Do You Wanna Get Away (song)

"Do You Wanna Get Away"
Single by Shannon
from the album Do You Wanna Get Away
Released	1985
Format	7" single 12" single
Genre	Dance-pop, Freestyle
Length	4:54 (album version)
Label	Mirage/Emergency
Writer(s)	Ann Godwin Chris Barbosa
Producer	Chris Barbosa, Mark Liggett
Shannon singles chronology
"Sweet Somebody" (1984) "Do You Wanna Get Away" (1985) "Stronger Together" (1985)
Alternative covers 12" Single

"Do You Wanna Get Away" is a 1985 single by Shannon. "Do You Wanna Get Away" was the third number dance chart hit for Shannon in less than two years. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and crossed over to the top 20 on the soul singles chart and charted on the Hot 100.

Track listing

US 12" Single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Do You Wanna Get Away" (Vocal/Long Version)	4:57
2.	"Do You Wanna Get Away" (Long Dub Version)	6:07

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak Position
German Singles Chart[1]	57
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2]	49
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[2]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[2]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[2]	13

Preceded by "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears For Fears

U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single May 25, 1985 - June 1, 1985 (two weeks)

Succeeded by "Call Me Mr. Telephone (Answering Service)" by Cheyne

References

1. ^ Germany Singles Chart (Retrieved January 27, 2010)
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 27, 2010)

• "Joel Whitburn's, Presents, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004", 2004
• "Joel Whitburn's, Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003", 2004