Runaway (Del Shannon song) 1961, “Follow the sun“, “Hats off to Larry“.

“Runaway“ was a number-one Billboard Hot 100 song made famous by Del Shannon in 1961. It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit. It is #466 on Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time from 2004. (1934 - 1990). The good die young.