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Runaway - Mike Perry | Runaway - Mike Perry
Jan 18, 2019
Runaway

Runaway

Mike Perry

One of Sweden's best performing artists Mike Perry drops into the new year with his much anticipated new single 'Runaway'. After reaching the incredible milestone of a billion combined streams on Spotify last month, he kicks off 2019 with an inspirational pop record, laying down a touching song that bursts out in a strong, dance infused chorus - out now on Spinnin' Records.

Making name for himself with uplifting pop gems since he conquered the world with his 2016 breakthrough single 'The Ocean', Mike Perry is by now a force to be reckoned with. Every single he drops seems to turn into a multimillion streaming success, renowned for stylishly bridging the gap between pop and contemporary dance.

'Runaway' sees him underline this reputation with an emotionally driven song, filled with heartfelt vocals building momentum towards a strong drop, bursting out with driving beats, energizing synths stabs and jubilant melody. It's a record obviously founded in electronic production, but with a heart of original songwriting, sweet and organic, making it one of those unique crossover tracks, bound for DJ support as well as widespread radio plays.

"I got the topline presented to me from songwriting duo The Companions and instantly fell in love with it. 'Runaway' was actually born on the road, with just a laptop, the topline and a super simple midi keyboard. In a way it was created all over the globe, from the topline being written in The Netherlands, the drop melody in a hotelroom in Santiago, Chile, and the arrangement and chord structure in my studio in Sweden. So yeah, a perfect example of how the music biz works nowadays.

I had this idea to make the track easy to listen to at home and also when you are sweating at a club or festival! The singalong feeling is super important in a song for me, and I think it's really there with 'Runaway'." - Mike Perry

Artist info
Swedish born DJ & producer Mike Perry and his hypnotic global dance hit ‘The Ocean’ cast its own wave over the summer music landscape. With over 550 million Spotify streams (December 2018) it was one of the most played tracks on Spotify in 2016, piercing the upper tier of the global chart as it became a Top 10 mainstay in more than 20 countries worldwide. The song reached #1 with 5x platinum status in Sweden, 3x platinum in Norway, 2x platinum in Finland, platinum in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Ireland, Australia and Poland, Top 5 in Germany, Norway, Austria, Switzerland and other territories and notching gold status in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark so far.

With his following singles he's kept on reaching new heights, scoring critical acclaim and millions of streams with records like 'Hands' (a collab with The Vamps and Sabrina Carpenter), 'Talk About It', 'Body To Body' and 'Stay Young'. Add to this praised remixes for the likes of Ed Sheeran and Maroon 5, and it's safe to say Mike Perry is one of the best performing artists from Sweden.

This was underlined in December 2018, when Perry reached the stunning 1 billion combined streams on Spotify. Following this incredible milestone, 2019 looks even more promising for this young talent with new music scheduled to be released very soon. Stay tuned and watch out, Mike Perry is not stopping at all...

Mike Perry - 'Runaway'
Out now on Spinnin' Records