Jackson Browne is one of the finest and most influential singer-songwriters of our generation. “Running on Empty” is the title track of his 1977 live album of the same name, recorded at a concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, in August of 1977. Featuring songs themed around life on the road, the entire album was recorded on tour, either live on stage, or in locations associated with touring, such as backstage, on tour buses, or in hotel rooms. The song was featured prominently in the 1994 film, “Forrest Gump”, as the main theme for the running montage in which Forrest treks across the United States on foot.