Get-A-Way

"Get-A-Way"
Single by Maxx
from the album To the Maxximum
B-side "Remix"
Released 27 October 1993
Format
Genre Eurodance
Length 3:45
Songwriter(s)
  • Dakota O'Neill
  • Dawhite
  • Gary Bokoe
  • George Torpey
  • The Hitman
Producer(s) The Movement
Maxx singles chronology
"Get-A-Way"
(1993)		 "No More (I Can't Stand It)"
(1994)

"Get-A-Way"
(1993)		 "No More (I Can't Stand It)"
(1994)
Music video
"Get-A-Way" on YouTube
Original Scandinavian Release

"Get-A-Way" is a Top-10 European hit single recorded by the German Eurodance project Maxx. The single was first released in October 1993 as the debut single from the project.

Background

"Get-A-Way" originally featured vocals by rapper Boris Köhler (Gary Bokoe) and singer Samira Besic. The single became a Top-10 European hit upon release in October 1993. For unknown reasons, Besic did not participate further in Maxx beyond recording vocals for "Get-A-Way." A model-dancer named Eliz Yavuz (Alice Montana) was hired to lip-sync Besic's vocals for the accompanying music video.[1] British singer Linda Meek was recruited into the act early in 1994. She quickly became associated with "Get-A-Way," by the media due to her regularly performing the song live in concert and on television with Köhler for music programs like Top of the Pops, Dance Machine, MTV and many more.

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote about the song: "This steaming houser has it all: a thumping beat that should get the crippled going, pulsating synthesizers that provide both the slightly ambient melody and the background, and a prominent rap to put the icing on the cake. It definitely has huge international chart potential."[2]

Chart performance

"Get-A-Way" became a dancefloor hit in Europe, peaking at No. 11 in Germany,[3] and at No. 5 in the UK, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands. The single also became a Top-10 hit in Switzerland and Norway.[4] "Get-A-Way" was later certified Gold in Germany for selling over 450,000[5] and Silver in the UK for selling over 200,000 units.[6] By mid-1994, the single reached a total of 1.1 million in European commercial sales.[7]

Track listings

CD Maxi-single (Europe, 1993)
  1. "Get-A-Way" (Airplay Mix) - 3:45
  2. "Get-A-Way" (Club Mix) - 5:35
  3. "Get-A-Way" (Twilight Mix) - 5:33
  4. "Get-A-Way" (Get In Trance Mix) - 4:49
CD Maxi-single - Remix (Europe, 1994)
  1. "Get-A-Way" (2AM Club Mix) - 5:21
  2. "Get-A-Way" (Piano Remix) - 4:59
  3. "Get-A-Way" (Naked Eye Radio Mix) - 4:01

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Eliz Yavuz". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Music & Media: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. ↑ "Charts.de: Top 100 Single (February 28, 1994)". Media Control. Charts.at. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Maxx: Get-A-Away". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  5. 1 2 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Maxx)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  6. 1 2 "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  7. ↑ "Germany: Hitmakers '94". Billboard Magazine. 1994-12-03. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Get-A-Way", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  9. ↑ Belgian peak Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ Canadian dance peak
  11. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World Section, April 16, 1994
  12. ↑ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  13. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World Section, April 9, 1994
  14. ↑ "Charts.de: Maxx (Singles)" (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  15. ↑ Search for Ireland peak positions Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  16. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40: Maxx". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Maxx – Get-A-Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (24 April 1994-28 May 1994 )". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
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