Running Around

Album: released as a single (2025)
Charted: 28
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Songfacts®:

  • Ely Oaks is a producer and DJ with a name that sounds like it was plucked straight from a rustic English village rather than the electronic underground of Berlin. His love of music runs in the family; both his stepfather and biological father were involved in music production and underground scenes.

    Known for crafting high-energy dance tracks, Ely Oaks released "Running Around" on February 4, 2025. The pulsating EDM anthem quickly found an audience on SoundCloud and YouTube.
  • The uncredited vocalist sings about her romantic exasperation. Her repeated refrain: "you keep on running around with other women in town" evokes someone who is less than thrilled with their partner's extracurricular activities.
  • The song samples Nosi's "So Good," a track released around the same time. Nosi is the moniker of Luxembourgish DJ and producer Eric Nosbusch.

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