Gnarls Barkley - "Go Go Gadget Gospel" (from St. Elsewhere)

Anyway, back to the matter at hand. Yeah, "Run" is jumpy and pretty retro, and seems to be aching for a mashup with "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone." Unfortunately the lyrics never quite coalesce into a hook, with the chorus consisting mostly of Cee-Lo hollering "run away!" over and over. Actually, now that I think of it, this is kind of a pale version of OutKast's "B. O. B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)," a song whose towering brilliance has only become more astounding in the eight (!!) years since its release:

OutKast - "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" (from Stankonia)

Now that's a genre-bending freakout jam. Who knows where "Run" will fit in on the new album: St. Elsewhere itself had about five pleasant-but-forgettable tracks, and if I was Danger Mouse, I'd probably want to deflect some hype with a less-accessible single at first. Who knows. Either way, Gnarls Barkley's The Odd Couple will be out on April 8th.