"Now I Run" is a song by Australian singer

Shannon Noll Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top-ten al ...

. Released in April 2006, it was the third single from his second album, ''

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'' (2005). The song was praised by music critics, with influential Australian music reviewer Cameron Adams naming "Now I Run" as one of his top singles of 2006, describing it as "So soaked in raw emotion you can imagine the goose bumps on his arms as he's singing". Commercially, the single peaked at number six on the

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. Noll performed the song during a special episode of the

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's '' The Footy Show'' in

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, to celebrate the rescue of trapped miners

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. B-side "What Does It Do to Your Heart" was later included on Noll's UK debut album, '' What Matters the Most'' (2009).

Track listings

Australian CD single and digital download EP # "Now I Run" – 3:44 # "What Does It Do to Your Heart" – 3:16 # "I'll Be Around" – 3:29

Charts

References

2006 singles Shannon Noll songs Songs written by Peter Gordeno (musician) Songs written by Shannon Noll {{2000s-rock-song-stub