Walk Away (Franz Ferdinand song)

"Walk Away"
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album You Could Have It So Much Better
B-side	"Sexy Boy"
Released	5 December 2005
Format	7" CD DVD
Genre	Indie rock[1]
Length	3:36
Label	Domino
Writer(s)	Robert Hardy Alex Kapranos Nick McCarthy Paul Thomson
Producer(s)	Rich Costey
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"Do You Want To" (2005) "Walk Away" (2005) "The Fallen / L. Wells" (2006)
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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".

Track listings

All tracks written by Franz Ferdinand, 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)

• 2011 Digital reissue DOMDIG009

1. "Walk Away" - 3:36
2. "The Fallen" (acoustic version) - 2:44
3. "Sexy Boy" (Air Cover) (Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin) - 3:40
4. "Walk Away" (acoustic version) - 3:38

Personnel

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

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Singles Charts	13
Polish Singles Chart[2]	7
Irish Singles Charts	46
German Singles Charts	96

References

1. "BBC – Seven Ages of Rock "What the World Is Waiting For"". Seven Ages of Rock. 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
2. "Polish Singles Chart".

External links

• "Walk Away" at Discogs (list of releases)
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics