Do You Wanna Get Away (song)

"Do You Wanna Get Away"
Single by Shannon
from the album Do You Wanna Get Away
Released 1985
Format 7" single
12" single
Genre Post-disco[1]
Length 4:54 (album version)
Label Mirage/Emergency
Songwriter(s) Ann Godwin
Chris Barbosa
Producer(s) Chris Barbosa, Mark Liggett
Shannon singles chronology
"Sweet Somebody"
(1984)
"Do You Wanna Get Away"
(1985)
"Stronger Together"
(1985)

"Sweet Somebody"
(1984)
"Do You Wanna Get Away"
(1985)
"Stronger Together"
(1985)
Alternative covers
12" single

"Do You Wanna Get Away" is a 1985 single by Shannon. It was the third number one dance chart hit for Shannon in less than two years. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and crossed over to the top 20 on the soul singles chart and charted on the Hot 100.

Track listing

US 12" Single
No.TitleLength
1."Do You Wanna Get Away" (Vocal/Long Version)4:57
2."Do You Wanna Get Away" (Long Dub Version)6:07

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
Position
German Singles Chart[2] 57
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 49
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[3] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[3] 13

See also

References

  1. "Picks and Pans Review: Do You Wanna Get Away". People. Vol. 24 no. 3. 15 July 1985. ISSN 0093-7673. The title cut is basic and gripping post-disco worthy of a Donna Summer.
  2. Germany Singles Chart (Retrieved January 27, 2010)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 27, 2010)


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