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duo Love and Theft. It was released in November 2012 as the second single from their second studio album, '' Love and Theft''. The song was written by

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Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song four-and-a-half stars out of five, comparing it to "a busted piñata that just keeps giving sweet goodness". Dukes wrote that "even traditionalists won’t be able to keep from tapping a boot when the first hit of the snare drum melts into a funky guitar lick that sets the mood for what’s to come. ��Add guitar, piano, mandolin and effortless harmonies, and you have a single that bursts out of the speakers." He predicted that "by embracing everything great about artists like

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while adding their own unique sounds, they’ve created a single radio will still be playing years from now." In his review of the album, Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' wrote that the song "feels like another potential hit with the moody, swampy melody being accentuated with mandolins and b-3 in

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's production mix a long with a little cow bell". Bjorke felt that it was "a nice play on love lost and the sadness that can accompany those emotions".

Music video

The music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in November 2012. It features the band performing in a club to an audience of mainly female fans, and each member separately in a different darkened room being seduced by 3 women each.

Chart performance

"Runnin' Out of Air" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of November 24, 2012. It also debuted at number 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of February 2, 2013.

References

{{Love and Theft (band) 2012 songs 2012 singles Love and Theft (duo) songs RCA Records Nashville singles Songs written by Shane McAnally Song recordings produced by Josh Leo Songs written by Matt Jenkins Songs written by Josh Osborne