HAVEN.'s Viral Hit 'I Run' Removed From Streaming Platforms Amid AI Speculation

Music-lovers the world over have been witnessing a rapid rise for nascent hit I Run, the viral cut from UK act HAVEN., though anyone eager to listen to the top ten ARIA hit might be in with a bit of difficulty, with the track now absent from most streaming services.

Released last month, the track is the product of UK producer Harrison Walker, who released the track via Isekai Records, Broke Records, and Against All Odds. Since its arrival on the music scene, the track has skyrocketed in popularity on social media, having been used in tens of thousands of videos on TikTok alone.

On Friday, the song found itself debuting within the top ten of the ARIA charts, placing at a very respectable No. 8, directly between Olivia Dean's So Easy (To Fall In Love) and Raye's Where Is My Husband!.

It was a similar story at Shazam, where the track topped their Global Viral Chart, but any current attempts to listen to the track and find out why it’s such an out-of-the-blue hit may be a fool’s errand, with the track since being removed from streaming services.

Indeed, if someone was to load up the track on Spotify, it’s currently unavailable to play, as it is over on Apple Music as well. The track does, however, remain accessible on both Tidal and YouTube.

The track’s success translated to some home turf impact, with I Run debuting on the UK charts last week at No. 56.

According to UK charts trainspotters, the track had found itself jumping to No. 9 on the national charts by Monday, November 10th, before rising to No. 7 two days later – only to be ultimately absent from the top 100 when it was finally revealed.

An update shared by the same user provided the initial mid-week rankings, and revealed that the track had apparently been disqualified, with the Official Charts Company reportedly issuing a statement as to its removal.

“It is against Official Charts Company policy to include within our charts any repertoire which is believed to potentially be infringing,” the statement reportedly reads. “We have received notification that a series of takedown notices have been issued to DSPs in relation to the track I Run by HAVEN.

“Our understanding is that these takedown notices have been or are in the process of being implemented. As a consequence, this track is suspended today from the Official Singles Charts.”

This is where things appear to get complicated. A number of videos have gone viral on TikTok in an attempt to investigate the track, claiming it to be an AI-generated song, with specific mind paid to the vocals used on the track.

Common suggestions have resulted in accusations that the vocals were actually lifted from an unreleased Jorja Smith song, while Hits Double Daily reported that the vocals are “actually Walker's own, run through layers of processing and filtering.”

However, one video by TikTok user @haydencoh attempted to trace the song’s origin, noting its original release had been marred by a few uploads and takedowns on Spotify, leading to an outpouring of fans calling for the song to be reinstated.

Hayden asserted that Jorja Smith was not the singer on the track, also pointing out that no singer was credited on the song’s original upload. “If she's not the singer, and the artist is not crediting who the singer is, then who is it?” he asked. “For my money, again, it's AI.”

A comprehensive follow-up video purported to have “confirmed” the vocals were AI, and included a screenshot from Smith where she indeed confirmed the vocals were not hers. The video pointed out that despite being unavailable on Spotify and Apple, credits had been updated to the track to include both Harrison Walker and Jacob Donaghue.

While Donaghue is a producer also known as Waypoint, the track was mixed and mastered by Matt Cahill, whom the video notes as having previously spoken about utilising AI – and specifically the generative artificial intelligence music creation platform Suno – to craft music.

The clip also includes a screenshot of a comment from Donaghue's Waypoint account about how they had "used AI to give our original vocal a female tone.”

@haydencoh

edit: the original song has been taken down and replaced with a version that has a real singer. sorry for the awkward silence from where i previously played a snippet, tiktok wouldn't let me replace it. The song "I Run" by Haven 100%, unequivocally has AI vocals. Mystery solved, we can all go home now. #haven #irun #ai #suno

♬ I Run - HAVEN. & Kaitlin Aragon

An unverified TikTok account named Haven.Artist also chimed into the discussion, sharing a video addressing the track’s success, noting that “we're aware of the take downs” and that “[we're] working really hard on trying to get it sorted for you.”

Since the claims of AI generation were made on social media and the track removed from Spotify and Apple Music, it’s worth pointing out that on TikTok, Tidal, and YouTube, the credits have been updated to list Kaitlin Aragon as an additional performer alongside HAVEN.

A video by Aragon was uploaded to TikTok in which she performed a self-described cover performance of the track, though it’s unclear as to why she is currently credited on the track. This has also fuelled online speculation that the supposed “infringing” nature mentioned by the UK charts’ statement may instead be previously-uncredited vocals.

The Music has reached out to Walker, Aragon, and Broke Records for comment on the situation, but have not heard back at the time of publication.

It’s worth noting, of course, that Walker isn’t a new musician who has simply come from nowhere with one viral song.

Though I Run is the first song released under the HAVEN. moniker, he’s previously released a string of singles since 2018, including the Made To Do EP, a collaborative EP with Sam Hurst, and the BLVCK VIØLET album with Hurst and TR33 in 2025 alone.

Speaking to Headliner in 2021, Walker commented on his unique approach to vocal production – the apparent centrepiece of the current speculation – calling it his “favourite part of the whole track.”

“I'll do all the main vocals and the harmonies, but then I'll take them, cut them up and I'll glitch them using loads of effects and then there will be little melismas of them in the song,” he explained.

“They're not overused, but if you listen to my songs, you'll hear tiny vocal samples, but they're not – they're my vocals, but I've just messed around with them."

Regardless of whether or not HAVEN.’s I Run is AI-assisted or not, the rising impact of AI on the music industry is equally troubling and rampant.

While Spotify previously announced they had removed more than 75 million "spammy tracks" from its service – the equivalent of roughly two years' worth of annual uploads to the service – AI music is also having a real effect on artists themselves.

Last month, Welsh alternative rock/emo band Holding Absence hit out at AI outfit Bleeding Verse, which admits to utilising "AI-assisted instrumentation and vocals."

Most egregiously, Bleeding Verse noted it had been previously "inspired by artists like Dayseeker and Holding Absence," yet had overtaken Holding Absence in terms of listeners on Spotify. (Holding Absence have since reversed this trend, overtaking their AI competitors by roughly 40,000 listeners.)

“It’s shocking, it’s disheartening, it’s insulting - most importantly - it’s a wake-up call,” noted Holding Absence’s vocalist, Lucas Woodland. “Oppose AI music, or bands like us stop existing.”