"Walk Away"
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album You Could Have It So Much Better
B-side"Sexy Boy"
Released5 December 2005 (2005-12-05)[1]
GenreIndie rock[2]
Length3:36
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rich Costey
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"Do You Want To"
(2005) 		"Walk Away"
(2005) 		"The Fallen"
(2006)
Music video
"Walk Away" on YouTube

"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.

Track listings

All tracks were written by Franz Ferdinand, except where noted.

7-inch (RUG215)

  1. "Walk Away" – 3:36
  2. "The Fallen" (acoustic version) – 2:44

CD (RUG215CD)

  1. "Walk Away" – 3:36
  2. "Sexy Boy" (Air cover) (Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin) – 3:40

DVD (RUG215DVD)

  1. "Walk Away" (video)
  2. "Walk Away" (making of video)
  3. "This Boy" (live in Edinburgh)

2011 digital reissue (DOMDIG009)

  1. "Walk Away" – 3:36
  2. "The Fallen" (acoustic version) – 2:44
  3. "Sexy Boy" (Air cover) (Dunckel, Godin) – 3:40
  4. "Walk Away" (acoustic version) – 3:38

Personnel

Charts

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

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 3 December 2005. p. 29.
  2. ^ "BBC – Seven Ages of Rock "What the World Is Waiting For"". Seven Ages of Rock. 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Franz Ferdinand – Walk Away" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Franz Ferdinand – Walk Away" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Franz Ferdinand". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Franz Ferdinand – Walk Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 05/2006 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

External links

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