Look Away (Big Country song) explained

Look Away
Cover:Big Country Look Away.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Big Country
Album:The Seer
Length:4:23
Label:Mercury
Producer:Robin Millar
Prev Title:Just a Shadow
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:The Teacher
Next Year: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 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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 24
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[3] 27
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 7
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] 5

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Seer – Big Country Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . . 8 April 2014.
  2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
  3. European Top 100 Singles. Music & Media. 3. 22. 13. 7 June 1986.
  4. Book: Nyman, Jake . 2005 . Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja . 1st . Tammi . Helsinki. 951-31-2503-3. fi.
  5. Mainstream Rock Airplay. Billboard. 19 July 1986. subscription. 24 December 2023.
  6. Top 100 Singles. Music Week. 24. 24 January 1987.