Run with Us

{{distinguish|Run with Us (The Fooo Conspiracy song)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2011}} {{Infobox song | name = Run with Us | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Lisa Lougheed | album = Evergreen Nights | B-side = Hold Back Tomorrow | released = 1988 | recorded = 1987 | studio = | venue = | genre = Dance-rock | length = 4:29 | label = {{hlist|Run Records|CBC|Ariola}} | writer = Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll, Steve Lunt | producer = Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Ain't No Planes | next_year = 1988 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|WbkAiRV3m38|"Run with Us"}}}} }}

"'''Run with Us'''" is the end theme song for the 1980s television series ''The Raccoons''. It was written by Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll and Steve Lunt.

The song was originally recorded by Steve Lunt for the first season in 1985 but was later covered by and is more associated with Lisa Lougheed and included on her first album ''Evergreen Nights'', as well as being heard at the end of every ''Raccoons'' episode from the second season until the series ended in 1991. The song featured in several episodes of the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 10 coolest cartoon characters of all time |date=18 March 2017 |url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/list/television/coolest-cartoon-characters/ |accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top 50 90s kids' TV themes |date=19 June 2015 |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/top-50-90s-kids-tv-themes/ |access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>

The song was made available to streaming services on April 22, 2026, through 604 Records, as part of the franchise's 40th anniversary, and the planned rollout of soundtrack reissues. A cover from Vancouver band Fionn is slated for release in June.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beloved Canadian Classic The Raccoons Returns as Digital Debut of Long-Lost Music and New Covers Kicks Off Franchise Revival |url=https://www.604records.com/2026/03/beloved-canadian-classic-the-raccoons-returns-as-digital-debut-of-long-lost-music-and-new-covers-kicks-off-franchise-revival/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260425042708/https://www.604records.com/2026/03/beloved-canadian-classic-the-raccoons-returns-as-digital-debut-of-long-lost-music-and-new-covers-kicks-off-franchise-revival/ |archive-date=2026-04-25 |url-status=live|website=604 Records |access-date=19 April 2026 |language=en |date=March 2026}} </ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nerd Culture Interviews Kevin Gillis |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNdP9-56CcQ&t=2866s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/gNdP9-56CcQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |access-date=23 July 2021 |language=en |date=20 September 2020 |quote=We're gonna release the Lisa Lougheed version, and also my co-writer at the time, Steven Lunt, from the UK [...] He did a version in the first season that was never released, and we're gonna, we've just remastered it, it sounds spectacular. But yes, both versions will...will...will end up out there.}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Notable uses== * The song was included in the closing credits of Canadian filmmaker Jason Eisener's film ''Hobo with a Shotgun''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hayes |first=Sean |title=Jason Eisener on His Heroic Hobo |url=http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/show-video/jason-eisener-on-his-heroic-hobo.html |accessdate=March 25, 2011 |work=CBC News |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107044429/http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/show-video/jason-eisener-on-his-heroic-hobo.html |archivedate=January 7, 2012 }}</ref>

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Category:1985 songs Category:1987 debut singles Category:Songs written for animated series Category:Animated series theme songs Category:Children's television theme songs Category:Songs about friendship Category:The Raccoons Category:Music videos shot in Toronto