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"Take Me Away"
Single by Culture Beat
from the album Inside Out
B-side"Hamana"
ReleasedJune 14, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreEurodance
Length
  • Radio Edit: 3:55
  • Extended Version: 6:59
LabelDance Pool
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cyborg (Tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6)
  • Nino Tielman
  • Peter Gräber (Track: 7)
Culture Beat singles chronology
"Crying in the Rain"
(1996) 		"Take Me Away"
(1996) 		"Walk the Same Line"
(1996)
Alternative cover
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)
  1. "Take Me Away" (Radio Edit) - 3:55
  2. "Take Me Away" (Extended Mix) - 6:59
  3. "Take Me Away" (Doom Mix) - 6:02
  4. "Take Me Away" (Sweetbox Hotpants Mix) - 6:02
    • Remixed By: Geo
  5. "Take Me Away" (Aboria Euro Mix) - 6:11
    • Remixed By: Nino Tielman*, Peter Gräber
  6. "Take Me Away" (Special A Capella Version (Not Normal Mix)) - 3:23
    • Remixed By: Frank Bülow, Nino Tielman, Peter Gräber, Peter Ries
  7. "Hamana" - 5:21
CD Maxi-single - Remix (Germany, 1996)
  1. "Take Me Away" (M'N'S Gazelled Up Mix) - 7:37
    • Remixed By: Movers'n'Shakers
  2. "Take Me Away" (M'N'S Full On Vocal Mix) - 6:59
    • Remixed By: Movers'n'Shakers
  3. "Take Me Away" (GEDO Mix) - 6:16
    • Mixed By: Cyborg
  4. "Take Me Away" (Doug Laurent Mix) - 6:10
    • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  5. "Take Me Away" (Tokapi's House Of Summer Mix) - 5:37
    • Remixed By: Tokapi
  6. "Take Me Away" (Hard To Be Hip Mix) - 5:57
    • Remixed By: Erik Trinkaus
CD Maxi-single (USA, 1997)
  1. "Take Me Away" (Radio Edit) - 3:37
  2. "Take Me Away" (Aboria Euro Radio) - 3:41
  3. "Take Me Away" (Sweetbox Hotpants Radio Edit) - 3:33
  4. "Take Me Away" (Extended Mix) - 6:55
  5. "Take Me Away" (Aboria Euro Mix) - 6:07
  6. "Take Me Away" (Sweetbox Hotpants Mix) - 5:58
  7. "Take Me Away" (M'N's Gazelled Up Mix) - 7:21
  8. "Take Me Away" (Doug Laurent Mix) - 6:07

Charts

Chart Peak
position[3]
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

  1. ^ Billboard, March 22, 1997. Page 82
  2. ^ "Culture Beat: Take me away". Mvdbase.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Take Me Away", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  4. ^ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (20.06.1997-26.06.1997)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Culture Beat - Take Me Away" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 22 September 1996 - 28 September 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1997-07-26). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1997-07-26). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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