Walk Away (Remember Me)
| "Walk Away (Remember Me)" | ||||
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| Single by Paula DeAnda featuring The D.E.Y. | ||||
| from the album Paula DeAnda | ||||
| Released | July 2006 (U.S. radio) March 15, 2007 (Australia, UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | Arista/RMG | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Christina Milian, Shaffer Smith, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Emilio Cancio-Bello, Dan Hill, Elan Luz Riviera, Rafael Torres, Steve Kipner | |||
| Producer(s) | Stargate | |||
| Paula DeAnda singles chronology | ||||
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| The D.E.Y. singles chronology | ||||
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"Walk Away (Remember Me)" is the second single from Paula DeAnda. It was released in the United States in 2006 and features The D.E.Y., and was written by Ne-Yo and Christina Milian together with producers Stargate. The song is about feelings from an old relationship that have resurfaced once the protagonist has seen her ex's new girlfriend.
"Walk Away" reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in the second week of January 2007 and number four on the Pop Songs chart, becoming DeAnda's first top-twenty single on the Hot 100 and her biggest hit to date. It spent a total of 22 weeks on that chart. The song also found moderate success in Australia, peaking at number 60 on the ARIA Singles Chart in March 2007.
Music video
In the music video, DeAnda is with her friends when she sees her old boyfriend with his new girlfriend. Then DeAnda and her old boyfriend make eye contact, and start to walk towards each other. As they are slowly walking, there are flashbacks to various moments in the past of DeAnda and her old boyfriend relating to the lyrics of the song. Once they finally reach each other, he touches her waist, DeAnda has a flashback of him flirting with another girl, implying to the viewers that they broke up because he cheated on her. Then DeAnda kisses him on the cheek and walks away with her friends.
Chart
Weekly charts
| Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 60 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 18 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 4 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2007) | position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 79 |
References
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Paula DeAnda Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Paula DeAnda Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
External links
- 2006 debut singles
- Paula DeAnda songs
- The D.E.Y. songs
- Song recordings produced by Stargate (production team)
- Music videos directed by Ray Kay
- Contemporary R&B ballads
- Songs written by Ne-Yo
- Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen
- Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
- Songs written by Christina Milian
- Songs written by Steve Kipner
- 2006 songs