"Walking Away a Winner" is a song written by

Tom Shapiro Tom Curtis Shapiro (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorpor ...

and Bob DiPiero, and recorded by American

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artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in March 1994 as the first single and title track from the album ''

Walking Away a Winner ''Walking Away a Winner'' is the ninth studio album by American country music artist, Kathy Mattea. It was released on May 17, 1994 via the Mercury/PolyGram labels and contained ten tracks of original material. The album's production featured a po ...

''. The song reached #3 on the ''

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chart.

Music video

Directed by Steven Goldmann, the video starts off in a mobile trailer in the desert. It shows Kathy confronting her lazy boyfriend (who is sitting watching TV, obviously not caring and staring into space). She is outraged, and goes to extremes to confront her emotions and teach him a lesson. She lights the trailer on fire, takes his car and all his belongings to sell off to others, and (after finding him in the trunk of the car) ties him up so he can't break free. Shots of her singing the song in a black jacket and long black hair near the car are also shown. It was filmed in Arizona's Painted Desert.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1994 singles Kathy Mattea songs Songs written by Tom Shapiro Songs written by Bob DiPiero Song recordings produced by Josh Leo Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann Mercury Nashville singles 1994 songs {{1994-country-song-stub