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"'''Walk Away'''" is a song by ] ] ] ] and is featured on their second ], '']''. It was released 5 December 2005 as the second ] from that album in the ], entering the ] at #13 a week later (see ]). The riff of the song it's similar to the ] song "]". "'''Walk Away'''" is a song by ] ] ] ] and is featured on their second ], '']''. It was released 5 December 2005 as the second ] from that album in the ], entering the ] at #13 a week later (see ]). The riff of the song it's similar to the ] song "]".


== Background and recording == ==Background and recording==
It was written in autumn 2004 in Hamburg. {{Citation needed|August 12, 2007|date=August 2007}} The video for the song premiered 4 November 2005 on ]. It was written in autumn 2004 in Hamburg. {{Citation needed|August 12, 2007|date=August 2007}} The video for the song premiered 4 November 2005 on ].


During the ] festival in ], ] on 6th of July 2006 ] explained that the song was dedicated to ], 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 ]. This song is dedicated to him!" {{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}. During the ] festival in ], ] on 6 July 2006 ] explained that the song was dedicated to ], 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 ]. This song is dedicated to him!" {{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}.


==Track listings== ==Track listings==
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#"This Boy" (live in Edinburgh) #"This Boy" (live in Edinburgh)


== Chart Performance == ==Chart Performance==


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== Credits == ==Credits==
*Artwork By - Matthew Cooper *Artwork By - Matthew Cooper
*Artwork By - Mads Perch-Nielsen *Artwork By - Mads Perch-Nielsen
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*Producer - Franz Ferdinand , Rich Costey (tracks: 1) *Producer - Franz Ferdinand , Rich Costey (tracks: 1)


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


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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 6 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
  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)

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'.

References

  1. "Polish Singles Chart".
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