Craig Allen’s Fun Facts: “Runaway”
"Runaway" was Bon Jovi's first hit...so first...so early, in fact, that it was a hit before there really was a Bon Jovi!
Jon wrote it in 1980 or 1981 (I have found conflicting information) with early collaborator George Karak.
The original "Runaway" was recorded by Jon, and a bunch of studio musicians, for the "Power Station Demos...