"Runnin' Away" is a song by American band Sly and the Family Stone. It was released as a single in early 1972 and appears on their 1971 album, There's a Riot Goin' On. The song reached No. 23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. Outside the U.S., "Runnin' Away" reached No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart.
Record World said that "though Sly the lead vocalist is not much in evidence here, Sly the innovator, the driving force, is omnipresent".
In 1982, Scottish musician and former Josef K lead singer Paul Haig recorded his version of "Running Away". It was released as his debut single and reached No. 19 on the UK Indie Chart.
In Belgium, it was released on the independent record label, Les Disques Du Crepuscule.