Shoot the Runner


"Shoot the Runner" is a song by English rock band Kasabian and is the second track on their second album, Empire. It was released 6 November 2006 as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom, peaking at #17 in the UK Singles Chart. This song was released as downloadable content on with the 3-song pack and for the Rock Band series on September 23, 2008. This song is also included in the Saints Row 2 soundtrack. It is also featured in the Sports spoof movie The Comebacks. It is prominently heard in the Gameloft crime video game Gangstar Vegas, where it is one of the songs in the fictional radio station The Knife 87.8. It is featured in

Music video

The music video was directed by Alex & Martin, and is similar in style to the music video for Queens of the Stone Age's "Go with the Flow" except more colourful; it features animation made by rotoscoping the band members.

Track listings

  1. "Shoot the Runner" – 3:27
  2. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" - 4:06
  1. "Shoot the Runner" – 3:27
  2. "Shoot the Runner"
  1. "Shoot the Runner" – 3:27
  2. "Stay Away from the Brown Acid "
  3. Audio of Live 4Music Presents
  4. "Shoot the Runner"
  5. "Shoot the Runner"