", was later re-recorded by Erasure in an acoustic version for their 2006 album Union Street

Union Street (album)

Union Street is the title of the twelfth album by Erasure. Announced on their in November 2005, Union Street was released on 3 April 2006 in the UK and on 18 April 2006 in the U.S. by Mute Records....

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7" single (MUTE153) / Cassette single (CMUTE153)

1. "Run to the Sun"
2. "Tenderest Moments"
3. "Run to the Sun" (Beatmasters
   Beatmasters
   The Beatmasters are a team of dance music songwriters, musicians and producers who were successful as artists in their own right in the UK in the late 1980s and early 1990s and then went on to produce and remix records for many other groups...
   
   ' Intergalactic Mix)

12" single (12MUTE153)

1. "Run to the Sun"
2. "Run to the Sun" (Beatmasters' Galactic Mix)
3. "Run to the Sun" (Amber Solaire)
4. "Run to the Sun" (Beatmasters' Outergalactic Mix)
5. "Run to the Sun" (The Simon & Diamond Bhangra Remix)
6. "Run to the Sun" (Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
   Chris and Cosey
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    Mix)
7. "Run to the Sun" (Diss-Cuss Mix)

CD single #1 (CDMUTE153)

1. "Run to the Sun"
2. "Tenderest Moments"
3. "Run to the Sun" (Beatmasters' Intergalactic Mix)

CD single #2 (LCDMUTE153)

1. "Run to the Sun" (Beatmasters' Outergalactic Mix)
2. "Run to the Sun" (The Simon & Diamond Bhangra Remix)
3. "Run to the Sun" (Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
   Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
   "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" is a song by British rock band Pink Floyd and is featured on their second album A Saucerful of Secrets . It was written by Roger Waters and features a drum part by Nick Mason played with timpani mallets...
   
    Mix)
4. "Run to the Sun" (Amber Solaire)

US maxi-single (66208-2)

1. "Run to the Sun" (7" Version) – 4:14
2. "Run to the Sun" (Beatmasters' Galactic Mix) – 7:22
3. "Run to the Sun" (Amber Solaire Mix) – 10:14
4. "Run to the Sun" (Beatmasters' Outergalactic Mix) – 5:38
5. "Run to the Sun" (The Simon & Diamond Bhangra Remix) – 4:27
6. "Run to the Sun" (Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
   Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
   "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" is a song by British rock band Pink Floyd and is featured on their second album A Saucerful of Secrets . It was written by Roger Waters and features a drum part by Nick Mason played with timpani mallets...
   
   Mix) – 6:20

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position	Total weeks
German Singles Chart	49	5
Irish Singles Chart	19	2
Swedish Singles Chart	19	3
UK Singles Chart	6	5
US Dance/Club Play Singles	14	11
US Hot Dance Music Sales	48