I Walk Away

"I Walk Away"
Single by Split Enz
from the album See Ya 'Round
Released January 1984
Recorded 1984
Genre Pop, rock
Length 3:49
Label Mushroom Records
Writer(s) Neil Finn
Split Enz singles chronology
"I Wake Up Every Night"
(1984)
"I Walk Away"
(1984)
"One Mouth Is Fed"
(1984)

"I Walk Away" is the last semi-widespread release by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz from their last studio album See Ya 'Round. It was written by Neil Finn and released as a single in 1984. The single was only released in Australia and New Zealand, while the album was also released in Canada. The Single released in New Zealand was the Number 1 song for 3 Weeks.

During the recording of Crowded House's first album, it was decided to re-record the song, to let a new audience hear it. [1]

Track listing

Both 7" and 12" formats were released in Australia and New Zealand only.

12" vinyl

Side A
  1. "I Walk Away (Extended Version)"
Side B
  1. "Doctor Love"

7" vinyl

  1. "I Walk Away" 3:49
  2. "Over Drive" 3:43

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[2] #15
New Zealand Singles Chart[3] #1

Personnel

Notes

  1. Crowded House: I Walk Away
  2. Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W. (1993). ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "New Zealand Charts". Retrieved 2010-11-11.
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