Walkaway (song)

"Walkaway" is the fourth single by Liverpool Britpop band Cast, fronted by ex-the La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from their debut album, All Change, and reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart. "Walkaway" became Cast's highest-charting song in Ireland, where it reached number 23.

"Walkaway"
Single by Cast
from the album All Change
B-side
  • "Fulfill"
  • "Mother"
Released18 March 1996
FormatCD, 7"
Recorded1995
LabelPolydor (576285)
Songwriter(s)John Power
Producer(s)John Leckie
Cast singles chronology
"Sandstorm"
(1996)		 "Walkaway"
(1996)		 "Flying"
(1996)

Formats and track listings

CD single

  1. "Walkaway"
  2. "Fulfill"
  3. "Mother"

7" single

  1. "Walkaway"
  2. "Fulfill"
  3. "Finetime" (acoustic)

Personnel

Cast

Production

Additional musicians

  • Jonathan Stone – strings
  • Vincent Needham – strings

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[1] 23
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[2] 7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 9

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 200,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

The song was featured in a controversial UK Ikea advert in 1999, where it was accused of glorifying divorce and extra marital affairs. The advert also features a rap verse.

The song was played on BBC One in 1996 after the England team were defeated by Germany during Euro 96.

References
  1. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Walkaway". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "British single certifications – Cast – Walkaway". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 April 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Walkaway in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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