Get-A-Way

"Get-A-Way"
Single by Maxx
from the album To the Maxximum
B-side Remix
Released October 27, 1993
Format CD single
CD maxi
Genre Eurodance
Length 3:45
Producer(s) The Movement
Maxx singles chronology
"Get-A-Way"
(1993)		 "No More (I Can't Stand It)"
(1994)

"Get-A-Way" is a song recorded by the German eurodance band Maxx. It was released in October 1993 as the lead single from their debut studio album To the Maxximum. The song was a dancefloor hit all over Europe, peaking at number 11 at their home of Germany,[1] while entering the top 5 in the UK, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands, the single entered the top 10 in Switzerland and Norway.[2] "Get-A-Way" eventually reached a Gold status in Germany for selling over 250,000,[3] and in the UK, it was certified with a Silver-certification-award for selling over 200,000 units.[4]

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

Peak positions

Chart (1993-1994) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 3
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[6] 8
Canada Dance (RPM)[7] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 5
France (SNEP)[5] 15
Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[5] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 8
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 4

Certifications

Country Certification Date Dales certified
Germany[3] Gold 1994 250,000
UK[4] Silver August 1, 1994 200,000

References

  1. ↑ "Charts.de: Top 100 Single (February 28, 1994)". Media Control. Charts.at. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  2. ↑ "Maxx: Get-A-Away". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Maxx)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Get-A-Way", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  6. ↑ Belgian peak
  7. ↑ Canadian dance peak
  8. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World Section, April 16, 1994
  9. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World Section, April 9, 1994
  10. ↑ "Charts.de: Maxx (Singles)" (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  11. ↑ Search for Ireland peak positions
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40: Maxx". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2011-07-23.