Running out of Reasons to Run
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"Running Out of Reasons to Run" is the title of a song written by George Teren and Bob Regan, and recorded by country music
artist Rick Trevino
. It was released in October 1996 as the second single released from his CD, Learning as You Go
. The song reached the top of the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart. It is also his only Number One hit on the Billboard country charts.
On the Spanish-language version of Trevino's album (titled Mi Vida Eres Tú), the song was translated into Spanish as "Se Escapan Mis Razones", with translation by Manny Benito.
magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that steel guitar and piano "weave their way appealingly through the melody." He goes on to call Trevino's vocal performance, "convincing."
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Rick Trevino
Rick Trevino
Ricardo Treviño, Jr. , known professionally as Rick Trevino, is a Mexican American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single, "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music single to feature separate...
. It was released in October 1996 as the second single released from his CD, Learning as You Go
Learning as You Go
Learning As You Go is the third English-language album from Hispanic American country music singer Rick Trevino. It features "Running Out Of Reasons To Run", which was Trevino's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
. The song reached the top of the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart. It is also his only Number One hit on the Billboard country charts.
On the Spanish-language version of Trevino's album (titled Mi Vida Eres Tú), the song was translated into Spanish as "Se Escapan Mis Razones", with translation by Manny Benito.
Content
The song is an up-tempo about a man who has fallen in love so deeply that he doesn't want to move on.Critical reception
Larry Flick, of BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that steel guitar and piano "weave their way appealingly through the melody." He goes on to call Trevino's vocal performance, "convincing."
Chart positions
"Running Out of Reasons to Run" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 26, 1996.| Chart (1996-1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 16 |