Run Come Save Me

Run Come Save Me is the second studio album by English hip hop musician Roots Manuva.^[1] It was released on Big Dada in 2001.^[2]

Run Come Save Me
Studio album by Roots Manuva
Released	13 August 2001 (2001-08-13)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	57:53
Label	Big Dada
Producer	Wayne Bennett Lord Gosh Al Mono Hylton Smythe Skillamanjaro
Roots Manuva chronology
Brand New Second Hand (1999) Run Come Save Me (2001) Dub Come Save Me (2002)
Singles from Run Come Save Me
"Witness (1 Hope)" Released: 23 July 2001 "Dreamy Days" Released: 8 October 2001

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[1]
Muzik	4/5[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	4.1/10[2]
Q	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
Spin	7/10[8]

John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "Roots Manuva handled every type of song with flowing confidence and a bemused air, whether it was a club jam or a message track."^[3] Alex Needham of NME called it "Brit-rap's finest hour to date."^[5] Christian Hopwood of BBC Music felt that the album "should be lauded for its degree of musical invention and individual approach to the genre".^[9]

Q listed it as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No Strings..."		1:25
2.	"Bashment Boogie" (featuring Ricky Rankin)	Wayne Bennett	3:19
3.	"Witness (1 Hope)"	Lord Gosh	4:15
4.	"Join the Dots" (featuring Chali 2na)	Al Mono	3:59
5.	"Black Box Interlude"		0:22
6.	"Ital Visions"	Hylton Smythe	4:42
7.	"Kicking the Cack"	Lord Gosh	3:36
8.	"Dub Styles" (featuring The Lingalong Tecknishun)	Lord Gosh	2:40
9.	"Trim Body"	Lord Gosh	3:35
10.	"Artical"	Lord Gosh	3:21
11.	"Hol' It Up" (featuring Riddla)	Lord Gosh	2:48
12.	"Stone the Crows"	Hylton Smythe	3:21
13.	"Sinny Sin Sins"	Hylton Smythe	3:36
14.	"Evil Rabbit"	Hylton Smythe	3:24
15.	"Swords in the Dirt" (featuring Niara, Danny Vicious, Rodney P, Blackitude, Big P, and Skeme)	Wayne Bennett	4:40
16.	"Highest Grade" (featuring Seanie T)	Lord Gosh	4:05
17.	"Dreamy Days"	Skillamanjaro	4:45

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	33

Certifications

Certifications for Run Come Save Me

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.