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"Away from Home"
Song

"Away from Home" is a song recorded by the Sweden-based musician and producer Dr Alban.

Release

It was released in May 1994 as the second single from his third studio album Look Who's Talking. This dance song was released in 1994 and met a smaller success in comparison with the previous Dr Alban's singles. It peaked on the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 25 on 20 August.

Airplay

"Away From Home" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 21 on 25 June 1994 due to crossover airplay in West Central-, East Central-, North- and South-Europe, and peaked at number 5 on 23 July.[1]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Away from Home" (short) — 3:18
  2. "Away from Home" (long) — 5:18
CD maxi
  1. "Away from Home" (short) — 3:18
  2. "Away from Home" (long) — 5:18
  3. "Away from Home" (amaway mix) — 6:10
  4. "Away from Home" (IMashed up version) — 4:48

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2][3] 92
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 12
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[5] 17
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 25
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 2
Germany (Media Control Charts)[4] 25
Netherlands (Tipparade)[8] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 45
Spain (AFYVE)[10] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 42
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[12] 29

References

  1. ^ "Border Breakers: Monitoring The Impact Of Euro Talent" (PDF). Music & Media. November 19, 1994. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 28 Aug 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. ^ a b c d "Away from Home", in various singles charts Lescharts.com[permanent dead link] (Retrieved February 11, 2008)
  5. ^ Belgian peak Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  7. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  8. ^ "Dr. Alban - Away From Home" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  9. ^ "Dr. Alban – Away from Home" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  11. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 27, 2008)
  12. ^ "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (07 August 1994-13 August 1994)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.