Running with the Wolves

This article is about the EP. For the song, see Running with the Wolves (song).

Running with the Wolves is the debut extended play (EP) by Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora. It was released on 4 May 2015 via Decca and Universal Music.

Running with the Wolves
EP by Aurora
Released	4 May 2015 (2015-05-04)
Recorded	2013–2015
Studio	Lydriket (Bergen)[a] Shed Studios (London)[b] Electric Music (London)[c]
Genre	Electronic
Length	14:59
Label	Decca Universal
Producer	Aurora Magnus Skylstad Odd Martin Skålnes Dan McDougall Electric
Aurora chronology
Running with the Wolves (2015) All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (2016)
Singles from Running with the Wolves
"Runaway" Released: 7 February 2015 "Running with the Wolves" Released: 20 April 2015

Running with the Wolves was supported by two singles: "Runaway" and the title track.

Composition

Running with the Wolves is an electronic EP.^[1] According to Aurora, every song on the EP has a different theme: "a very morbid one, a dreamy one, an animalistic one and then a quite sad one."^[2] "Runaway" was released as the lead single of the EP on 7 February 2015 through Petroleum Records.^[3] The title track was released as the second and final single of the album. The song has also been adapted to the film Wolfwalkers (2020) produced by Tom Moore. Previous singles "Awakening" and "Under Stars" were included on the vinyl edition of the EP.

Release and promotion

Running with the Wolves was released on 4 May 2015.^[4][5]

To promote the EP, Aurora did several performances. She performed at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.^[6] She has played a sold-out headline show in London and supported Of Monsters and Men at Brixton Academy in November 2015.^[7] "Runaway" was used at the finale of the third season of the Fox American television psychological thriller series The Following.^[8]

Track listings

Digital and CD edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Runaway"	Aurora Aksnes Magnus Åserud Skylstad	Odd Martin Skålnes Skylstad	4:10
2.	"Running with the Wolves"	Aksnes Michelle Leonard Nicolas Rebscher	Skålnes Rebscher Skylstad	3:12
3.	"In Boxes"	Aksnes Edvard Førre Erfjord Henrik Michelsen	Electric Skylstad	3:22
4.	"Little Boy in the Grass"	Aksnes Skylstad Skålnes	Skalnes Skylstad	4:15
Total length:				14:59

Vinyl edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Runaway"	Aurora Aksnes Magnus Aserud Skylstad	4:10
2.	"Running with the Wolves"	Aksnes Michelle Leonard Nicolas Rebscher	3:12
3.	"Awakening"	Odd Martin Skålnes	3:40
4.	"Under Stars"	Dan McDougall	3:19
5.	"In Boxes"	Aksnes Edvard Førre Erfjord Henrik Michelsen	3:22
6.	"Little Boy in the Grass"	Aksnes Skylstad Skålnes	4:15
Total length:			21:58

Notes

• The vinyl version of the EP includes an alternate version of "Awakening" than the single release.

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	European Border Breakers Awards	Album of the Year: Norway	Won	[9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the vinyl version of Running with the Wolves.^[10]

Musicians Aurora Aksnes – vocals (all tracks); piano (tracks 1, 3, 6); synth (track 1) Alf Lund Godbolt – synth (tracks 2, 4); programming (track 7) Nicolas Rebscher - synth (track 3); keyboards (track 16); programming (track 3) Odd Martin Skålnes – synth (tracks 1, 5-9, 12); piano (tracks 10, 13); drums & percussion (track 2); programming (tracks 2, 4-6, 11-13); bass guitar (tracks 2-4, 9, 10); acoustic guitar (tracks 14, 15) Magnus Åserud Skylstad – drums (all tracks); piano (track 2); drums & percussion (all tracks) Øystein Skar - synth (track 10) Pete Davis - keyboards & programming (tracks 2, 6, 8) Michelle Leonard - keyboards & programming (track 16) Edvard Førre Erfjord - programming (track 11) Henrik Michelsen - programming (track 11) Matias Monsen - cello (track 15) Askjell Solstrand - wurlitzer organ (track 13) Geoff Lawson - conductor (The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) (track 13) The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestra (track 13)

Technical Aurora Aksnes - production (tracks 1, 4) Edvard Førre Erfjord - production, programming & recording (track 3) Henrik Michelsen - production, programming & recording (track 3) Magnus Åserud Skylstad - production, programming & recording (all tracks), mixing (all tracks) Nicolas Rebscher - production & programming (track 2) Odd Martin Skålnes - production, programming & recording (all tracks) Neil Comber - mixing (tracks 4, 5, 9, 11) Alex Wharton - mastering & engineering (all tracks) Artwork Magnus Rakeng - artwork Kenny McCracken - photography

Certifications

Certifications for Running with the Wolves

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[11]	Platinum	20,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. All tracks
2. Additional recording on track 4
3. Additional recording on track 5