Take Me Away (D:Ream song)

"Take Me Away"
Single by D:Ream
from the album D-Ream On Volume 1
Released	6 June 1994 (1994-06-06)
Studio	The Blue Room (London, England)
Genre	Dance house
Length	3:37
Label	Magnet FXU
Songwriter	Peter Cunnah
Producer	Tom Frederikse
D:Ream singles chronology
"U R the Best Thing" (Perfecto remix) (1994) "Take Me Away" (1994) "Blame It on Me" (1995)
Music video
"Take Me Away" on YouTube

"Take Me Away" is a song by Northern Irish musical group D:Ream, released in June 1994 by FXU and Magnet Records as the fifth single from the group's debut album, D-Ream On Volume 1 (1993). The song is written by frontman Peter Cunnah and produced by Tom Frederikse, and features female vocals by Linda Duggan. It peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart as well as numbers six and nine on the Music Week Dance Singles chart and the UK Club Chart.

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song a score of four out of five, writing, "Less of an anthem, and, indeed, less of a song than any of D:Ream's bigger hits, this is nevertheless stirring stuff." ^[1] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update named it a "wailing True Faith-ish girl prodded breezy bounder" in his weekly dance column. ^[2] Alex Kadis from Smash Hits also gave it four out of five, saying, "Anyone who saw Take That's last tour will have seen Peter Cunnah bringing the roof down with this excellent singalongable dance song. But, there's a bit of a done-that-seen-that vibe to this too. Peter can do even better." ^[3]

Track listing

• 7-inch vinyl single, UK (1994)

A. "Take Me Away" (Brothers In Rhythm Radio Edit)

B. "Take Me Away" (Love To Infinity Edit)

• 12-inch single, UK (1994)

A1. "Take Me Away" (Brothers In Rhythm Club Mix)

A2. "Take Me Away" (Classic Paradise Mix)

B1. "Take Me Away" (Club 4 Life Mix)

B2. "Take Me Away" (Lifeapella)

B3. "Take Me Away" (Deep Dub)

• CD single, Europe (1994)

1. "Take Me Away" (Brothers In Rhythm Radio Edit) — 3:37
2. "Take Me Away" (Love To Infinity Edit) — 3:32
3. "Take Me Away" (Classic Paradise Mix) — 9:18
4. "Take Me Away" (Club 4 Life Mix) — 7:26
5. "Take Me Away" (Brothers In Rhythm Club Mix) — 6:37
6. "Take Me Away" (Lifeapella) — 2:09
7. "Take Me Away" (Electric Blue Mix) — 7:12

• Cassette single, UK (1994)

A. "Take Me Away" (Brothers In Rhythm Radio Edit)

B. "Take Me Away" (Love To Infinity Edit)

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [4]	52
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5]	60
Europe (European Dance Radio) [6]	16
Ireland (IRMA) [7]	30
Scotland (OCC) [8]	30
UK Singles (OCC) [9]	18
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [10]	19
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [11]	6
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [12]	9

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	6 June 1994	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Magnet FXU	[13]
Australia	11 July 1994	CD cassette		[14]

References

1. Jones, Alan (11 June 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week . p. 16. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
2. Hamilton, James (11 June 1994). "DJ directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
3. Kadis, Alex (8 June 1994). "New Singles". Smash Hits . p. 54. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
4. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Oct 1994". ARIA. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 27. 2 July 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
6. "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 29. 16 July 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
7. 9 June 1994
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart 29 May 1994 - 2 July 1994". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 15 June 2025.
9. "Take Me Away by D:Ream". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 15 June 2025.
10. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 9 July 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
11. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 18 June 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
12. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4 June 1994. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
13. "Single Releases". Music Week . 4 June 1994. p. 21.
14. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 11/07/94: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 230. 10 July 1994. p. 21.