As She's Walking Away

"As She's Walking Away"
Single by Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson
from the album You Get What You Give and 34 Number Ones
Released	August 17, 2010 (2010-08-17)
Format	Music download
Genre	Country
Length	3:44
Label	Atlantic Southern Ground
Writer(s)	Zac Brown Wyatt Durrette
Producer	Keith Stegall[1]
Zac Brown Band chronology
"Free" (2010) "As She's Walking Away" (2010) "Colder Weather" (2010)
Alan Jackson chronology "Hard Hat and a Hammer" (2010) "As She's Walking Away" (2010) "Ring of Fire" (2010)

"As She's Walking Away" is the title of a song performed by the Zac Brown Band, an American country music band. It features guest vocals from veteran country singer Alan Jackson. The song is the sixth single release by the band, and the first from its album You Get What You Give. It won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 53rd Grammy Awards, and is the second Grammy for both the band and Jackson overall.

Release history

The song is the first release from the band's album You Get What You Give, which was released on September 21.^[1] John Driskell Hopkins, who plays bass guitar in the band, suggested that Jackson be included as a duet partner on it, because he thought that "it would get a great, different kind of fan base for us."^[1] Both Zac Brown Band and Jackson are produced by Keith Stegall.^[1] On August 24, 2010, an exclusive CD single was released at Target featuring "As She's Walking Away" along with the studio version of "Colder Weather" for the first time.

Background and writing

Co-writer Wyatt Durrette told The Boot that the idea came when he and Zac went to a bar in Orlando, Florida to watch a UFC fight. Durrette said that while they were watching the fight a guy and a girl walked in and all night she stared at him. Durrette said that she was "a beautiful girl, but she had her boyfriend with her, so I obviously wasn't going to say or do anything. We kind of spoke all night from across the room, but didn't say anything to each other." Durrette said that Zac had the idea of bringing the wise man into it and turning it into the older man at the bar who's a much wiser man, giving you advice.^[2]

Critical reception

C.M. Wilcox of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-up, praising the song's "driving, organic arrangement" as well as the interplay between Brown and Jackson.^[3] On the AOL Radio Blog, Amar Toor also described Brown's and Jackson's vocals favorably.^[4] A positive review also came from Michael Menachem of Billboard, who said that the song had a "heartwarming" sound.^[5]

Music video

Darren Doane directed the song's music video.^[6] The inside scenes of the bar were filmed in Dixie Tavern in Marietta, Georgia.

Chart performance

In the week of its release, "As She's Walking Away" debuted at number 32 on the Hot Country Songs charts,^[7] as well as number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. It later debuted at 81 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of October 9, 2010.^[8] On the country chart dated November 20, 2010, "As She's Walking Away" reached Number One, becoming the Zac Brown Band's fourth consecutive Number One single (and their fifth overall), and Jackson's twenty-sixth.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[10]	32
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11]	49

Preceded by "Come Back Song" by Darius Rucker

Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single November 20-November 27, 2010

Succeeded by "Anything Like Me" by Brad Paisley

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Tom Roland (12 August 2010). "With Zac Brown Band 'You Get' Alan Jackson". Great American Country. http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2010/08/12/with-zac-brown-band-%E2%80%9Cyou-get%E2%80%9D-alan-jackson/. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
2. ^ Conaway, Alanna (28 September 2010). "Zac Brown Band, 'AS She's Walking Away' - Story Behind the Lyrics". The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2010/09/28/zac-brown-band-as-shes-walking-away-lyrics/. Retrieved 11 October 2010. 
3. ^ C.M. Wilcox (17 August 2010). "Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson — "As She's Walking Away"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/zac-brown-band-featuring-alan-jackson-as-shes-walking-away/. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
4. ^ Amar Toor (10 August 2010). "Zac Brown Band, 'As She's Walking Away' Feat. Alan Jackson -- New Song". AOL Radio. http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/08/10/zac-brown-band-as-shes-walking-away-alan-jackson/. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
5. ^ Menachem, Michael (10 September 2010). "Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson, "As She's Walking Away"". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/new-releases/zac-brown-band-featuring-alan-jackson-as-1004113992.story. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
6. ^ ""As She's Walking Away" video". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/videos/zac-brown-band/559839/as-shes-walking-away.jhtml. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
7. ^ "Chart Highlights: Country, Dance/Club Play Songs & More". Billboard. 16 August 2010. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-country-dance-club-play-1004109540.story#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-country-dance-club-play-1004109540.story. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
8. ^ Gary Trust (19 August 2010). "Eminem, Rihanna Top Hot 100 For Fifth Week". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/eminem-rihanna-top-hot-100-for-fifth-week-1004110192.story?tag=hpfeed#/news/eminem-rihanna-top-hot-100-for-fifth-week-1004110192.story?tag=hpfeed. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
9. ^ "Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson. Prometheus Global Media.
10. ^ "Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson. Prometheus Global Media.
11. ^ "Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson. Prometheus Global Media.