It Keeps You Runnin'
| "It Keeps You Runnin'" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Doobie Brothers | ||||
| from the album Takin' It to the Streets | ||||
| B-side | "Turn It Loose" | |||
| Released | October 5, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Warner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Yacht rock | |||
| Length | 4:20 (Album version) 4:07 (Single version) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael McDonald | |||
| Producer(s) | Ted Templeman | |||
| The Doobie Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"It Keeps You Runnin'" is a song by the American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The song was written by band member Michael McDonald, and served as the third single from their sixth studio album Takin' It to the Streets (1976). It was also covered by Carly Simon the same year and released as the lead single from her sixth studio album Another Passenger.
The Doobie Brothers' version was featured in the 1994 Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump, and was included on the film's multi-platinum selling soundtrack album.
The song was also featured in the soundtrack of the 1978 film FM.