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"Walk Away"
Song
B-side	"Sexy Boy"

"Walk Away" is a song by Scottish alternative 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 UK, entering the UK Singles Chart at #13 a week later (see 2005 in British music). The riff of the song it's similar to the Kraftwerk song "Das Model".

Background and recording

It was written in autumn 2004 in Hamburg. The video for the song premiered 4 November 2005 on Channel 4.

During the Exit festival in Novi Sad, Serbia on 6th of July 2006 Alexander Kapranos explained that the song was dedicated to Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian-Bosnian assassin who shot the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He said: "Serbians! There's one Serbian who's particularly dear to us. His name is Gavrilo Princip. This song is dedicated to him!" .

Track listings

All tracks written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy, except where noted.

7" 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)

Chart Performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Singles Charts	13
Polish Singles Chart	7
Irish Singles Charts	46
German Singles Charts	96

Credits

Artwork By - Matthew Cooper
Artwork By - Mads Perch-Nielsen
Engineer - Carl Granville
Mixed By - Parker*
Producer - Franz Ferdinand , Rich Costey (tracks: 1)

Notes

Franz Ferdinand release their first cover version with their take on AIR's 'Sexy Boy'.

v t e Franz Ferdinand
Alex Kapranos Bob Hardy Julian Corrie Dino Bardot Audrey Tait Nick McCarthy Paul Thomson
Studio albums	Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action Always Ascending The Human Fear
Remix albums	Blood
Video albums	Franz Ferdinand
Compilation albums	Hits to the Head
Extended plays	London Festival '09 Covers
Singles	"Darts of Pleasure" "Take Me Out" "The Dark of the Matinée" "Michael" "This Fire" "Do You Want To" "Walk Away" "The Fallen" / "L. Wells" "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" "Swallow, Smile" "Lucid Dreams" "Ulysses" "No You Girls" "Can't Stop Feeling" "What She Came For" "Die on the Floor / Katherine Hit Me" "Right Action" / "Love Illumination" "Evil Eye" "Bullet" "Fresh Strawberries" "Stand on the Horizon" "Johnny Delusional" "Call Girl" "Police Encounters" "Always Ascending" "Feel the Love Go"
Production	Dan Carey Rich Costey Tore Johansson Alexis Taylor Todd Terje Björn Yttling Philippe Zdar
Related articles	Discography Awards Domino Recording Company Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand The Karelia The Yummy Fur FFS (self-titled album)

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