Runaway June Start a Whole New Chapter With ‘We Were Rich’

Runaway June start a brand new era with their next single, “We Were Rich,” looking back to the good-old days even as they move toward a new chapter.

All about the idea that money can’t buy everything, and sometimes the most precious things are free, “We Were Rich” is a nostalgic standout and the first track released since the May departure of founding member Hannah Mulholland. Newly revised to include the emotive fiddle mastery of new trio member, Natalie Stovall, the track is still bathed in stunning three part harmony — but now points to an exciting new future.

“‘We Were Rich’ is probably our favorite song on the record and it’s been a long time coming, this one being a single,” says the band’s Naomi Cooke. “We are so excited to finally be able to say that. It is a song about your childhood or your adolescence. It’s nostalgia reminiscing about back before you knew anything was wrong in the world, back before when you thought you had it all.”

“Rich / We didn’t have it all but we all we thought we did / And Mama always said that we were blessed and I believed her / Never thought the grass was greener / On the other side of our old chain link fence / Yeah we were rich,” goes the warm-and-fuzzy hook.

Written by Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon and Ashley Gorley, “We Were Rich” comes from the band’s 2019 album, Blue Roses. It follows their sharp-eyed single, “Buy My Own Drinks,” and looking ahead, the newly-reborn band plan to work on a Christmas album and all-new music.