Protect and Survive (song)

"Protect and Survive"
Single by Runrig
from the album The Cutter and the Clan
B-side"Protect And Survive (Live Version)"
ReleasedAugust 1988
StudioCastlesound Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland
LabelChrysalis – CHSCD 3284
Runrig singles chronology
"Worker for the Wind / Alba"
(1987) 		"Protect and Survive"
(1988) 		"News from Heaven"
(1989)

"Protect and Survive" is a 1988 single released by Scottish celtic rock band Runrig, released in August 1988 and the second and final single from their fifth studio album The Cutter and the Clan (1987). It was released via the bands own independent record label, Ridge.

Release and promotion

Runrig featured on the Channel 4 programme Playing For Your Country on 4 January 1993. A spokesperson for the band claimed that the television exposure will hopefully gather new fans for the band, particularly in England, and upon hearing songs like "Protect and Survive" will then "become intrigued once they see and hear what Runrig are like".[1]

Track listing

Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, single (UK)

  1. "Protect and Survive"
  2. "Protect And Survive" (live version)

Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, single, promo, stereo (Germany)

  1. "Protect and Survive"
  2. "Protect and Survive" (live Version)

CD, single, Limited Edition (UK)

  1. "Protect and Survive" (extended version)
  2. "Protect and Survive" (7" version)
  3. "Protect and Survive" (live version)
  4. "Hearts of Olden Glory" (live version)

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 110[3]

References

  1. ^ "Music Week - 9 January 1993" (PDF). Musicweek. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1988". ukmix.org. Retrieved 1 September 2024.