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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

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

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".

External links

• "Walk Away" Official Music Video on YouTube
• Template:MetroLyrics song

• Use dmy dates from October 2010
• Franz Ferdinand songs
• 2005 singles
• Songs written by Alex Kapranos
• Songs written by Nicholas McCarthy
• Song recordings produced by Rich Costey