Running with the Wolves
EP by
Aurora
Released4 May 2015 (2015-05-04)
Recorded2013-2015
Studio
Length14:59
Label
Producer
Aurora chronology
Running with the Wolves
(2015)		 All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend
(2016)
Singles from Running with the Wolves
  1. "Runaway"
    Released: 7 February 2015
  2. "Running with the Wolves"
    Released: 20 April 2015

Running with the Wolves is the debut extended play (EP) by Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora. It was released on 4 May 2015 via Decca and Universal Music.

Composition

According to Aurora, every song of the EP has a different theme, which she described that there was "a very morbid one, a dreamy one, an animalistic one and then a quite sad one."[1] "Runaway" was released as the lead single of the EP on 7 February 2015 through Petroleum Records.[2] The title track was released as the second and final single of the album. The song has also been adapted to the film Wolfwalkers (2020) produced by Tom Moore. Previous singles "Awakening" and "Under Stars" were included on the vinyl edition of the EP.

Release and promotion

Running with the Wolves was released on 4 May 2015.[3][4]

To promote the EP, Aurora did several performances. She performed at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.[5] She has played a sold-out headline show in London and supported Of Monsters and Men at Brixton Academy in November 2015.[6] "Runaway" was used at the finale of the third season of the Fox American television psychological thriller series The Following.[7]

Track listings

Digital and CD edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Runaway"
  • Odd Martin Skålnes
  • Skylstad
4:10
2."Running with the Wolves"
  • Skålnes
  • Rebscher
  • Skylstad
3:12
3."In Boxes"
3:22
4."Little Boy in the Grass"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
  • Skålnes
  • Skalnes
  • Skylstad
4:15
Total length:14:59
Vinyl edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runaway"
4:10
2."Running with the Wolves"
3:12
3."Awakening"Odd Martin Skålnes3:40
4."Under Stars"Dan McDougall3:19
5."In Boxes"
3:22
6."Little Boy in the Grass"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
  • Skålnes
4:15
Total length:21:58
NVSC bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Running with the Wolves" (instrumental)Adam Scoffield, Magnus Skylstad, Nicolas Rebscher, Odd Martin Skålnes3:12
Total length:18:11

Notes

  • The vinyl version of the EP includes an alternate version of "Awakening" than the single release.

Accolades

Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2015 EBBA Awards '16
by Eurosonic Noorderslag		 Album of the Year: Norway Won [8]

Certifications

Certifications for Running with the Wolves
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[9] Platinum 20,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the vinyl version of Running with the Wolves.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ All tracks
  2. ↑ Additional recording on track 4
  3. ↑ Additional recording on track 5

References

  1. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (4 May 2015). "Listen to Teenage Songstress AURORA's Deft Debut EP". Noisey Vice.
  2. ↑ "Runaway – Single by AURORA on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  3. ↑ "Running with the Wolves – EP by AURORA on Apple Music". Apple Music. 4 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "nordicmusicreview". nordicmusicreview.
  5. ↑ Harshavardan, Rathan (18 March 2016). "Album Review: Aurora – 'All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend'". Cultured Vultures. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Of Monsters & Men hit the road with Highasakite & Aurora!". Nordic Playlist. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "S3E15: The Reckoning - The Following Soundtrack". Tunefind.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Years & Years awarded a 2016 European Border Breakers Award". 27 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – AURORA – Running with the Wolves - EP" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Running with the Wolves (vinyl edition liner notes). AURORA. Decca Records. 2015. 4737926.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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