"Look Away" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country.[2] It was released in April 1986 as the lead single from their third studio album, The Seer. It gave the group their highest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 7. "Look Away" was an even bigger success in Ireland, topping the Irish Singles Chart for one week.
| "Look Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Big Country | ||||
| from the album The Seer | ||||
| Released | 4 April 1986[1] | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stuart Adamson | |||
| Producer(s) | Robin Millar | |||
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Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 24 |
| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] | 27 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 7 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 27 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1] | 14 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 11 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 18 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 7 |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11] | 5 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[12] | 19 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (1986) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 95 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Big Country – Look Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "The Seer – Big Country | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "European Top 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 22. 7 June 1986. p. 13.
- ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Look Away". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Big Country – Look Away". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Big Country – Look Away". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. 19 July 1986. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Big Country – Look Away" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles". Music Week. 24 January 1987. p. 24.
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