Runnin' (The Pharcyde song)


"Runnin'" is a song performed by The Pharcyde and produced by J Dilla. It was released as the first single from The Pharcyde's second album Labcabincalifornia in 1995. The song peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached #35 on the U.S. R&B chart. Also featured in The Pharcyde's greatest hits compilation , Runnin' is one of Pharcyde's most remembered songs, along with "Passin' Me By".

Samples

The song samples popular jazz artist Stan Getz's "Saudade Vem Correndo", from his 1963 album "Jazz Samba Encore". The sample loops a small section of the track's bridge, layering on additions from other sections of Getz' song.
"Rock Box" by Run–D.M.C. is also sampled, the "Run" sample plays the part of the hook.
The track "Qtio" by Brothomstates samples a line from this song.
In 2003, singer Mýa sampled the song for her single "Fallen", which led to a collaboration between Mýa and The Pharcyde.
In 2009, rapper Wiz Khalifa sampled the song for the song on his mixtape, Flight School, "Name on a Cloud".
In 2017, the band UNKLE featured a sample of the song in the track "Iter 3 - Keep on Runnin'", from their album "".
In 2019, Juice Wrld featured a sample of the song on the track, "Make Believe", from his album Death Race for Love.
In 2019, Logic used this song in his "No Pressure" freestyle.

Appearances in other media