I Walk Away

"I Walk Away" is a song written by Neil Finn, and originally recorded by Finn's group Split Enz. It was released in September 1984 as the lead single from their final studio album See Ya 'Round, and was a chart hit in New Zealand and Australia.

ReleasedSeptember 1984

Recorded1984

GenrePop, rock

Length3:49

Quick facts Single by Split Enz, from the album See Ya 'Round ...

"I Walk Away"
Single by Split Enz
from the album See Ya 'Round
Released	September 1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	3:49
Label	Mushroom Records
Songwriter	Neil Finn
Producers	Jim Barton, Split Enz
Split Enz singles chronology
"I Wake Up Every Night" (1984) "I Walk Away" (1984) "One Mouth Is Fed" (1984)

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Finn's next group, Crowded House, re-recorded the song for the North American version of their self-titled debut album of 1986. (See Ya 'Round was not issued in the U.S., and therefore the song "I Walk Away" was new to U.S. audiences.) "I Walk Away" was not included on the original Australian/NZ release of Crowded House, but all later re-issues of the album in all countries include "I Walk Away" as a standard track. The Crowded House version of the song is slightly rewritten from the original Split Enz version, and features a different verse.

Finn sings both the Split Enz and Crowded House versions of "I Walk Away", and Paul Hester (who was a member of both groups) was the drummer on both.