Walkin' Away (Diamond Rio song)

"Walkin' Away"
Single by Diamond Rio
from the album IV
Released November 27, 1995[1]
Format CD Single
Recorded 1995
Genre Country
Length 3:50
Label Arista Nashville
Writer(s) Annie Roboff
Craig Wiseman
Producer Tim DuBois
Monty Powell
Michael D. Clute
Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio singles chronology
"Finish What We Started"
(1995)
"Walkin' Away"
(1995)
"That's What I Get for Lovin' You"
(1996)

"Walkin' Away" is the title of a song co-written by Annie Roboff and Craig Wiseman and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was the lead-off single from their album, IV.

Contents

Content

In the song, the narrator pleads with his estranged lover by saying that just because he may lose his cool every now and then, their love is still good and that they will not get anywhere by walking away from each other.

Music video

The music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen, consists of alternating scenes of the band playing in a small warehouse and short scenes of the band-members and their "dates".

Chart performance

The song entered the charts in early 1996 and peaked at #2 on both The Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and Canada's RPM country chart.

Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

References

  1. ^ AOL Music profile for "Walkin' Away"