Away (Enrique Iglesias song)

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"Away"
Enrique Iglesias Away Single Cover.jpeg
Single by Enrique Iglesias featuring Sean Garrett
from the album Greatest Hits
Released11 November 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
Length4:00 (album version)
3:48 (edit)
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s) Enrique Iglesias, Sean Garrett
Producer(s) Sean Garrett
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Lloro Por Ti"
(2008)
"Away"
(2008)
"Takin' Back My Love"
(2009)
Sean Garrett singles chronology
"What Them Girls Like"
(2008)
"Away"
(2008)
"Lay Up Under Me"
(2008)

"Away" is the first single released from Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias' Greatest Hits album. [1] The song features vocals from American pop-rap singer-songwriter Sean Garrett. The single was released on 11 November 2008. "Away" was originally intended to be on Sean Garrett's debut solo album "Turbo 919", but the decision was made to include it on Iglesias' album instead. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart, at number 132 on the week of the physical single release.

Contents

Music video

The video was directed by Anthony Mandler. The video premiered on TRL on 12 November 2008. The video features a cameo by Sean Garrett. In the video, [2] Iglesias is seen walking through the desert, looking back at the horrible crash in which he has died while his girlfriend, played by Niki Huey, [3] cries hysterically. Most of the video was shot in the desert.

Track listing

UK CD single
  1. "Away" (Edit) – 3:48
  2. "Away" (Moto Blanco Club Mix) – 7:48
UK digital download [4]
  1. "Away" (Edit) – 3:48
  2. "Miss You" (featuring Nâdiya) – 3:55
  3. "Away" (Music Video) – 4:38

Charts

Chart (2008–2009) [5] Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [6] 23
Australia (ARIA) [7] 289
Czech Republic Airplay Chart [8] 70
Slovakia Airplay Chart [9] 63
UK Singles Chart [10] 132
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [11] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Hot Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 23

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