Walkin' Away (Diamond Rio song)

"Walkin' Away"
"Walkin' Away"
Single by Diamond Rio
from the album IV
B-side	"It's All in Your Head"
Released	November 27, 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Country
Length	3:50
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Annie Roboff; Craig Wiseman
Producer(s)	Tim DuBois; Monty Powell; Michael D. Clute; Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio singles chronology

"Walkin' Away" is a song written by Annie Roboff and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in November 1995 as the lead-off single from the album IV.

Content[]

In the song, the narrator pleads with his estranged lover by saying that just because he may lose his cool every now and then, their love is still good and that they will not get anywhere by walking away from each other.

Music video[]

The music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen, consists of alternating scenes of the band playing in a small warehouse and short scenes of the band-members and their "dates".

Chart performance[]

The song entered the charts in early 1996 and peaked at number 2 on both The Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and Canada's RPM country chart.

Chart (1995-1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	46
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	27

References[]

^ AOL Music profile for "Walkin' Away"
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2943." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 15, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
^ "Diamond Rio Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] AOL Music profile for "Walkin' Away"

[sc_Canadacountry_-2] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2943." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 15, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Diamond_Rio-3] "Diamond Rio Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[4] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

[5] "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

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hide v t Diamond Rio singles
Diamond Rio	"Meet in the Middle" "Mirror, Mirror" "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" "Norma Jean Riley" "Nowhere Bound"
Close to the Edge	"In a Week or Two" "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet" "Sawmill Road"
Love a Little Stronger	"Love a Little Stronger" "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart" "Bubba Hyde" "Finish What We Started"
IV	"Walkin' Away" "That's What I Get for Lovin' You" "It's All in Your Head" "Holdin'"
Greatest Hits	"How Your Love Makes Me Feel" "Imagine That"
Unbelievable	"You're Gone" "Unbelievable" "I Know How the River Feels"
One More Day	"Stuff" "One More Day" "Sweet Summer" "That's Just That"
Completely	"Beautiful Mess" "I Believe" "Wrinkles" "We All Fall Down"
Can't You Tell	"Can't You Tell" "One Believer"
Greatest Hits II	"God Only Cries"
The Reason	"God Is There" "This Is My Life"
See also	Discography