Don't Walk Away (Jade song)

"Don't Walk Away"
Single by Jade
from the album Jade to the Max
Released January 1, 1993
Format CD single
Recorded 1992
Genre R&B, New jack swing
Length 4:44
Label Giant Records
Writer(s) Vassal Gradington Benford III
Ronald Spearman
Producer(s) Vassal Gradington Benford III
Ronald Spearman
Jade singles chronology
"I Wanna Love You"
(1992)		 "Don't Walk Away"
(1993)		 "One Woman"
(1993)

"Don't Walk Away" is a song by American R&B group Jade. It was released in January 1993 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 #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and climbed all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, while peaking at #7 in the Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK [1]. 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.

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

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 25
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 50
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 65
Germany (Media Control Charts)[4] 26
Ireland (IRMA) 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 23
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 7
US Billboard Hot 100 4
End of year chart (1993) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 13

Javine version

"Don't Walk Away/You've Got a Friend"
Single by Javine
from the album Surrender and Garfield The Movie OST
Released 9 August 2004 (UK)
Format CD single
Recorded 2003
Genre R&B
Length "Don't Walk Away" - 03:00
"You've Got a Friend" - 04:58
Label Innocent
Virgin
Writer(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)

"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.

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[9] 16

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)

Notes

  1. ↑ UK Singles Chart
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jade – Don't Walk Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jade – Don't Walk Away" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Jade > Don't Walk Away – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jade – Don't Walk Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Jade – Don't Walk Away". Top 40 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jade – Don't Walk Away". Singles Top 60.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  9. ↑ Javine - Music Charts

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