Look Away (Big Country song)

"Look Away"
Single by Big Country
from the album The Seer
Released	April 1986
Recorded	1985-1986
Genre	Alternative rock, new wave, Celtic rock, soft rock
Length	4:23
Label	Mercury
Writer(s)	Stuart Adamson
Producer(s)	Robin Millar
Big Country singles chronology
"Just a Shadow" (1985) "Look Away" (1986) "The Teacher" (1986)

"Look Away" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country.^[1] It was released in April 1986 as the lead single from their third studio album, The Seer. It gave the group their fourth UK top 10 hit, and proved to be their highest charting single in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 7.^[2]

"Look Away" was an even bigger success in Ireland, topping the Irish Singles Chart for one week, and becoming the band's only number one single on either side of the Irish Sea.

Chart positions

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3]	7
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	19
Ireland (IRMA)	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]	14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	18
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[2]	7
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	5

References

1. Tom Demalon. "The Seer - Big Country | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 56–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
3. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
4. "Musicline.de – Big Country Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Big Country – Look Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
6. "Charts.org.nz – Big Country – Look Away". Top 40 Singles.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Big Country – Look Away". Swiss Singles Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics