First Time Reaction | AURORA - "Runaway" | She's incredible! 

She wrote the main parts of the song at age 11-12, but she has said several times in interviews, that the song made more and more sense to her later in life after she became an artist, when she went into the world touring at age 18 and missing her home. She has also said that the parts about "seeing a face in the sand" and "painting a picture of you" is about grieving over someone you lost, seeing their face everywhere and later trying to recreate it yourself. She lost a godfather at age 11 around when she wrote the song, so it might be about him. Maybe she did run away from home back then in grief, but she has never said anything about it.

To actually really appreciate and understand who Aurora is as a human and an artist you HAVE to watch her live performances. No one puts more of themselves in their live performances. She is Ren level in her live emotions. I love that you’re checking out Runaway, though.

She wrote this song when she was 11 years old I think about a dream she said and it is essentially the song that launched her music career.

There's no harm in reacting to the official video of a song and again to a live version. You will find that many of her live versions, especially the ones she does on Vevo, can be stripped back/acoustic, or just radically different versions.

Its filmed in Norway. Its a nice area, however; the reason it is picked is that its her home area just south of Norway second largest City Bergen. The forrest scenes are were she played as a kid, and the fjord scene is litterally shot in her parents house backyard. The fjord/sea in the background, although a nice one is not really among the spectacular fjords, but is rather a 'friendly neigborhood fjord' that pretty much any Norwegian lives by or have nearby.😅

Aurora is a remarkable artist. She wrote runaway song when she was 11 or 12 years old.

Yes! She played the voice that calls to Elsa throughout the movie. She doesn’t sing any words, but she has a prevalent part in the song Into the Unknown, and she actually released her own solo version of the song, which I may even like more than the original. Not necessary for a reaction I would say since she has far more impactful songs that she’s written and composed herself. But it’s worth a listen if you ever want to play it on your own time. It’s hauntingly beautiful.

With the possible exception of MV "The Seed" and "Cure for Me" Aurora is always best live. That being said they should also be watched live. Her live performances are very excentric and expressive. A treat for the eyes as well as the ears. Saw her live last year and she went beyound my expections!

U cant go wrong with Aurora live most times, there are some videos however that carries a msg like the seed, queendom, apple tree, running with the wolves which makes them worth watching over a live performance.

Not only filmed in Norway. It filmed where she grew up. Basically her back yard Aurora spent countless hours in the forest overlooking the island and fjord you see in the video. No she did not have to leave home. She did not want to leave. Her mother told her the world deserved to hear her music. She basically went kicking and screaming as she did not want to be a singer. It took her a year or two after signing with a company to basically tell them to get lost, or as she stated, "what's the point if I cannot do what I want". Aurora does it her way. You should watch the HAIK documentary to gain an understanding of this incredible human being. I also echo, Aurora is my second favorite, next to Angelina.

Aurora writes and performs from soul. She has one of purest voices I've ever heard in my life. I believe she's a gift to us all to lead us to our own soul. There's no denying it once you fall down her rabbit hole. You'll be hooked.

Don't confuse her lyrics with her personal life , she had a nice happy upbringing with a loving supportive family.

My first time hearing her. WOW. great reaction thank you 💕

I liked the version she performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Awards 2015. I come back to AURORA every few months. Her truth she sings touches my heart. Some days I just need AURORA. She is hauntingly beautiful. When you have time go down the AURORA rabbit hole on RU-vid. It's worth every minute. I really like her video going with her friend and ending with a concert in the forest. It's almost too much so prepare yourself!!

Although Aurora is best experienced live, some of her music videos are mini masterpieces - like "The Seed", "Winterbird" and "Queendom" to name a few. Honestly, I would recommend doing both (maybe in the same reaction video). Also, she will often perform the same song quite differently at different times so it is worth watching different performances of the same song. Oh, and by the way, she does some pretty awesome covers.

Glad you have found this beauty, love her voice and everything she does.

Great Reaction! If I had to give you a brief synopsis of Aurora in bullet points it would be: - Self taught, - Writes her own music, - Produces and /or co-produces her music, - Loves the planet and nature, - Amazing live, - Gets extremely lost in her live performances- Wonderful dancer, - Huge advocate for being yourself, - Her covers of other artist are almost always better than the original. I could probably list so much more but one should discover Aurora in their own way. For a good example of her singing skills, I recommend, Through the Eyes of a Child. Live at Nidarosdomen. She demonstrates some effortless head chest flips, dramatic pauses, great range and some of the best vocalizing I've ever heard.

Live performances is where she shines more but her music videos are very good, she puts a lot of effort into them. Next I highly recommend It Happened Quiet live at The Current. She sings in a higher tone 💜

She is amazing

Aurora is really something unique. I'm a thoroughgoing skeptic but I swear there's something actually magical about her. Like a fairy. She has one foot firmly in this world (which her lyrics testify to) but she sort of inhabits a different plane at the same time. It's...magical. Welcome to the adventure.

The SEED (you cannot eat money oh no) Official Video, One of my favorites besides Murder Song (5,4,3,2,1) The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize concert.

Aurora said three things that I can remember. 1. Björk was her greatest inspiration. 2. Her “soft place to fall” was a reference to her mother’s lap. 3. She said that she doesn’t feel human but rather she feels like a fairy or something more ethereal. Again, her performance shows how her body wants her to express the song. She performs bare footed and is quite expressive with her body free to direct the song.

She is so ethereal 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Just beautiful

Aurora, always different, always best live. She sings in the moment, either mentally linked to her audiences emotions or she is so in her song she is outside our world.

I adore this young lady. Her Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2015) performance is stunning and intriguing. This song is such an ear worm in the best way.

At first you're taken by her voice, then after 2 or 3 listen you get some lirycs in, then few more time you begin to get that you haven't got anything... and you start over again, but each time she grabe your soul and give you peace, without noticing you find your way to your own soul. That is why some call her a soul healer. She rarely explaine her song, they are theire for you to pick what you need. Enjoye your journey 🙂

I love Aurora thank you for the reaction!

Thanks for the great reaction. I'm looking forward to seeing your next reaction to her! I think this song is about sorrow and how we tend to run away from it rather than face it. When she was little, she always wondered why people say “I’m fine” when they aren’t. Aurora is a keen observer of all things about humans. It is good to remember that her songs "almost never" (according to her) about herself. There is a video she explains about this song (you can enjoy her beautiful a cappella, too!) on Genius.

Most of the time, live is best with Aurora. The Music videos that are a must see are "The Seed", "Apple Tree" and "Running with the wolves". The others I would go live for sure. (or do a double shot of both like some reactors do) Here is a link for Aurora "Runaway" song meaning, where she goes into the meaning of the song and sings it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P_-aEdRG95I.html

The MV of The Seed is a must. Also Cure for Me or Queendom, so you can see also her funny and powerful side. Live she is so close, sweet, hilarious...but a force of nature at the same time. I could feel her energy through the whole place. We ended jumping, singing along, an energy shot! Amazing. Btw, your reactions to Dimash, Ren, Tim Minchin and now Aurora, are among my favorites , keep the great job!

Good to have you back in such a great company, Aurora is the Best of the best.......

Already lots of great comments that I thoroughly agree with, but I haven't seen anyone suggest this Aurora performance which I find incredible - "Aurora - It Happened Quiet - Live at The Current". She and her backing singer are perfection on this one.

Live is always good with Aurora. Also less chance of it getting blocked. Music Videos can get hit more than live performances 👍🏻👍🏻

Your speculations about the lyrics are a little off, but you couldn't guess that she wrote this song when she was 11. To sum it up perhaps it's about having lost, feeling lost, wanting to be lost and finding yourself. She says this was a song from little Aurora to older Aurora and she has herself found more meaning in it through the years. Aurora is best live , especially studio performances or great events. She seems to feed off nerves and performs better under tension. Music videos may be interesting in and of themselves, but the epic performances are the live ones, except maybe "Exist for love" which was made from a demo and matches many live versions.

Always live. She is one of the most amazing live performers I have ever seen. I HIGHLY recommend "It Happened Quiet" live at The Current so you can experience the true depth of her ability.

Aurora is always best live

Yeeeess!!!! Aurora is so amazing 💜💜💜

Her voice is so spiritual 🇨🇦♥️🇨🇦

She is magic

Aurora performs my personal favorite version of this song at the same Nobel Peace Prize concert in which she sang (5,4,3,2,1) Murder Song. Another favorite live version is her concert on the Honda Stage. Aurora has many stunning videos which are all worth watching, but her live performances are overall her best loved. This includes several live studio versions. I think the key is her ability to emote realtime in a way that communicates her heart-on-her-sleeve directly into the listener's soul. You may want to enjoy a live version of Runaway (my favorite again: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fc7XWW_Ehb8.html) for your own enjoyment. As far as excellent music videos go, I'd say Apple Seed, Cure for Me, Giving in to the Love, Running with the Wolves, I Went Too Far, Under the Water, The River, and others, but that's a good list. But check out the live versions that people recommend. They're often mesmerizing. Check out Through the Eyes of a Child, live at Nidarosdomen. It is a wonderful performance, and well worth a reaction to. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ncG9zTzsisE.html

I would do live for most everything. She absolutely gets lost in the world of the song - transported into it. Often times at the end you can see her snapback with a look of confusion where she is. The one I would definately do studio is the seed

Very good reaction. I also like you try to interpret lyrics which is not easy with Aurora especially at first listens :). Also she has lyrics open for interpretation and that is why she has very specific her meaning but also she gives room for your interpretation as lyrics are more universal and often poetic. She even said meaning for this song even for her changed in bit with time as this song fits also for older Aurora "It was a gift from younger Aurora to older Aurora" :). Her original meaning was about grief and different phases of grief. First verses are about fresh grief and next one about grief in a little different phase. It means she "runaway" from the word because of grief. But as life go on you (without you) can not just be in such state forever and you need to return to world and just come to terms with yourself and your loss. That is why you need to find a soft place to fall to repair (menially) yourself. It can be home, it can be arms of your mother it, someone close etc. BTW: She wrote this song when was 11. And she watched ocean outside window etc. She made interesting video about meaning for example for Genius.

oh my goodness please more aurora!!! her live performances are the best!!!!

Norway, a spawning ground for beautiful and extraordinary singers.

She truly is phenomenal sir but there must be something in the water in Norway because Angelina Jordan! Need i say more?. You really should visit Norway sir you would love it! I traveled there from the UK to see Angelina perform in Sandefjord. I know this is not an Angelina video but believe me Aurora is on my bucket list to go and see live also. Great reaction sir.

I would suggest watching her Nobel Prize Concert performance of 'Murder Song '. It is a masterpiece. 😎

She has a beautiful voice ❤

The video is awesome and this song is amazing. Her live performance of this song will give you chills. I think I watched it ten or more times in a row when I first found out about it. Thanks for the react.

My second favorite singer, Aurora. Second only to that 17 year old singer, also from Norway. Yes, Angelina. Whether you react to Runaway live at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert or not, do yourself a favor and go enjoy it. It was my introduction to Aurora, and I’ve been a big fan ever since. Her voice is so clear and yet so haunting. And what an absolutely incredible human she is! Thanks Nick.

Insane that she wrote rhis when she was 11

My recommandation regarding Aurora will be. Always start with her official videos, and then you can watch her live versions after. Although Aurora is a fantastic live artist and always makes unforgettable live versions of her songs that are a bit different from the recorded version, I would always start with the recorded version with an arrangement you will seldom hear on the live versions. In addition to that, her videos always are memorable. And if you after that check some of her live versions of recorded versions, im sure you will appretiate the live version even more. Good luck.

She is amazing ❤

I really want you to react to her era by era to see the growth. She only gets better and better. ❤

This one for me is better live, but great reaction! My list of music videos: The Seed, Running with the wolves and No cure for me. Almost everything else live.

Welcome to the Land of Aurora, been a fan since she released this, I listen to AJ Astar too, love the 2 Norwegians.

I really think you would love it happend quiet live at the current it's so so good !!!

I love her videos as well as her live performances. It's all good. Great reaction, carry on!

Pls pls do her live performance of "through the eyes of a child" at nidarosdomen. Its truly special ❤

To get Aurora the Haik documentary is a great start and the consert in the end is fantastik.

I would love to see more of Aurora from you. a personal favorite where she really hits those higher notes i called Exist for love, and It just truly resonates. The after song of that is her song called Cure for me. Both are incredible, and i highly recommend a watch.

Never easy, but I think with Aurora you have to go with the live performances as her personality really shines through. My recommendation for your next watch would be "Through The Eyes Of a Child (Live at Nidarosdomen)".

Hi Nick, great reaction as always! I love Aurora too.Her song Exist for Love is beautiful.

Aurora also sang man on the moon for John Lewis's christmas advert back in 2015.

I believe she wrote this when she was 11 years old. I also encourage Running with the Wolves. It's how I found her. Her live versions are better than some of her videos. I encourage Heathens from her new album, and Exhale/Inhale. She did both of them live!

Aurora wrote this song when she was only 11 years old. Please check out Aurora “It happened quiet” Live at the Current version.

She was 11 when she wrote this. So talented.

This clip is really beautiful, a feast for the ears and eyes, but I kinda miss the raw emotions that fill her live singing, and even her entire stage presence. Anyway, nice reaction to "Runaway", the gateway to the wonderful and stimulating world of Aurora.🙂👍

Love her and your reactions! I’ve watch a few of them. My favourite is “the seed” music video. It’s such a powerful message. Low key started watching cause you are hella handsome but stayed cause you’re actually good at understanding different topics and not only at a surface level. ❤ well done

Oh so happy with your reaction ! Can’t wait too see more aurora reaction! 😊

React to her singing this song live, and 'murder song' at the Nobel Peace prize concert, please.

Love Aurora 🎉

The video was filmed in the environment she grew up in, partly in her backyard.

YUP! Looking forward to this one as well! It's a great song and a very beautiful music video 😊 Aurora is my 2nd favorite after Angelina. Have a great Sunday in the meantime, buddy! Love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥

Hi Nick! A good experience might be that you watch and listen to the studio version first and then the acoustic/live version for more pleasure on the same video 😎

Written when she was a young child.

Great reaction, Nick! Aurora is most of the time best experienced live, but her MVs are also very good. My fascination for her goes way beyond her vocals alone, albeit she has an utterly beautiful voice. It's just something about her whole being, such an through and through honest and natural human being. And her lyrics are insanely good. They ALWAYS make you think and reflect, and they never give you an answer or a lead on how to interpret them. I just love that, and it takes an insane level of talent and flat out intelligence to do. That being said, Aurora is a highly intelligent person, at least flirting with the autism spectrum (as per her own description of herself in the HAIK! documentary 🙂 ) A few of my absolute favorite songs by her were written when she was VERY young, for instance her song "Lucky", which was written for the most part when she was 9 years old.) Also THIS song, Runaway, was written around that time if I'm not mistaken. Her mannerisms on stage is something to behold for sure. It MAY take some time getting used to, but it is just SO incredibly authentic. I just love her to bits 🙂 Love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥

Hi Nick. Great reaction. Given your line of work I really would like to see you do It Happened Quiet - Live at the Current next for Aurora. Thanks.

I'm usually not a fan of live versions, but with Aurora Live is the only way to go when possible!

Little boy in the grass from the mahogany sessions. Aurora is just different a bit like Ren in that respect.

If I’m not mistaken she wrote this song when she was 11

This was filmed on a little island just offshore from her family home in Bergen, Norway. ❤

Try some eivor falling free... I think you will like it. Also Scandinavian sound

I LOVED this video, please please keep reacting to her... I would say for MVs... There are some that you NEED to watch: 1) The seed 2) The River 3) Apple Tree 5) Running with the Wolves 6) Queendom 7) Winter Bird 8) Giving into the Love 9) Daydreamer 10) Exist for Love 11) Cure For Me Everything else I would say watch live performances but I will be honest, if I were you, I would watch both things, maybe even in the same video you can watch the video followed by a live performance of it. My recommendations for live performances: 1) Nidarosdomen (To this day I believe the best and most liked show from her. If you don't watch the full thing at least these ones are some from that concert that are a must: A) Lucky B) Through the eyes of a child C) It happened quiet 2) HAIK (Full Concert, you can actually watch the full documentary if you feel like it, you will learn a lot about her there). 3) I went too far - LIVE at Honda Stage 4) It Happened Quiet - At the Current 5) Churchyard - LIVE at KEXP / Or at The Current 6) Animal - LIVE at The Current 7) All is soft Inside - LIVE at KEXP Others: Warrior Soft Universe Potion for Love Forgotten Love Conqueror

Live is amazing..😥👍

I recommend the Nobel Peace Prize Concert live performance of "Funeral" by Lukas Graham

Aurora is usually always better live.. that being said, her videos are often really cool and worth watching. I’d recommend both? 😂

I soo like Aurora (and Angelina .. and Nightwish … and Epica 🤣). Aurora is amazing and I strongly stand behind suggestions for ”it happenings quite” and “the seed “ When it comes to metal I do have two suggestions that is linked to both Nightwish and Epica ( .. soooo yheea also from the north (Sweden)😀) The first one is Sabaton .. the “bards of metal”when it comes to historic events. Telling the story of the soldiers of war without taking sides ( they have their own history channel with real historians to go thru the historical events they sing about ) they where even awarded “Englighter of the Year Award 2022” by The Swedish Skeptics Association (Vetenskap och Folkbildning), making them the first rock band to receive it .. actually teachers around the world are using there music to teach young people about history🔥🤘.. ohh and they kick ass 😝 . The best way to describe them is EPIC! Connection: Sabaton toured with Epica in North America in late 2022 .. and the drummer in Sabaton is married to Floor Jansen in Nightwish . Suggestions: The last stand (live) To hell and back (live) No bullets fly (animated version) Night witches (long animated version) Primo Victoria (music video) Bismarck (Music Video) The second one is for Tommy Johansson Power metal dude. A singer, songwriter/composer and multi instrumentalist (guitar, keyboard, bass and drums) He is one of two lead guitarists in Sabaton and has his own band Majestica/Reinxeed where he is the singer, songwriter/composer and guitarist. He also has his own YT channel( one video every Friday .. even when touring with Sabaton) where he does covers of songs he like ( creative outlet, something to relax with ( his own words)) Word to describe him: TALENTED Connections: The same as for Sabaton .. and he has done the music for Floor Jansens covers of “Frozen 2” and “Oblivion” Suggestions: Re recording of Tommy’s own original with reinxeed(2008) : The light 20 years celebration .. and (since I saw that you reacted to a lot of Taylor Swift) Cover of Taylor Swift: Antihero .. but just check the channel for something that speaks to you,Elton Johns I’m still standing, Green Day’s basket Case, Celin Dions Power of Love and 500 miles are all there along with Covers of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Gary Moore and AC/DC .. just a matter of what rocks your boat 😉

Great reaction to the best original artist (IMO) out there, she is unique, writes her own incredible lyrics and music, dances (lessons for 10 years approx), best vocals (no formal training) self taught musician for more than one instrument, lives her music which creates the best story telling of anyone. She also has a very unique and wonderful personality, she is a champion for those who feel alone and different, she is about self love and acceptance of who you are, we all have a place in her Queendom (title of her song about what I just said about her). We are her Warriors and Weirdos and and our anthem is the song Warrior. Here is a link to a video that I hope you will watch on your own, it is Aurora hitting the high notes in several different live performances. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bGKw1j8VvYw.html

You've got alot of great suggestions for other Aurora songs, but I have to mention 'It Happened Quiet' live at the current. The lyrics and feeling of the song never fail to make an impact on me.

I love your reactions, if you do want to listen to her live performances I suggest ( Aurora live at Nidarosdomen ) but her MV are all brilliant, a lot of her songs have already been mentioned, I think no one as mentioned the MV Animal. And also ( in boxes) no MV for that one Enjoy your Aurora journey.

This is favorite by hèr ❤

I would suggest live is best but some of her official music video are very creative. Watch and react/compare if want the Nobel Peace Prize of ‘Runaway’.

if you want a good cry I recommend Through the Eyes of a Child live at Nidarosdomen 😄.

this is Part 2 of the concert I shared with you on your 1 2 3 4......it's absolutely amazing. Aurora reigns in any stage she lays foot on ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5-M9f3nyA0E.html I've seen all kinds, good, not so good ones , and quite a fiew unmentionables, I'm basically a R&R person with classical piano training, dig Jazz as well.....but Aurora? I found her back in 2016 and not a day has gone by without her being in my everyday soundtrack....she's become a part of my system almos like breathing and I'm 70 now, musician painter and proud granpa but this sweet lady is unique and special and absolutely insanely cute! Long live Aurora our Viking Fairy Queen........Amen!

Eargasm @ 5:23

Billie Eilish decided to start singing after listening to this song. She told in an interview that Aurora influenced her.

he said Uhh-RawR-UHHH lmao

The video is filmed where aurora grew up. Her own "back yard" so to speak.

That lake is actually a Fiord, the name escapes me now, but this was shot in her back yard, that scenery she woke up to every day, she said in an Interview once that she had no desire to ever live anywhere else because she had grown up in the most Beautiful Place ever.^^ Runaways explosion on Tik Tok about 3 years ago after being out 6 years gave Aurora a much deserved boost in visibility. She sinply does not fit a Genre Definition, you get Aurora, the fanbase is extremely Loyal to her, AJ has her Angels, Aurora her Warriors and Wierdos lol.

That Frozen 2 reference can be explored by finding Aurora's version of the movie track Into The Unknown, her version is far superior to the movie, her vocals for it are Divine. Although she prefers to sing in English as Aurora says that her native language makes her feel Vulnerable her voice rises to the Beauty of Unlikely, in Norwegian Aurora is Sirenic. Stjernestov is a Perfect Example. Aurora has perhaps the most Gorgeous Voice alive.