Getaway (Texas song) explained

Getaway
Cover:	Getaway (Texas song).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Texas
Album:	Red Book
B-Side:	"Like an Angel" "Say"
Released:	^[1]
Length:	3:55
Label:	Mercury
Producer:	Johnny Mac
Prev Title:	I'll See It Through
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Can't Resist
Next Year:	2005

Getaway is a song by Scottish band Texas, released on 1 August 2005 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Red Book (2005). The song was successful, peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the band's 12th top-10 single. "Getaway" also debuted at number six in Denmark, becoming the band's highest-charting single there, but it fell off the chart the next week. A free limited edition slip-case was made available by mail to house all three formats.

Track listings

UK CD1 and European CD single ^[2]

1. "Getaway" – 3:53
2. "Like an Angel" – 4:15

UK CD2 ^[3]

1. "Getaway"
2. "Getaway" (acoustic)
3. "Say"

European enhanced CD single

1. "Getaway" – 3:55
2. "Getaway" (acoustic) – 3:51
3. "Say" – 3:43
4. "Black Eyed Boy" (live on Radio 2) – 3:26

UK DVD single ^[4]

1. "Getaway" (video)
2. "Getaway" (audio)
3. "Black Eyed Boy" (live on Radio 2)
4. "Making of the Video"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)!scope="col"

Peak position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[5]	53

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)! scope="col"

Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[6]	192

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 37. 30 July 2005.
2. Getaway. Texas. 2005. UK CD1 liner notes. Mercury Records. 9872944.
3. Getaway. Texas. 2005. UK CD2 liner notes. Mercury Records. 9872946.
4. Getaway. Texas. 2005. UK DVD single liner notes. Mercury Records. 9872945.
5. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Oct 13, 2005. TopHit. 24 April 2024.
6. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2005. TopHit. 25 April 2024. 21 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240421190640/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005. live.