| Walkin' Away | |
| Cover: | Walkin' Away 45.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Clint Black |
| Album: | Killin' Time |
| B-Side: | Straight from the Factory |
| Released: | February 19, 1990 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:47 |
| Label: | RCA Nashville 2520 |
| Producer: | James Stroud, Mark Wright |
| Prev Title: | Nobody's Home |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Nothing's News |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Walkin' Away" is a song by American country music artist Clint Black. It was written Black, Hayden Nicholas, Black's electric guitarist and Dick Gay, his drummer. It was released in February 1990 as the fourth single from his album, Killin' Time. The song was his fourth consecutive number-one hit on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1]
The music video, directed by Jim May and produced by Mary Matthews, features people on a merry go round with Clint singing in the shadows.
"Walkin' Away" spent two consecutive weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart beginning May 19, 1990. It spent the next two weeks at number 1 on the Canadian RPM charts.
| Chart (1990) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 3 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 5 |