that the song "turn[s] out to be the average of what the substantial LP offers rather than [a standout]." The song received praise from American singer-songwriter Katy Perry, tweeting that the song "makes my [heart] a flutter". Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan also commented about the song, saying it is "100% my fave song at the minute." Aurora was awarded a NOPA grant of kr 30,000 for this song in 2014. Commercial breakthrough Upon its release, "Runaway" was streamed over a million times in six weeks on the streaming platform Spotify. The song did not impact any record charts until it gained attention in 2021 with a trend on the video-sharing platform TikTok. The trend consisted of posing while using a filter that repeatedly changed to a "starry sky" background. Aurora herself later posted a video on TikTok using the filter. "Runaway" became Aurora's most successful single in her native Norway, charting at number 14. The song did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, though it peaked at number one on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, spending 2 weeks in that position. As of November 2022, the song has achieved more than 100 million streams on Spotify. Due to the popularity of "Runaway" in streaming services and its six-year anniversary in 2021, Aurora released a series of compilation EPs that contained her released songs at the time. The song was eventually included on the compilation EP For the Humans Who Take Long Walks in the Forest, released on 4 February. The same day, Aurora posted a YouTube video clip subtitled "Tik Tok Fan Edition", which included several clips that were published to TikTok. Music video Background and release A music video for "Runaway" was directed by Kenny McCracken, who would later be the director for three other singles of All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend ("Conqueror", "Half the World Away", and "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"). The video was filmed in early 2015 in various landscapes of Bergen near Aurora's hometown and took three days to film it. About filming the video, Aurora told in an interview with NME: "It was extremely cold... I didn't have a lot of clothes. We were stood in the middle of the snow for a lot of hours. I was sick for a lot of time after, which I always am after a video because I insist to