Look Away (Big Country song)

"Look Away" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country.^[2] It was released in April 1986 as the lead single from their third studio album, The Seer. It gave the group their highest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 7. "Look Away" was an even bigger success in Ireland, topping the Irish Singles Chart for one week.

"Look Away"
Single by Big Country
from the album The Seer
Released	4 April 1986 (1986-04-04)[1]
Length	4:23
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Stuart Adamson
Producer(s)	Robin Millar
Big Country singles chronology
"Just a Shadow" (1985) "Look Away" (1986) "The Teacher" (1986)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	24
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4]	27
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	7
Ireland (IRMA)[6]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1]	14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	11
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	18
UK Singles (OCC)[11]	7
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[12]	5
West Germany (GfK)[13]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)[14]	95