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==Background and recording== | ==Background and recording== |
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"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 UK, entering the UK Singles Chart at #13 a week later (see 2005 in British music). The riff of the song is similar to the Kraftwerk song "Das Model".
Background and recording
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
- "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 |
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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
External links
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