Look Away (Big Country song)
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"Look Away" was the first single taken from The Seer, the third studio album by the Scottish rock band Big Country
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Released in April 1986, it gave the group their fourth UK top 10 hit, and proved to be their highest charting single in the UK, peaking at #7.
"Look Away" was an even bigger success in Ireland, topping the charts for one week, and becoming the band's only number one single on either side of the Irish Sea.
Big Country
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
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Released in April 1986, it gave the group their fourth UK top 10 hit, and proved to be their highest charting single in the UK, peaking at #7.
"Look Away" was an even bigger success in Ireland, topping the charts for one week, and becoming the band's only number one single on either side of the Irish Sea.
Chart positions
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
7 |
| U.S.Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 |