Walk Away (Franz Ferdinand song)
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| Single by Franz Ferdinand from the album You Could Have It So Much Better |
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| B-side | "Sexy Boy" | ||||
| Released | 5 December 2005 | ||||
| Format | 7", CD, DVD | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Post-punk revival Indie Rock |
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| Length | 3:36 | ||||
| Label | Domino | ||||
| Writer(s) | Alex Kapranos Nick McCarthy |
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| Producer | Rich Costey | ||||
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"Walk Away" is a song by Scottish alternative rock band Franz Ferdinand and is featured on their second album, You Could Have It So Much Better. It was released 5 December 2005 as the second single from that album in the UK, entering the UK Singles Chart at #13 a week later (see 2005 in British music).
During the Exit festival in Novi Sad, Serbia on 6th of July 2006 Alexander Kapranos explained that the song was dedicated to Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian-Bosnian assassin who shot the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He said: "Serbians! There's one Serbian who's particularly dear to us. His name is Gavrilo Princip. This song is dedicated to him!".
It was written in autumn 2004 in Hamburg.[citation needed]
The opening guitar segment bears a passing resemblance to the song "The Model" by Kraftwerk.
The video for the song premiered 4 November 2005 on Channel 4.
[edit] Track listings
All tracks written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy, except where noted.
- 7" RUG215
- "Walk Away" - 3:36
- "The Fallen" (acoustic version)
- CD RUG215CD
- "Walk Away" - 3:36
- "Sexy Boy" (Air Cover) (Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin) - 3:40
- DVD RUG215DVD
- "Walk Away" (video)
- "Walk Away" (making of video)
- "This Boy" (live in Edinburgh)
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