Don't Go Away (Fun Factory song)

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"Don't Go Away"
Fun Factory-Don't Go Away.jpg
Single by Fun Factory
from the album Fun-Tastic
Released11 April 1996
Genre
Length3:28
Label
  • Attic
  • Curb Records
  • Edel
  • Form Records
  • Regular Records
  • Scorpio Music
  • Victor
  • What's Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Bülent Aris
  • Toni Cottura
  • Rodney Hardison
Producer(s)Team 33
Fun Factory singles chronology
"Do Wah Diddy"
(1996)
"Don't Go Away"
(1996)
"I Love You"
(1996)
Music video
"Don't Go Away" on YouTube

"Don't Go Away" is a 1996 Eurodance song by German band Fun Factory, released as the fourth single from their second album, Fun-Tastic. It was a success in Spain, peaking at number 6.[1] Additionally, it peaked at number 31 in Austria and number 37 in Germany. Outside Europe, it reached number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. A music video was made, directed by V. Hannwacker & M. Rosenmüller. It sees the band performing at a party on the beach.

Critical reception[]

Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as "a reggae-splashed ditty", comparing it to Ace of Base's 1992 hit "All That She Wants". He added that the key difference is "the use of throaty male rapping, as well as a slew of versions that tip-toe through jeep-funk and house grooves".[2]

Track listing[]

12" single, France (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Go Away" (Real House Walk)4:41
2."Don't Go Away" (Funky Dub Walk)4:55
3."Don't Go Away" (Extended Walk)4:55
4."Fun Factory's Break"4:31
CD single, US (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Go Away" 
2."Do Wah Diddy Diddy" 
CD maxi, Germany (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Go Away" (Radio Walk)3:28
2."Don't Go Away" (Extended Walk)4:55
3."Don't Go Away" (Funky Dub Walk)4:55
4."Don't Go Away" (Real House Walk)4:41
5."Fun Factory's Break"4:31

Charts[]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 37
Spain (AFYVE) 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 183
US Billboard Hot 100 93

References[]

  1. ^ "FUN FACTORY - DON'T GO AWAY (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 7 September 1996. p. 99. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Fun Factory – Don't Go Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fun Factory – Don't Go Away" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2020.


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