Walkin' Away (Clint Black song)

"Walkin' Away" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was co-written with Hayden Nicholas, Black's electric guitarist and Dick Gay, his drummer. It was released in February 1990 as the fourth single from his album, Killin' Time. The song was his fourth consecutive number-one hit on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.^[1]

Music video

The music video, directed by Jim May and produced by Marty Matthews, features people on a merry go round with Clint singing in the shadows.

Chart performance

"Walkin' Away" spent two consecutive weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart beginning May 19, 1990. It spent the next two weeks at number 1 on the Canadian RPM charts.

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	3
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	5

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1249." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 2, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Clint Black – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Clint Black.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Help Me Hold On" by Travis Tritt	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single May 19–26, 1990	Succeeded by "I've Cried My Last Tear for You" by Ricky Van Shelton
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single June 2–16, 1990

Clint Black singles

Killin' Time	"A Better Man" "Killin' Time" "Nobody's Home" "Walkin' Away" "Nothing's News"

Put Yourself in My Shoes	"Put Yourself in My Shoes" "Loving Blind" "One More Payment" "Where Are You Now"

The Hard Way	"We Tell Ourselves" "Burn One Down" "When My Ship Comes In"

No Time to Kill	"A Bad Goodbye" (with Wynonna Judd) "No Time to Kill" "State of Mind" "A Good Run of Bad Luck" "Half the Man"

One Emotion	"Untanglin' My Mind" "Wherever You Go" "Summer's Comin'" "One Emotion" "Life Gets Away"

Greatest Hits	"Like the Rain" "Half Way Up"

Nothin' but the Taillights	"Still Holding On" (with Martina McBride) "Something That We Do" "Nothin' but the Taillights" "The Shoes You're Wearing" "Loosen Up My Strings" "You Don't Need Me Now"

D'lectrified	"When I Said I Do" (with Lisa Hartman Black) "Been There" (with Steve Wariner) "Love She Can't Live Without"

Greatest Hits II	"Easy for Me to Say" (with Lisa Hartman Black) "Money or Love"

Spend My Time	"Spend My Time" "The Boogie Man" "My Imagination"

Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic	"Rainbow in the Rain" "Code of the West" "Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic" "Heartaches"

On Purpose	"Time for That"

Other songs	"Desperado" "I Raq and Roll" "Hey Good Lookin'" (with Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait) "The Strong One" "Long Cool Woman"

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