Don't Walk Away (Jade song)

"Don't Walk Away"
Single by Jade
from the album Jade to the Max
Released November 23, 1992
Format CD
Recorded 1992
Genre
Length 4:44 (album version)
Label Giant
Songwriter(s)
  • Vassal Benford III
  • Ronald Spearman
Producer(s)
  • Vassal Benford III
  • Ronald Spearman
Jade singles chronology
"I Wanna Love You"
(1992)		 "Don't Walk Away"
(1992)		 "One Woman"
(1993)

"I Wanna Love You"
(1992)		 "Don't Walk Away"
(1992)		 "One Woman"
(1993)

"Don't Walk Away" is a song by American R&B group Jade. It was released in November 23, 1992 as single from their album, Jade to the Max. It became one of the biggest Dance and R&B singles of the year. The song peaked at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The song samples "Jungle Jazz" by Kool and the Gang and "That Girl" by Stevie Wonder[2]. Internationally, the song also peaked within the top ten in the United Kingdom[3]. The success of the single landed the trio spots on The Tonight Show, The Arsenio Hall Show and Top of the Pops in the UK. A cover version of this track by Jenny Jones was released in January 2009. The first verse and chorus were interpolated in Diplo & Sleepy Tom's 2015 dance track "Be Right There".[4]

Billboard named the song #52 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[5]

The bassline of the song was sampled by A Tribe Called Quest for the song "Award Tour", from the album Midnight Marauders.

Structurally, the song is identical to Jocelyn Brown's 1984 song "Somebody Else's Guy". This is evident when inserting the vocals of "Don't Walk Away" into the instrumental version of "Somebody Else's Guy". The two songs match in near identical structure, key, and timing for most of the song. While the entirety of the 12" versions of both songs ultimately deviate in some parts, it is clear that "Don't Walk Away" was derived nearly entirely upon the foundation of "Somebody Else's Guy"(?).

Formats and track listings

CD

  1. Don't Walk Away (Pop Walk)
  2. Don't Walk Away (Lite Walk)
  3. Don't Walk Away (Dark Walk)
  4. Don't Walk Away (Mack Daddy Stroll)
  5. Don't Walk Away (Album Walk)

7" Vinyl

  1. Don't Walk Away (Pop Walk)
  2. Don't Walk Away (Album Walk)

12" Vinyl

  1. Don't Walk Away (Album Walk)
  2. Don't Walk Away (A Cappella Walk)
  3. Don't Walk Away (Instrumental Walk)
  4. Don't Walk Away (TV Walk)

Charts

Javine version

"Don't Walk Away/You've Got a Friend"
Single by Javine
from the album Surrender and Garfield The Movie OST
Released August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09) (UK)
Format CD single
Recorded 2003
Genre R&B
Length "Don't Walk Away" – 3:00
"You've Got a Friend" – 04:58
Label Innocent
Virgin
Songwriter(s) "Don't Walk Away" – Vassal Gradington Benford III, Ronald Spearman
"You've Got a Friend" – Carole King
Producer(s) "Don't Walk Away" – Stargate
"You've Got a Friend" – Marius De Vries
Javine singles chronology
"Best of My Love"
(2004)		 "Don't Walk Away" / "You've Got a Friend"
(2004)		 "Touch My Fire"
(2005)

"Best of My Love"
(2004)		 "Don't Walk Away" / "You've Got a Friend"
(2004)		 "Touch My Fire"
(2005)

"Don't Walk Away" was covered by UK R&B star Javine. It was released as a double-A side single in the UK, along with "You've Got a Friend", a cover of the Carole King classic. The double A-side single reached #16 in the UK singles chart.

The single was her final for Innocent Records / Virgin Records.

Formats and track listings

CD: 1

  1. Don't Walk Away (Album Version)
  2. You've Got a Friend

CD: 2

  1. Don't Walk Away (Album Version)
  2. Don't Walk Away (Armand Van Helden Club Mix)
  3. Don't Walk Away (Soda Club Edit)
  4. Don't Walk Away (Bad Boy Remix)

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[19] 16

Notes

  1. ↑ Josephs, Brian (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs". Complex. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Don't Walk Away by Jade on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  3. ↑ UK Singles Chart
  4. ↑ "Diplo Unleashes New Collab 'Be Right There' With Sleepy Tom". edm.com. August 21, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jade – Don't Walk Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jade – Don't Walk Away" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Musicline.de – Jade Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  10. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Jade'". Fireball Media. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jade – Don't Walk Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Charts.nz – Jade – Don't Walk Away". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jade – Don't Walk Away". Singles Top 100.
  14. ↑ "Official Charts > Jade". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Jade > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1993". Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  17. ↑ "American single certifications – Jade – Don't Walk Away". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  18. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. BPI Communications. 106 (3): 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Javine – Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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