Look Away (Big Country song)
1986 single by Big Country
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"Look Away" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country.[2] It was released in April 1986 as the lead single from their third studio album, The Seer. It gave the group their highest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 7. "Look Away" was an even bigger success in Ireland, topping the Irish Singles Chart for one week.
| "Look Away" | ||||
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| Single by Big Country | ||||
| from the album The Seer | ||||
| Released | 4 April 1986[1] | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter | Stuart Adamson | |||
| Producer | Robin Millar | |||
| Big Country singles chronology | ||||
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Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 24 |
| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] | 27 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 7 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 27 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1] | 14 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 11 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] | 11 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 18 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[11] | 7 |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[12] | 5 |
| West Germany (GfK)[13] | 19 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1986) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 95 |
