Walkaway (song)

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"Walkaway"
Walkaway Cast cover.png
Single by Cast
from the album All Change
B-side
  • "Fulfill"
  • "Mother"
Released18 March 1996 (1996-03-18) [1]
Length3:51
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) John Power
Producer(s) John Leckie
Cast singles chronology
"Sandstorm"
(1996)		"Walkaway"
(1996)		"Flying"
(1996)

"Walkaway" is the fourth single by Liverpool Britpop band Cast, fronted by ex-the La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from their debut album, All Change (1995). Released in March 1996, it reached number nine on the UK singles chart. The song would be used in the closing footage of the BBC's coverage of England's semi-final match of UEFA Euro 1996. [2]

Contents

Background

The song is about when you've done everything you can in a place or situation and you're doing an injustice to yourself by staying. There have been a couple of times in my life when people have said I'm making the wrong decision. Of course, there would have been a sadness within me about leaving the La's. But I don't think Walkaway was about me. The song becomes bigger than my story once it's heard by other people and they give it life themselves. I often see fans crying or snogging to it. Other people tell me they knew they had to leave their relationship after hearing it. Life can be cruel; it can break your heart. But I sing that line – "You never lose your dreams" – with sincerity, now more than ever. Once you take that decision to get out of a situation, you've got this whole unwritten page in front of you and can become anything you like again.

— John Power, songwriter of "Walkaway". [2]

Track listings

Personnel

Cast

Production

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] 41
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 23
Scotland (OCC) [9] 7
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 16 March 1996. p. 35. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "'I often see fans crying or snogging to it': Cast on how they made Walkaway". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Walkaway (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Polydor Records. 1996. 576 284-7.
  4. ↑ Walkaway (UK CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 1996. 576 285-2.
  5. ↑ Walkaway (European CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 1996. 576 284-2.
  6. ↑ Walkaway (Australian CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 1996. 576 357-2.
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 14. 6 April 1996. p. 20. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Walkaway". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "British single certifications – Cast – Walkaway". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 20 September 2020.


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