Take Me Away (Lash song)

"Take Me Away" is a song by Australian alternative/punk rock band Lash. It was released on 19 March 2001 as the group's debut single and lead single from their album, The Beautiful and the Damned (2002). The song peaked at number 33 on the Australian Singles Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, "Take Me Away" was nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Single.^[1]

"Take Me Away"
Single by Lash
from the album The Beautiful and the Damned
B-side	"Aloha Mr Hand"
Released	19 March 2001 (2001-03-19)
Studio	Planet (Perth, Western Australia)
Length	3:37
Label	Sputnik, EngineRoom Music
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Klippel, Barry Palmer, Lash
Producer(s)	Andrew Klippel, Barry Palmer, Andy Baldwin
Lash singles chronology
"Take Me Away" (2001) "Beauty Queen" (2001)

The song was covered by actress Christina Vidal for the 2003 Disney film Freaky Friday and its soundtrack. Lash also contributed their following single "Beauty Queen" for the film's soundtrack.^[2] On July 11, 2025, a new version of the song by the fictional band Pink Slip was released as a single for Freakier Friday.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Take Me Away" – 3:37
2. "Aloha Mr Hand" – 2:25

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	33

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Catalogue	Ref.
Australia	19 March 2001	CD	Sputnik EngineRoom Music	020122	[5]