Ali Gatie, Running on My Mind | Track Review 🎵

R&B artist Ali Gatie delivers an enjoyable and respectable, if somewhat predictable brief single with “Running on My Mind.”

“Ever since I met you / I cannot forget you / You been running on my / Running on my mind.” Ali Gatie certainly has a catchy chorus to work with no his succinct single, “Running on My Mind.” The R&B singer certainly excels when it comes to matters of the heart, and the song at hand is no exception. It’s not particularly flashy, let alone the second coming, but it’s enjoyable and definitely, respectable.

The script is pretty cut and dry.  Ali Gatie simply can’t get this particular girl off of his mind that he LOST.  He knows he messed up, but he wants to atone and do better this second round.  “I been running circles tryna find someone like you but you’re one of a kind,” he sings on the first verse, later adding, “Please let me fix the things I couldn’t fix before.” On the second verse, he’s repentant, taking responsibility for his wrongs:

“There was times I pushed you away and it made you sad
And I know
It shouldn’t have taken losing you to see what I have.”

Honestly, as stated above, pretty cut and dry.  Perhaps that why this respectable song isn’t one that ascends to that next level.  While Gatie does plenty of things right musically, “Running on my Mind” never delivers that big ‘ah ha’ moment – it lacks the WOW factor even if the sentiment is in the right place and relatable.

Final Thoughts

All in all, “Running on My Mind” is not too shabby – it’s enjoyable enough and certainly respectable.  Ali Gatie sings well, has a catchy chorus to work with, and relatable subject matter.  Where “Running no My Mind” falls short is ascending to that next level, offering something more surprising and less predictable.  Good, but would like to see Gatie expand further.

Ali Gatie • “Running on My Mind” • LISN / Warner • Release: 5.28.20

Photo Credits: LISN / Warner