"Walk Away" is a song by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand and is featured on their second album, You Could Have It So Much Better. It was released 5 December 2005 as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom, entering the UK Singles Chart at number 13 a week later.
| "Walk Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Franz Ferdinand | ||||
| from the album You Could Have It So Much Better | ||||
| B-side | "Sexy Boy" | |||
| Released | 5 December 2005[1] | |||
| Genre | Indie rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rich Costey | |||
| Franz Ferdinand singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Walk Away" on YouTube | ||||
Track listings edit
All tracks were written by Franz Ferdinand, except where noted.
7-inch (RUG215)
- "Walk Away" – 3:36
- "The Fallen" (acoustic version) – 2:44
CD (RUG215CD)
- "Walk Away" – 3:36
- "Sexy Boy" (Air cover) (Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin) – 3:40
DVD (RUG215DVD)
- "Walk Away" (video)
- "Walk Away" (making of video)
- "This Boy" (live in Edinburgh)
2011 digital reissue (DOMDIG009)
- "Walk Away" – 3:36
- "The Fallen" (acoustic version) – 2:44
- "Sexy Boy" (Air cover) (Dunckel, Godin) – 3:40
- "Walk Away" (acoustic version) – 3:38
Personnel edit
- Artwork By [Design] – Matthew Cooper
- Artwork By [Photography] – Mads Perch-Nielsen
- Engineer – Carl Granville
- Mixed By – Parker*
- Producer – Franz Ferdinand, Rich Costey (tracks: 1)
Charts edit
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] | 8 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 96 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 46 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 84 |
| Scotland (OCC)[7] | 9 |
| Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 69 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 13 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[10] | 3 |
References edit
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 3 December 2005. p. 29.
- ^ "BBC – Seven Ages of Rock "What the World Is Waiting For"". Seven Ages of Rock. 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand – Walk Away" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand – Walk Away" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Franz Ferdinand". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand – Walk Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 05/2006 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2020.