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"Run Up"
SinglebyMajor LazerfeaturingPartyNextDoorandNicki Minaj
from the albumMajor Lazer Essentials
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2017(2017-01-26)
Recorded2016
GenreDancehall
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Major Lazersingles chronology
"Believer"
(2016) 		"Run Up"
(2017) 		"Know No Better"
(2017)
PartyNextDoorsingles chronology
"Not Nice"
(2016) 		"Run Up"
(2017) 		"Still Got Time"
(2017)
Nicki Minajsingles chronology
"Side to Side"
(2016) 		"Run Up"
(2017) 		"Swalla"
(2017)

"Run Up"is a song by American electronic bandMajor Lazerfeaturing Canadian singerPartyNextDoorand American rapperNicki Minaj.It was released onYouTubeon January 26, 2017, byMad DecentandBecause Music,intended to be the second single fromMusic Is the Weapon,but it was then confirmed as the second single fromMajor Lazer Essentials.The song was written by primary Major Lazer memberDiplo,Stargate,PartyNextDoor, Minaj, andPhillip Meckseper,while the song's production was handled by Major Lazer, Stargate, andJr Blender.[1][2][3]

Composition

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"Run Up" has a length of three minutes and twenty-three seconds. According to the sheet music published byKobalt Music Publishing America, Incon Musicnotes, it's written in the key ofE Majorset in a4
4time signatureat a moderatetempoof 108beats per minute.The vocal range spans from the low note C♯3to the high note C♯5,while the music follows thechord progressionof A–C♯m–E–B.[4]Musically, "Run Up" is adancehallsong.[5][6]PartyNextDoor and Minaj sing using theJamaican Patoisaccent.[7]

Reception

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"Run Up" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Reviewing the song, Ryan Reed fromRolling Stonedescribed it as "a suave blend of high-pitched vocal samples, warpedguitar chordsand a signatureCaribbean musicgroove. "[1]Him praised the presence of Minaj and PartyNextDoor on the song, "PartyNextDoor croons smooth come-ons throughout the track, but Minaj amps up the intensity with a reliably boastful verse." Kat Being ofBillboardcall it as "a great follow-up to"Cold Water"(2016).[3]Bianca Gracie fromFusegave a positive review to the song, writing, "Minaj and Party bring theirTrinidadianandJamaicanroots to the track, as the rapstress drops boastful verses laced with swagger, sex appeal and patois. "The written also praised the vocal of the singer PartyNextDoor on the song, she wrote:" PartyNextDoor adds his crooning vocals to the opening andhook,which is backed by Major Lazer's island-tinged production. "[7]

Spin's Brian Josephs commented that the song used "dancehall-inspired production thatDrakepimped andTory Lanezbit. "He also praised the feature vocalist on the song writing that" PartyNextDoor and Minaj are charismatic enough to make his a summer banger that’s dropped a couple of months early. "[5]Dani Schwartz of the siteHotNewHipHopalso gave a positive review to the song praising the choice of the singers in the song, she describing its as a "only natural, then, they enlist PartyNextDoor and Nicki Minaj, two artists with Caribbean roots."[8]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Platinum 70,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[51] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[52] Platinum 133,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[53] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[54] Platinum 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[56] Platinum 600,000‡

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Worldwide January 26, 2017 Digital download
Italy[57] Contemporary hit radio Warner

References

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