Away from Home

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"Away from Home"
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Single by Dr. Alban
from the album Look Who's Talking
ReleasedMay 1994
Recorded1994
Studio Cheiron
Genre Eurodance
Length
  • 3:18
  • 5:18 (extended)
Label Cheiron
Songwriters
Producer Denniz PoP
Dr. Alban singles chronology
"Look Who's Talking"
(1994)		"Away from Home"
(1994)		"Let the Beat Go On"
(1994)
Music video
"Away from Home" on YouTube

"Away from Home" is a song recorded by Sweden-based musician and producer Dr Alban, released in May 1994 by Cheiron as the second single from Alban's third studio album, Look Who's Talking (1994). The song was written by Alban with Kristian Lundin and John Amatiello, and produced by Denniz PoP. In comparison with the previous Dr Alban's singles, the song met a smaller success. But it made it to number two in Finland, number five in Spain, number 12 in Austria, number 13 in Denmark and number 17 in Switzerland. In the UK, "Away from Home" peaked at number 42, while on the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 25 on 20 August 1994.

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Critical reception

Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave "Away from Home" three out of five, complimenting it as "pure pop reggae". [1]

Airplay

"Away from Home" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 21 on 25 June 1994 due to crossover airplay in West Central-, East Central-, North- and South-Europe, and peaked at number five on 23 July. [2]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Away from Home" was directed by Jonathan Bate. [3] It received "prime break out" rotation on MTV Europe in July 1994. [4] One month later, it was B-listed on German music television channel VIVA. [5] Bate had previously directed the video for "Look Who's Talking".

Track listings

  1. "Away from Home" (short) — 3:18
  2. "Away from Home" (long) — 5:18
  1. "Away from Home" (short) — 3:18
  2. "Away from Home" (long) — 5:18
  3. "Away from Home" (amaway mix) — 6:10
  4. "Away from Home" (IMashed up version) — 4:48

Charts

Chart (1994–95)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] [7] 92
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [8] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 27
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders) [10] 17
Denmark (IFPI) [11] 13
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [12] 25
Europe (European AC Radio) [13] 25
Europe (European Dance Radio) [14] 8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [15] 2
Germany (GfK) [16] 25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [17] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [18] 45
Scotland (OCC) [19] 53
Spain (AFYVE) [20] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [23] 42
UK Dance (OCC) [24] 29
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [25] 20
US Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [26] 5
US Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [27] 38

References

  1. ↑ Cross, Tony (1994-07-20). "New Singles". Smash Hits . p. 57. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  2. ↑ Holt, Karen (1994-11-19). "Border Breakers: Monitoring The Impact Of Euro Talent" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 47. p. 20. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Away From Home (1994) by Dr. Alban". IMVDb.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Station Reports: MTV Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 27. 2 July 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Station Reports: VIVA" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 32. 6 August 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 28 Aug 1994". ARIA . Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  8. ↑ "Dr. Alban – Away From Home" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Dr. Alban – Away From Home" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Belgian peak Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Danish Singles Chart. 24 June 1994.
  12. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 34. 1994-08-20. p. 23. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  13. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 35. 1994-08-27. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  14. ↑ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 29. 1994-07-16. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  15. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
  16. ↑ "Dr. Alban – Away From Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "Dr. Alban - Away From Home" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  18. ↑ "Dr. Alban – Away From Home" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 07 August 1994 - 13 August 1994". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  20. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  21. ↑ "Dr. Alban – Away From Home". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "Dr. Alban – Away From Home". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  23. ↑ UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved 2008-07-27)
  24. ↑ "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (07 August 1994-13 August 1994)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  25. ↑ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-06-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  26. ↑ "Hot Dance Music: Club Play" (PDF). Billboard . 11 February 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales" (PDF). Billboard . 26 November 1994. p. 55. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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