Runaway (Passenger album)

Runaway
Studio album by Passenger
Released	31 August 2018
Recorded	2017
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London Black Crow Studios, Brighton Linear Recording Studios, Sydney [1]
Genre	Folk rock indie folk country pop
Length	38:17 (Deluxe edition bonus disc 36:25)
Label	Black Crow
Producer	Chris Vallejo, Mike Rosenberg
Passenger chronology
The Boy Who Cried Wolf (2017) Runaway (2018) Sometimes It's Something, Sometimes It's Nothing at All (2019)
Singles from Runaway
"Hell or High Water" Released: 2018 "Why Can't I Change" Released: 2018 "Runaway" Released: 2018 "Heart to Love" Released: 2018 "Survivors" Released: 2018

Runaway is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter Passenger. It was released on 31 August 2018 on Black Crow Records.^[2] The album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Americana UK	9/10[4]
AMNplify	[5]
Cryptic Rock	[6]
Pop Magazine	[7]
Thank Folk For That	[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Mike Rosenberg.^[1]

Standard edition^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hell or High Water"	3:41
2.	"Why Can't I Change"	3:11
3.	"Heart to Love"	3:17
4.	"Let's Go"	3:14
5.	"He Leaves You Cold"	3:21
6.	"Ghost Town"	5:13
7.	"Runaway"	3:15
8.	"Eagle Bear Buffalo"	3:25
9.	"To Be Free"	4:45
10.	"Survivors"	4:55

Deluxe edition bonus disc^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Survivors" (Live from Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park, CA)	4:42
2.	"To Be Free" (Live from Dauphin Rd, Vineland, NJ)	4:41
3.	"Eagle Bear Buffalo" (Live from Canaan Mountain Wilderness Area, UT)	3:27
4.	"Runaway" (Live from Joshua Tree National Park, CA)	3:22
5.	"Ghost Town" (Live from Michigan Theatre, Detroit, MI)	4:23
6.	"He Leaves You Cold" (Live from Unityville, PA)	3:23
7.	"Let's Go" (Live from Trough Rd, State Bridge, CO)	2:49
8.	"Heart to Love" (Live from a Rooftop in Manhattan, NY)	3:16
9.	"Why Can't I Change" (Live from Tahkenitch Landing Campground, Gardiner, OR)	3:15
10.	"Hell or High Water" (Live from Santa Monica Beach, CA)	3:07

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	47
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14]	33
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[15]	76
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17]	15
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18]	17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19]	22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21]	57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]	100

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom	31 August 2018[2]	Black Crow	Digital download, CD, Vinyl

References

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