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Keep On Running (The Real Milli Vanilli song)

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"Keep On Running"
Single by Milli Vanilli / the Real Milli Vanilli
from the album The Moment of Truth
B-side"The End of Good Times"
Released5 November 1990
GenreDance, reggae
Length3:58
LabelHansa
Songwriter(s)Chris Kindt, Frank Farian, Franz Reuther
Producer(s)Frank Farian
Milli Vanilli / the Real Milli Vanilli singles chronology
"All or Nothing"
(1989) 		"Keep On Running"
(1990) 		"Too Late (True Love)"
(1991)
Alternative cover
With real voices of Milli Vanilli

"Keep on Running" is a song credited to German pop group Milli Vanilli before and during the lip-synching scandal and later credited to the Real Milli Vanilli after. It was released in 1990 and peaked at number two in Austria, number four in Germany, number six in Italy and number eight in Switzerland. The song was also released in France, but failed to enter the singles chart, as did "Too Late (True Love)". "Keep on Running" would be the duo's final single as Milli Vanilli, and was the first single of the Real Milli Vanilli.

Critical reception

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Gary Crossing from Record Mirror wrote, "It's nice to see these boys back in the forefront of the dance music scene after having their reputations sallied by some unsavoury accusations with regards to their vocal talents. Here they're in someone else's fine voices with this busy stonker of a floor filler, which occasionally lapses into a 'Dreadlock Holiday' stylee reggae lilt. I'm speechless."[1]

Track listings

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  • CD maxi
  1. "Keep on Running" (Club Mix) — 6:40
  2. "The End of Good Times" — 4:09
  3. "Keep on Running" (Running Man Mix) — 5:45
  4. "Keep on Running" (Radio Version) — 4:04
  • 7-inch single
  1. "Keep on Running" — 3:58
  2. "The End of Good Times" — 3:45
  • 12-inch maxi
  1. "Keep on Running" (Club Mix) — 6:15
  2. "The End of Good Times" — 3:35
  3. "Keep on Running" (Running Man Mix) — 5:45
  4. "Keep on Running" (Radio Mix) — 3:58
  • "Real Voices of Milli Vanilli" CD maxi
  1. "Keep on Running" (Club Mix) — 7:50
  2. "The End of Good Times" — 3:39
  3. "Keep on Running" (Running Man Mix) — 5:45
  4. "Keep on Running" (Radio Version) — 4:04

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Keep On Running
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[19] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[20] Gold 250,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Crossing, Gary (5 January 1991). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 11. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 230.
  3. ^ "Milli Vanilli – Keep on Running" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ^ "Milli Vanilli – Keep on Running" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 5. 2 February 1991. p. 23.
  6. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Milli Vanilli". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 172. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Milli Vanilli – Keep on Running" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Milli Vanilli".
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Milli Vanilli" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^ "Milli Vanilli – Keep on Running" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 15. 13 April 1991. p. 30. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. ^ "Milli Vanilli – Keep on Running". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1991" (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. 21 December 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via World Radio History.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1991" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Milli Vanilli – Keep On Running" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Milli Vanilli; 'Keep On Running')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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