There are at least five bands called The Runs: 1) The Runs are a '77 style punk band from Canada who released a 7inch EP called "Piss and Shit" on Criminal IQ. 2) The Runs are a punk band out of San Jose, California who released an LP called "Wet Sounds" on Urban Cheese Records 3) The Runs is the former name of the East Meadow/Merrick, NY-based ska collective, The Weapons of Mass Seduction. 4) The Runs was a punk band from New Castle, PA that featured members of Dead City Dealers and Jones For Revival. 5) The Runs was a British punk rock band best known for the Neil Richmond produced 1980 single "Bun in the Oven" (often alternatively known as "Bum in the Oven"), which was banned by BBC radio but released in Germany. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/The+Runs">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.