Run Up

"Run Up"
Single by Major Lazer featuring PartyNextDoor and Nicki Minaj
from the album Major Lazer Essentials
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2017 (2017-01-26)
Recorded2016
GenreDancehall
Length3:23
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Major Lazer singles chronology
"Believer"
(2016)
"Run Up"
(2017)
"Know No Better"
(2017)
PartyNextDoor singles chronology
"Not Nice"
(2016)
"Run Up"
(2017)
"Still Got Time"
(2017)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Side to Side"
(2016)
"Run Up"
(2017)
"Swalla"
(2017)

"Run Up" is a song by the American electronic band Major Lazer featuring the Canadian singer PartyNextDoor and the American rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on YouTube on January 26, 2017, by Mad Decent and Because Music, intended to be the third single from their fourth studio album Music Is the Weapon, but it was then confirmed as the second single from their debut greatest hits album Major Lazer Essentials. The song was written by primary Major Lazer member Diplo, Stargate, PartyNextDoor, Minaj, and Phillip Meckseper, while the song's production was handled by Major Lazer, Stargate, and Jr Blender.