"Walkin' Away" is a song written by Annie Roboff and

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, and recorded by American

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group

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. 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

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, 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''

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chart and Canada's ''

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'' country chart.

Year-end charts

References

1996 singles Diamond Rio songs Songs written by Craig Wiseman Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions Arista Nashville singles Songs written by Annie Roboff 1995 songs {{1995-country-song-stub