# Love Runs Out
**Love Runs Out** is a pop song by the American band [OneRepublic](https://www.edgepedia.org/onerepublic), written by band members [Ryan Tedder](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryan-tedder), Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown, Zach Filkins, and [Eddie Fisher](https://www.edgepedia.org/eddie-fisher) and released in 2014 as part of the reissue of the band's third studio album, *Native* (2013).[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1974755/000119312524147139/d791027dpartiiandiii.htm) Produced by Tedder and issued on Mosley Music/Interscope, it debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and eventually reached number 15, while in the United Kingdom it peaked at number 3 on the Official Singles Chart.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1974755/000119312524147139/d791027dpartiiandiii.htm) • [2](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/onerepublic-love-runs-out/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist | OneRepublic, an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2002[3](https://chart-history.net/cc/cc-onerepublic.pdf) |
| Written by | Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown, Eddie Fisher, Zach Filkins, and Ryan Tedder[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1974755/000119312524147139/d791027dpartiiandiii.htm) |
| Production | Produced and recorded by Ryan Tedder; mixed by Serban Ghenea; mastered by Chris Gehringer[4](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1583116040) |
| Release | Added as the second track on the *Native* re-release on April 14, 2014; label Mosley Music/Interscope, catalog number USUM71404631[5](https://www.showrock.com/timeline/love-runs-out-announced/) • [2](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/onerepublic-love-runs-out/) |
| US peak | Number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 after debuting at number 81; 20 weeks on the chart (May 3 to October 4, 2014)[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1974755/000119312524147139/d791027dpartiiandiii.htm) • [6](https://hitslist.fyi/song/onerepublic-love-runs-out-t27ks9ehbtat) |
| UK peak | Number 3 on the Official Singles Chart, first charted August 16, 2014, 16 weeks on the chart[2](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/onerepublic-love-runs-out/) |
| Other markets | Top 5 in Austria, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and the UK; number 22 in New Zealand and number 22 over 9 weeks on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5](https://www.showrock.com/timeline/love-runs-out-announced/) • [7](https://onerepublic.fandom.com/wiki/Love_Runs_Out_%28song%29) • [8](https://www.chartreign.com/artist/onerepublic?chart=aria-singles) |
| Streaming | 396,704,250 Spotify streams as of October 15, 2026[9](https://streamclout.io/track/love-runs-out/4ZgobyHNokQvVxQRtNHTdc) |
## Background and writing
The song dates from the sessions for *Native*, the album OneRepublic released in March 2013. In a March 2014 interview with Capital FM, frontman Ryan Tedder, a songwriter who has also written for artists including Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, and Adele, explained its late arrival: "when we were working on 'Native' ... He explained that when the album was being made he believed the song, titled 'Love Runs Out', would become the lead single, a view shared by several bandmates, but the chorus remained unfinished. And you can't have a song without a chorus."[10](https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/onerepublic/news/new-song-love-runs-out/)
The missing chorus delayed the song by roughly a year. Tedder said it "took me about a year" and that "we finished it in Paris," adding, "I like it as much as 'Counting Stars'. ... It's definitely the coolest thing we've done."[10](https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/onerepublic/news/new-song-love-runs-out/) In a 2014 interview with *The Guardian* he made the same point: the band "had a song, Love Runs Out, that was meant to be the first single on Native but I couldn't finish it and refused to put it out until I felt good about it."[11](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/23/ryan-tedder-one-direction-one-republic-harry-styles) Because the song was not ready in time, it was left off the original album tracklist and the band reissued *Native* in 2014 to include it.[12](https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/onerepublic-love-runs-out/)
OneRepublic confirmed via Twitter on April 8, 2014 that the song, recorded at Studio Faust Records in Prague, would be released.[5](https://www.showrock.com/timeline/love-runs-out-announced/) Billboard's March 22, 2014 profile of Tedder noted that a new OneRepublic single called "Love Runs Out" was due for release later that spring.[13](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2014/BB-2014-10-03-22.pdf)
## Release
The song was added as the second track on the *Native* re-release on April 14, 2014.[5](https://www.showrock.com/timeline/love-runs-out-announced/) Capital FM reported that the track would be available to pre-order on iTunes from April 15, when its UK release date would be revealed, and that it headed up a re-packaged version of *Native* including three brand new songs.[14](https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/onerepublic/news/brand-new-single/) In Germany the single received its radio premiere on May 16, 2014 and reached stores on June 6, 2014.[15](https://www.universal-music.de/onerepublic/news/onerepublics-love-runs-out-bald-live-als-neue-single-und-offizieller-zdf-wm-song-228193)
A remix single followed on July 29, 2014 on Mosley/Interscope, with a [Passion Pit](https://www.edgepedia.org/passion-pit) remix (4:59), a Grabbitz remix (3:19), and a Disciples remix (4:59), under UPC 00602537968107.[16](https://www.universalmusic.it/popular-music/album/love-runs-out_31101669927/)
## Chart performance
On the Billboard Hot 100 the single debuted at number 81 and eventually reached number 15.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1974755/000119312524147139/d791027dpartiiandiii.htm) Its reconstructed weekly run shows a slow climb through the top 40, peaking at number 15 in its eleventh week and charting for 20 weeks from May 3 to October 4, 2014.[6](https://hitslist.fyi/song/onerepublic-love-runs-out-t27ks9ehbtat) In the United Kingdom it entered the Official Singles Chart at number 3 on August 16, 2014, held that position for a second week, and spent 16 weeks on the chart through December 6, 2014; it also peaked at number 3 on the Official Singles Sales and Downloads charts and at number 31 on the Official Streaming Chart.[2](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/onerepublic-love-runs-out/)
Elsewhere the song broke the top 5 in Austria, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and the UK, reached number 22 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and peaked at number 22 over 9 weeks on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[5](https://www.showrock.com/timeline/love-runs-out-announced/) • [7](https://onerepublic.fandom.com/wiki/Love_Runs_Out_%28song%29) • [8](https://www.chartreign.com/artist/onerepublic?chart=aria-singles) On streaming it later peaked at number 26 on the US Spotify weekly chart (11 weeks) and number 19 on the UK Spotify weekly chart (22 weeks).[6](https://hitslist.fyi/song/onerepublic-love-runs-out-t27ks9ehbtat)
The track has continued to earn royalties as a catalog asset. A filing by the royalty-trading platform JKBX lists both the composition (ISWC T-914.190.918-4) and the sound recording (ISRC USUM71404631) with worldwide public performance and digital performance income, reporting historical royalties of $19,528 (2020), $17,592 (2021), and $20,222.80 (2022) for the composition, and $7,145, $6,103, and $8,565.73 for the recording over the same years.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1974755/000119312524147139/d791027dpartiiandiii.htm)
## Lyrics and reception
The lyrics frame determination within a romance. The opening lines run, "I'll be your light, your match, your burning sun / I'll be the bright in black that's makin' you run," and the chorus promises, "we'll work it out, yeah, we'll work it out."[4](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1583116040) • [12](https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/onerepublic-love-runs-out/) Toward the end the song widens into a statement about what people pursue generally: "Oh, we all want the same thing / Oh, we all run for something / Run for God, for fate / For love, for hate / For gold, for rust / For diamonds, for dust."[12](https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/onerepublic-love-runs-out/)
Apple Music's credits list Ryan Tedder on lead vocals, programming, piano, and guitar; Brent Kutzle on bass guitar and background vocals; Drew Brown on guitar; Eddie Fisher on drums; Zach Filkins on background vocals and autoharp; and Bobbie Gordon on background vocals.[4](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1583116040) Plugged In's review described a catchy, determination-filled tune propelled by insistent drums and a pounding piano line, and 4Music called it a "spine-tingling track" with "slick production" and "a stomper".[12](https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/onerepublic-love-runs-out/) • [7](https://onerepublic.fandom.com/wiki/Love_Runs_Out_%28song%29)
## Promotional use and covers
In Germany, "Love Runs Out" served as the official World Cup song of the broadcaster ZDF for the 2014 [FIFA World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-world-cup); the broadcaster praised the band for the knack of spreading stadium atmosphere with its songs, and the single was performed live on the band's German tour dates from October 2014.[15](https://www.universal-music.de/onerepublic/news/onerepublics-love-runs-out-bald-live-als-neue-single-und-offizieller-zdf-wm-song-228193) The song was also used as the promotional song for the television show *How to Get Away with Murder*.[5](https://www.showrock.com/timeline/love-runs-out-announced/)
The Voice winner [Josh Kaufman](https://www.edgepedia.org/josh-kaufman-singer) recorded a 2014 cover of the song that charted in the US.[17](https://musicvf.com/song.php?id=151962) A live version of the song by OneRepublic was released through the *One Night In Malibu* performance on Mosley Music/Interscope.[18](https://www.beatport.com/track/love-runs-out/23400566) A separate 2019 song titled "Love Runs Out" by [Martin Garrix](https://www.edgepedia.org/martin-garrix) with G-Eazy and Sasha Alex Sloan shares the title but is a different track, described as a fresh hip-hop song with a melodic hook.[19](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/martin-garrix-joins-forces-with-g-eazy-and-sasha-alex-sloan-on-love-runs-out)
## References
1. [JKBX Part II and III (2024), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1974755/000119312524147139/d791027dpartiiandiii.htm)
2. [LOVE RUNS OUT – ONEREPUBLIC, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/onerepublic-love-runs-out/)
3. [OneRepublic chart chronology, chart-history.net](https://chart-history.net/cc/cc-onerepublic.pdf)
4. [Love Runs Out – Song by OneRepublic, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1583116040)
5. [Love Runs Out announced, showrock](https://www.showrock.com/timeline/love-runs-out-announced/)
6. [Love Runs Out by OneRepublic: chart & list history, hitslist](https://hitslist.fyi/song/onerepublic-love-runs-out-t27ks9ehbtat)
7. [Love Runs Out (song), OneRepublic Wiki (Fandom)](https://onerepublic.fandom.com/wiki/Love_Runs_Out_%28song%29)
8. [OneRepublic chart history (ARIA), ChartReign](https://www.chartreign.com/artist/onerepublic?chart=aria-singles)
9. [Love Runs Out by OneRepublic – Spotify Streams, StreamClout](https://streamclout.io/track/love-runs-out/4ZgobyHNokQvVxQRtNHTdc)
10. [OneRepublic Call New Single 'Love Runs Out' The "Coolest Thing We've Done" – Audio, Capital FM](https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/onerepublic/news/new-song-love-runs-out/)
11. [Ryan Tedder: One Direction are so normal it almost turns you off, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/23/ryan-tedder-one-direction-one-republic-harry-styles)
12. ["Love Runs Out" – Plugged In track review by Adam R. Holz](https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/onerepublic-love-runs-out/)
13. [Billboard Magazine, 22 March 2014](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2014/BB-2014-10-03-22.pdf)
14. [OneRepublic Unveil Brand New Single 'Love Runs Out', Capital FM](https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/onerepublic/news/brand-new-single/)
15. [OneRepublics "Love Runs Out" bald live, als neue Single und offizieller ZDF-WM-Song, Universal Music Deutschland](https://www.universal-music.de/onerepublic/news/onerepublics-love-runs-out-bald-live-als-neue-single-und-offizieller-zdf-wm-song-228193)
16. [Love Runs Out (remixes), Universal Music Italia](https://www.universalmusic.it/popular-music/album/love-runs-out_31101669927/)
17. [Love Runs Out (song by OneRepublic), Music VF](https://musicvf.com/song.php?id=151962)
18. [OneRepublic – Love Runs Out (from One Night In Malibu), Beatport](https://www.beatport.com/track/love-runs-out/23400566)
19. [Martin Garrix joins forces with G-Eazy and Sasha Alex Sloan on 'Love Runs Out', Sony Music Canada](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/martin-garrix-joins-forces-with-g-eazy-and-sasha-alex-sloan-on-love-runs-out)
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