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| Released | September 21, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | September 1991 – August 1993 | |||
| Length | 29:18 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
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Runaway Love is anEP by American recording groupEn Vogue. It was released byEast West Records on September 21, 1993, in the United States. The EP followed their multi-platinum hit albumFunky Divas in 1992. The EP contains the title track, "Runaway Love" featuring FMob, known as Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
| Vibe | (favorable)[6] |
AllMusic editorStephen Thomas Erlewine found that "apart from the great title track, there is little in this collection of filler and remixes of interest to anyone but dedicated fans."[1] James Earl Hardy fromEntertainment Weekly wrote: "Even on an EP, the ladies have got it goin’ on. The remixes of "Hip Hop Lover," "Desire," and "What Is Love" are smokin’, while the new tunes [...] prove these divas have more in common withThe Emotions andThe Sweet Inspirations than withThe Supremes."[3]
Runaway Love debuted at number 57 on the USBillboard 200 and number 17 on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the week of July 5, 1993, with first-week sales of 17,500 copies.[7] It eventually peaked at number 49 on theBillboard 200 and 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[8][9] The self-titled lead single fromRunaway Love quickly became a hit on US Pop and R&B: Also included is the hit collaboration withSalt-N-Pepa, titled "Whatta Man", a top five hit on Billboard's Hot 100 and Top R&B Songs.[10] The EP also features new remixes of "What Is Love", "Desire", and "Hip Hop Lover" from theFunky Divas album.
All songs written and produced by Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, except noted otherwise.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Runaway Love (E.P. Version)" (featuringFMob) | 4:58 | ||
| 2. | "Whatta Man" (Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue) | 4:54 | ||
| 3. | "Hip Hop Lover (Hip Hop Remix)" | 4:18 | ||
| 4. | "Desire (Dancehall Remix)" | 3:57 | ||
| 5. | "What Is Love (Club Mix)" | 5:35 | ||
| 6. | "Runaway Love (Extended Version)" (featuring FMob) | 5:36 | ||
| Total length: | 29:18 | |||
Credits adapted from the liner notes ofRunaway Love.[11]
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| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[8] | 49 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 16 |
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