"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" was released as a
mash-up of
DJ Tocadisco's remix of
The Egg's single "Walking Away" with the vocals of
Chris Willis from
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...
's 2002 single "
Love Don't Let Me Go". The mash-up was first performed live by French DJ and Guetta's production partner
Joachim Garraud, though several people claimed to have done it before. It was featured in an advert for the
Citroën C4, and peaked at number three on the
UK Singles Chart, Guetta's first top ten hit in that country. It was released as the single of Guetta's 2006 compilation album ''
Fuck Me I'm Famous - Ibiza Mix 06'' and also features on the 2007 Reissue Edition of ''
Guetta Blaster'' and as the bonus track of Guetta's third studio album ''
Pop Life''.
Music video
The music video, shot at
Heygate Estate in
South London, is choreographed around
breakdancing
Breakdancing or breaking, also called b-boying (when performed by men) or b-girling (women), is a style of street dance originated by African Americans and Nuyorican, Puerto Ricans in The Bronx borough of New York City.
Breakdancing consist ...
and
parkour
Parkour () is an athletic Training#Physical training, training discipline or sport in which practitioners (called ''traceurs'') attempt to get from one point to another in the fastest and most efficient way possible, without assisting equipment ...
with a comedic aspect. The clip starts with two boys playing basketball while two girls walk past. One of each of the two notice each other and are obviously infatuated. They walk up to the cage between them and when their hands touch they begin to dance intensely. They continue to dance energetically and spontaneously until they touched someone else, at which time the "energy" would transfer to them and that person would start to dance while the person who touched them stopped. The boy and the girl kiss at the end of the video.
Track listing
# "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" (UK radio edit) – 3:13
# "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" (Famous radio edit) – 3:08
# "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" (Joachim Garraud & David Guetta's F*** Me I'm Famous Mix) – 6:23
# "Walking Away" (Tocadisco Remix) – 6:53
12" single track listing
# "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" (Joachim Garraud & David Guetta's F*** Me I'm Famous Mix) – 6:23
# "Love Don't Let Me Go" (Joe T. Vannelli Remix) - 8:04
# "Walking Away" (Tocadisco Remix) – 6:53
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2006 songs
2006 singles
David Guetta songs
Songs written by David Guetta
Mashup songs
Remix singles
Number-one singles in Spain
Songs written by Chris Willis
Songs written by Joachim Garraud
Song recordings produced by David Guetta
Virgin Records singles
UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles