"I Ran (So Far Away)", also released as "I Ran", is a song by English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls.

It was released in 1982 as their third single and it was the second single from their self-titled debut album.

In an article for Rolling Stone titled, Anglomania: The Second British Invasion, Parke Puterbaugh wrote of the impact of the song's music video on its US chart success, "Fronted by a singer-synth player with a haircut stranger than anything you'd be likely to encounter in a month of poodle shows, A Flock of Seagulls struck gold on the first try

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Marchant2

The 80’s was the last decade where you actually believed the future was only going to get better.

fiieeldy

It's been 36 years and we still have no idea how far he ran

Máté Papp

Manager: They don't have too much money to make this videoclip

Seagulls: We've cellophane

Manager: Got it.

Ghaemi350z

I am Iranian, and can confirm this is Iran's national anthem

Skylah

Me: takes out food at the beach.

Flock of Seagulls: exists

Me: I ran (so far away)