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"Runaway Daydreamer" is a song by the English recording artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor for her fifth studio album ''Wanderlust'' (2014). The song was released on 31 March 2014 as the second single of the album. Composed by Ed Harcourt with additional writing by Ellis-Bextor, it is a chamber pop track which features percussion and string instruments. Its lyrics, written in a way resemblant of nursery rhymes, expound on escapism and "self discovery". "Runaway Daydreamer" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised Ellis-Bextor's vocals and its sound; some denoted it as a highlight of ''Wanderlust''. The song was promoted with a music video directed by Sophie Muller, which largely shows Ellis-Bextor in a lounge room and walking through an abandoned pier. It was also performed on programmes including ITV's ''Loose Women'', and peaked at number 29 on the UK Indie chart. The song was featured on the regular and OW Version of the Theme Park Playlist. ==Composition and reception== "Runaway Daydreamer", as with the rest of ''Wanderlust'', was co-written by its producer Ed Harcourt along with Ellis-Bextor. It was recorded at the State of the Ark studios, mixed and engineered by Richard Woodcruft, and mastered by Miles Showell. It is a chamber pop track which includes string arrangements and "shuffled percussion".〔 Clare Considine of ''Time Out'' compared its sonority to that of a Humphrey Bogart movie soundtrack.〔 AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the track as a "girl group homage". Davidf Farrell of PopMatters opined that the song and "Until the Stars Collide" set a "soaring, dreamy" atmosphere for ''Wanderlust''. According to the sheet music published by Music Sales Group, the song contains 116 beats per minute in crotchet. Its introduction follows a chord progression of ''C''—''F/C''—''C''—''F/C''—''C''—''F/C''—''C''—''F'', and transitions into the verse section in which the notes ''C''–''F''–''C'' are followed. The track is composed in the traditional verse–chorus form. Ellis-Bextor's vocals during the song incorporate the melisma technique and span from G to E. The song's lyrics, which discuss escapism, are constructed in a way resemblant of nursery rhymes. During the chorus, Ellis-Bextor sings "It's just my imagination / Running away / Girl's gotta have a little daydream / It's a secret escape / It's just my imagination / Running away / Don't worry baby, I'm here to stay".〔 Considine highlighted "I could tie up the bed sheets and slide down the house / Be gone before the morning comes" as lyrics exemplificative of Ellis-Bextor's "artistic freedom" in ''Wanderlust''. Reviewing the song for ''Loud and Quiet'', Stuart Stubbs wrote that it "sees our protagonist pull herself out of squalor and onto a road of self discovery." The song concludes with a short outro where Ellis-Bextor repeats the line "Don't worry baby, I'm here to stay" twice.〔 On behalf of Virgin Media, Matthew Horton opined that "Runaway Daydreamer" was the standout of ''Wanderlust'', describing Ellis-Bextor's vocals in it as "prim and gorgeous". James Fyfe of ''The 405'' echoed his view, praising Ellis-Bextor's vocal performance, as well as highlighting its sonority, despite observing it was not "musically adventurous". Writing for Digital Spy, Robert Copsey billed the song as beautiful and "shimmering". Thomas Erlewine highlighted the song as a standout, commenting that the album was "at its best when it's slightly dexterous", citing the song as an example.〔 ''The Irish Times'' Louise Bruton wrote that the song explores "twee danger zones" and called it a "blunder". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Runaway Daydreamer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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