Don't Go Away (Fun Factory song)

"Don't Go Away"
Single by Fun Factory
from the album Fun-Tastic
B-side"Fun Factory's Break"
Released11 April 1996
Genre
Length3:28
Label
  • Attic
  • Curb Records
  • Edel
  • Form Records
  • Regular Records
  • Scorpio Music
  • Victor
  • What's Music
Songwriters
ProducerTeam 33
Fun Factory singles chronology
"Do Wah Diddy"
(1996) 		"Don't Go Away"
(1996) 		"I Love You"
(1996)
Music video
"Don't Go Away" on YouTube

"Don't Go Away" is a song by German Eurodance band Fun Factory, released in April 1996 by various labels as the fourth single from the band's second album, Fun-Tastic (1995). It is written by Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura and Rodney Hardison, and was a success especially in Spain, peaking at number six.[1] Additionally, the single was a top-40 hit in Austria and Germany. Outside Europe, "Don't Go Away" reached number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. Its accompanying music video was directed by V. Hannwacker & M. Rosenmüller, featuring the band performing at a party on the beach.[2]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine described the song as "a reggae-splashed ditty", comparing it to Ace of Base's 1992 hit "All That She Wants". He added that the key difference is "the use of throaty male rapping, as well as a slew of versions that tip-toe through jeep-funk and house grooves".[3] British magazine Music Week gave it a score of three out of five, writing, "Jolly reggae'n rap from the band who sell in huge quantities on the Continent, but have yet to make an impact here."[4]

Track listing

  • 12" single, France (1996)
  1. "Don't Go Away" (Real House Walk) — 4:41
  2. "Don't Go Away" (Funky Dub Walk) — 4:55
  3. "Don't Go Away" (Extended Walk) — 4:55
  4. "Fun Factory's Break" — 4:31
  • CD single, US (1996)
  1. "Don't Go Away"
  2. "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
  • CD maxi, Germany (1996)
  1. "Don't Go Away" (Radio Walk) — 3:28
  2. "Don't Go Away" (Extended Walk) — 4:55
  3. "Don't Go Away" (Funky Dub Walk) — 4:55
  4. "Don't Go Away" (Real House Walk) — 4:41
  5. "Fun Factory's Break" — 4:31

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 31
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 91
Europe (European Dance Radio)[7] 12
Germany (GfK)[8] 37
Spain (AFYVE)[9] 6
UK Singles (OCC) 183
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 93

References

  1. ^ "Fun Factory - Dont't Go Away (song)". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Fun Factory - Don't Go Away music video 1996". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry (7 September 1996). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 99. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 July 1996. p. 10. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Fun Factory – Don't Go Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 22. 1 June 1996. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  7. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 22. 1 June 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 325.
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