The track is composed in the key of C# minor as a Crunk&B song that consists of slinky synth beats, a catchy chorus, an ominous, creepy background, and elements of Scott Storch productions. It interpolates The Waitresses' 1980 single ' I Know What Boys Like', written by Christopher Butler. 'Run It' was written and produced by Scott Storch and Sean Garrett. They later solicited the song to contemporary hit radio on October 3, 2005. On July 19, 2005, Jive and Zomba Records serviced the song to rhythmic crossover radio in the United States.

'Run It' was released as Brown's debut single on June 30, 2005, through digital distribution. Also in 2006, the radio version of the song appeared on the compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 21 The music video earned nominations at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for ' Best New Artist' and ' Viewer's Choice'. The song also managed to top the charts in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. The remix features rappers Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri and was performed at The 2006 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards by Bow Wow and Chris Brown.Д¬ommercially, the song peaked inside the top ten in six countries and the top twenty in other four. The song appeared on his debut studio album, Chris Brown, and was released as a single on June 30, 2005. It was produced by Scott Storch and written by Sean Garrett alongside guest artist Juelz Santana. ' Run It!' is the debut single recorded by American recording artist Chris Brown.

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