FOALS - The Runner [Official Music Video]

The official music video for Foals - The Runner

Taken from their sixth studio album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 2 released in 2019, which featured the singles Black Bull, The Runner and Into The Surf. The album became the band's first to reach No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart.

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Video Credits
DIRECTOR: Quentin Deronzier
STARRING: Vincent Heneine
DOP: Paul Özgür
PRODUCTION: La Pac
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Anna Roudaut
LINE PRODUCER: Rémy Solomon
1ST AD: Charles Portier
POST PRODUCTION: Mathematic & Editors
EDITOR: Maxime Pozzi Garcia

Lyrics
“The Runner”
Shadow, see how far I go
(Step by step I’ll keep it up, I won’t slow I got to go)
Through the embers, through the rows
(Every shadow step I take, I’ll make sure that I won’t break)
Show em all just what I know
(While the years they come & go, I’ll make sure I won’t get slow)
Cause they all just come & go
If I fall down, fall down
Then I know to keep on running
& if it hurts don’t let it show
While the seasons come & go
Shadow chiaroscuro
When I fall down, fall down
Loneliness of the long distance runner
Shadows come closer, but I’ll go further
When I fall down, when I fall down
Then I know to keep on running

About FOALS
Formed in Oxford in 2005, Foals are a critically-acclaimed rock band renowned for their energetic live shows and ambitious genre-bending albums. Drawing influence from wide-ranging sources, they have continued to embrace and explore new sonic ideas throughout their career.

Their catalogue boasts Mercury Prize nominated albums “Total Life Forever”, “Holy Fire” and “Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1”, as well as the NME award-winning “What Went Down”, which have spawned hits such as “Exits”, “Mountain At My Gates”, “My Number” and the Ivor Novello nominated “Spanish Sahara”.

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[alun]

This song’s gonna be a classic FIFA banger in several years

[samuelrozario]

Scoring a 90th minute winner on FIFA 20 and having this song play after the game is a big mood

[foals]

Big big love to Quentin Deronzier, Vincent Heneine & the whole crew for making this happen 🖤

[baranchuknikita]

10 years of war in my country, more than 10 years of panic attacks and fighting with myself when I should have loved myself. Shine on your way no matter how dark it is around you

[ddanapetrovici]

and this is how my favourite band of all time smashes again

[sieghart]

I found myself in a bit of a dark pit in 2021, this song helped me a lot to get out ot this place. If you're reading this, don't ever give up.

[tdaoshpaa]

I’m so sorry for people who haven’t discovered Foals yet

[ChelseaFootballClub]

Most underrated song of the last few years of music possibly

[roryjames]

Never mind FIFA. Who, like me, has just loved this band for well over a decade and still gets that familiar buzz every time they hear yet another brilliant new track. It's just so unmistakably Foals.

[jamesor]

Film maker: How cool do you want the video to be?

Foals: Yes.

[josebarros]

[Verse 1]
Shadow, see how far I go
(Step by step, I'll keep it up, I won't slow, I gotta go)
Walk through the embers, through the rows
(With every shadow step I take, I'll make sure that I won't break)
Show them all just what I know
(While the years, they come and go, I won't let myself get slow)
'Cause they all just come and go
(With every step that I will take, I'll make sure that I won't break)

[Chorus]
Oh, if I fall down, fall down
Then I know to keep on running
Oh, if I fall down, fall down
Then I know to keep on running

[Verse 2]
And if it hurts, don't let it show
(Step by step, I'll keep it up, I won't slow, I gotta go)
While the seasons come and go
(With every shadow step I take, I'll make sure that I won't break)
Shadow chiaroscuro
(While the years, they come and go, I won't let myself get slow)

[Chorus]
When I, when I fall down, fall down
Then I know to keep on running
Oh, when I fall down, fall down
Won't you come to keep me running?
Yeah, I keep on running
Well, I keep on running

[Bridge]
Loneliness of the long distance runner
Shadow, come closer, so I'll go on further
Loneliness of the long distance runner
Shadow, come closer, so I'll go on further
Loneliness of the long distance runner
Shadow, come closer, so I'll go on further
Loneliness of the long distance runner
Shadow, come closer, so I'll go on further

[Chorus]
Oh, when I fall down, fall down
Then I know to keep on running
Oh, if I fall down, fall down
Then I know to keep on running (Woah)

[Outro]
Fall down, when I slow down (Keep on running)
Slow down (Keep on running)
Oh, I slow down (Keep on running)
When I fall down, keep on running
Keep on running
Keep on running
Keep on running

[MrFunny-gqgu]

The vocals at 2:00 gave me *chills.*
🤯 Oh my goodness those vocals were fantastic.

[MultiKilll]

4:10 "welcome to this uefa champions league match ladys and gentleman. My name is martin tyler and this is alan smith"

[presentationdue]

The transition from red desert to this song is absolutely fantastic.

[laurajohnston]

Love the feeling of this and black bull so much aggression and unwillingness to back down. Pure and raw this is why I love this band.❤️

[nazirulridzuan]

My interpretation of this song:
A man chasing after his ambition and pride while his ego is closing in. An anchor that would drag him to his downfall no matter how hard he fights them.

[saqibnoor]

Thank you fifa 20 for bringing me to this master piece...where the hell people are and how we missed this master piece ! !!

[amoonshapedpool]

i love how creepy and calm it is at the same time

[wolvnut]

This song motivates me to keep running n stay stronger while I bleed

[Jninez]

Loneliness of the long distance runner
Shadows come closer, so I'll go on further
When I fall down, then I'll know to keep on running!