"Look Away" is a song by Scottish rock band

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. It was released in April 1986 as the lead single from their third studio album, ''

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''. It gave the group their fourth UK top 10 hit, and proved to be their highest-charting single in the

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, peaking at No. 7. "Look Away" was an even bigger success in Ireland, topping the

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for one week, and becoming the band's only number one single on either side of the Irish Sea.

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1986 singles Big Country songs Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Songs written by Stuart Adamson Rock ballads {{1980s-rock-song-stub