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Fuck and Run

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"Fuck and Run"
Song by Liz Phair
from the album Exile in Guyville
Released1993
StudioIdful, Chicago, Illinois
Genre
Length3:07
LabelMatador
Songwriter(s)Liz Phair
Producer(s)Brad Wood

"Fuck and Run" is a song by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair from her debut studio album Exile in Guyville (1993). The song was written by Phair and produced by Brad Wood.

Background and recording

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According to a 2018 interview with Elle.com, Phair stated: "there was no one encounter that I went home and just wrote the song about".[1] In 1991, Phair recorded a demo of "Fuck and Run" and received immediate positive feedback from fans, however, a majority of the feedback was from male fans misinterpreting the song as being pro-sex instead of being about a woman's perspective wanting commitment.

In 1993, Phair re-recorded "Fuck and Run" for her debut album Exile in Guyville. The album's title is a parody of the Rolling Stones album Exile on Main St., which was very much an influence on Phair while recording the final album version of "Fuck and Run".[2]

Later performances

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Phair has continued to perform this song live, including a version performed at Planned Parenthood in 2017 that went viral.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Liz Phair Wrote the Book on Fucking. Or the Best Song About It, At Least". Elle.com. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "'60 Songs That Explain the '90s': Liz Phair Didn't Need Guyville As Much As Guyville Needed Her". The Ringer. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Watch Liz Phair Play "Fuck and Run" with Best Coast at a Planned Parenthood Fundraiser". Vice. Retrieved March 13, 2023.