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"Hit 'N' Run"
Single by Monrose
from the album I Am
Released29 September 2008
Length3:11
LabelStarwatch
Songwriter(s)
  • Joel "JoelJoel" Humlén
  • Sebastian "The Provider" Larsson
  • Charlie Mason
Producer(s)
  • JoelJoel
  • Oscar Görres
Monrose singles chronology
"Strike the Match"
(2008)
"Hit 'N' Run"
(2008)
"Why Not Us"
(2008)

"Hit 'n' Run" is a song by German pop band Monrose. It was written by Joel "JoelJoel" Humlén, Sebastian "The Provider" Larsson and Charlie Mason and recorded for the group's third studio album I Am (2008), while production was helmed by the former along with and Oscar Görres.

The track was released as the album's second single in Poland on 29 September 2008 and throughout German-speaking Europe on 3 October. It managed to reach the top 30 in Austria and number 16 in Germany, ending the run of the Monrose's consecutive top ten entries in Germany, beginning with 2006's "Shame".

Promotion

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Monrose performed the track on a number of occasions, including a performance at the finale of Elite Model Look 2008, a Swiss fashion programme.[1] It was also performed on the qualifying show of German televised singing competition Popstars.

Music video

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A music video for "Hit 'n' Run" was directed by Markus Gerwinat and shot on the week commencing 31 August 2008.[2] Set in the 1980s, it features a roller-disco theme in the 80's[2] The visuals premiered on 11 September 2008 on German music network VIVA's show VIVA Live!.[3]

Track listings

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2-track CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hit 'n' Run"
  • Joel "JoelJoel" Humlén
  • Sebastian "The Provider" Larsson
  • Charlie Mason
3:11
2."No Never"
3:45

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for "Hit 'n' Run"
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 29
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 55
Germany (GfK)[6] 16

References

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  1. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Monrose – Hit and Run (Arbeitstitel)". crew-united.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Monrose – Hit 'N' Run" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  5. ^ "Monrose – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Monrose. Retrieved 2011-05-06. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Monrose – Hit 'N' Run" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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