Kanye West's 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy features the song "Runaway."
Released as the album's second single, "Runaway" became one of West's signature recordings. The track features Pusha T and is built around a stark, repeating piano motif that gradually expands into a long, heavily processed vocal coda. Its nearly ten-minute album version is substantially longer than the radio edit.
The song emerged during West's highly publicized career reset after the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards controversy. He premiered it at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, and later directed a 35-minute film titled Runaway that used the song alongside music from the album. The film follows a phoenix-like character and reflects the album's themes of fame, ego, alienation, and self-criticism.
A common mix-up is confusing the song's featured artist with its primary artist: Pusha T performs a prominent verse, but "Runaway" is a Kanye West song from his fifth studio album. The album was released on November 22, 2010, and later won the Grammy for Best Rap Album.