Take Me Away (Culture Beat song)
Appearance
"Take Me Away" | ||||
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Single by Culture Beat | ||||
from the album Inside Out | ||||
B-side | "Hamana" | |||
Released | June 14, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | Eurodance | |||
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Label | Dance Pool | |||
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Culture Beat singles chronology | ||||
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![]() CD-Maxi - Remixes |
"Take Me Away" is a song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was released in June 1996 as the third single from their third studio album Inside Out. A CD maxi with new remixes was also available, but it was marketed at the same time as the other media
The song was a hit in many countries, particularly in Finland where it reached number 6.
Critical reception
Shawnee Smith, of Billboard magazine gave the song a mixed review, saying that while the song "hasn't moved far beyond that formula [of "Mr. Vain"]", lead singer Tania Evans is "quite the charmer, and producer/writer Cyborg has a way with hooks that is hard to resist."[1]
Music video
The music video for "Take Me Away" was directed by Nikolas Mann.[2] It first aired in September 1996.
Track listings
- CD Maxi-single (Europe, 1996)
- "Take Me Away" (Radio Edit) - 3:55
- "Take Me Away" (Extended Mix) - 6:59
- "Take Me Away" (Doom Mix) - 6:02
- "Take Me Away" (Sweetbox Hotpants Mix) - 6:02
- Remixed By: Geo
- "Take Me Away" (Aboria Euro Mix) - 6:11
- Remixed By: Nino Tielman*, Peter Gräber
- "Take Me Away" (Special A Capella Version (Not Normal Mix)) - 3:23
- Remixed By: Frank Bülow, Nino Tielman, Peter Gräber, Peter Ries
- "Hamana" - 5:21
- CD Maxi-single - Remix (Germany, 1996)
- "Take Me Away" (M'N'S Gazelled Up Mix) - 7:37
- Remixed By: Movers'n'Shakers
- "Take Me Away" (M'N'S Full On Vocal Mix) - 6:59
- Remixed By: Movers'n'Shakers
- "Take Me Away" (GEDO Mix) - 6:16
- Mixed By: Cyborg
- "Take Me Away" (Doug Laurent Mix) - 6:10
- Remixed By: Doug Laurent
- "Take Me Away" (Tokapi's House Of Summer Mix) - 5:37
- Remixed By: Tokapi
- "Take Me Away" (Hard To Be Hip Mix) - 5:57
- Remixed By: Erik Trinkaus
- CD Maxi-single (USA, 1997)
- "Take Me Away" (Radio Edit) - 3:37
- "Take Me Away" (Aboria Euro Radio) - 3:41
- "Take Me Away" (Sweetbox Hotpants Radio Edit) - 3:33
- "Take Me Away" (Extended Mix) - 6:55
- "Take Me Away" (Aboria Euro Mix) - 6:07
- "Take Me Away" (Sweetbox Hotpants Mix) - 5:58
- "Take Me Away" (M'N's Gazelled Up Mix) - 7:21
- "Take Me Away" (Doug Laurent Mix) - 6:07
Charts
Chart | Peak position[3] |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 39 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 15 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) | 28 |
Canada Dance (RPM) | 4 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] | 59 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 6 |
Germany (Media Control Charts) | 26 |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] | 29 |
Netherlands (Tipparade)[6] | 3 |
Netherlands (Mega Top 100) | 48 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[7] | 59 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 24 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 33 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 52 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 111[8] |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales | 39[9] |
References
- ^ Billboard, March 22, 1997. Page 82
- ^ "Culture Beat: Take me away". Mvdbase.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ "Take Me Away", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
- ^ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (20.06.1997-26.06.1997)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Culture Beat - Take Me Away" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 22 September 1996 - 28 September 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1997-07-26). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
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