Move Away

---

title: "Move Away" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1986-singles", "1986-songs", "culture-club-songs", "song-recordings-produced-by-arif-mardin", "songs-written-by-boy-george", "songs-written-by-jon-moss", "songs-written-by-mikey-craig", "songs-written-by-phil-pickett", "songs-written-by-roy-hay-(musician)", "virgin-records-singles"] description: "1986 single by Culture Club" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_Away" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1986 single by Culture Club ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]

Field	Value
name	Move Away
cover	Move Away cover.jpg
type	single
artist	Culture Club
album	From Luxury to Heartache
B-side	Sexuality
released
length	4:22
label	Virgin
prev_title	Love Is Love
prev_year	1985
next_title	God Thank You Woman
next_year	1986
::

| name = Move Away | cover = Move Away cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Culture Club | album = From Luxury to Heartache | B-side = Sexuality | released = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | length = 4:22 | label = Virgin | writer =

• Boy George
• Jon Moss
• Roy Hay
• Mikey Craig
• Phil Pickett | producer =
• Lew Hahn
• Arif Mardin | prev_title = Love Is Love | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = God Thank You Woman | next_year = 1986 ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/5inch_NHiCC_singles_ubt_094.jpeg" caption="Back of picture disc."] ::

"Move Away" is a song by British band Culture Club, issued as the lead single from their fourth album, From Luxury to Heartache (1986). The song was produced by Lew Hahn and Arif Mardin. Released in March 1986, it became the group's eighth top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number seven. In the United States, it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their last top-40 hit in the US. It also reached the top 10 in various other countries, including Denmark, where it peaked at number three.

Critical reception

On its release, Eleanor Levy of Record Mirror described "Move Away" as a "very clever, radio-orientated pop tune" with a "sparkling production" and "creditable performance". Jerry Smith of Music Week praised it as a "classic pop tune" on which George "delivers a strong vocal over [the] polished production". He added the song "certainly surpasses anything that appeared on the awful Waking Up with the House on Fire".{{cite magazine |date=15 March 1986 |title=A&R: Singles Reviews |magazine=Music Week |last=Smith |first=Jerry |page=29 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1986/Music-Week-1986-03-15.pdf |via=World Radio History |access-date=1 September 2022}} Edwin Pouncey of Sounds was negative in his review, calling it "all sham and no song".

In the US, Cash Box praised the "effervescent production and Boy George’s rich, silky voice." Billboard said it consists of "guileless, breezy hooks."

Music video

The video-clip for the song, which cast Boy George and Jon Moss as silent film-stars racing cars across a black/white movie screen, was filmed at the Brixton Academy, London. George's friend Alice Temple can also be seen in the video.

Track listings

7-inch vinyl :A. "Move Away" :B. "Sexuality" (7-inch version (alternate mix))

12-inch vinyl :A. "Move Away" (extended mix) :B. "Sexuality" (Tango dub remix version)

5-inch vinyl :A. "Move Away" :B. "Sexuality"

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1986) | Peak position | Australia (Kent Music Report) | Denmark (IFPI) | Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 10 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

::data[format=table]

Chart (1986)	Position	Australia (Kent Music Report)	Belgium (Ultratop)	Canada Top Singles (RPM)	Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)
81
56
86
85
::

References

References

1. (1 March 1986). "New Singles".
2. Levy, Eleanor. (8 March 1986). "Singles".
3. Pouncey, Edwin. (15 March 1986). "Singles".
4. (5 April 1986). "Single Releases".
5. (5 April 1986). "Reviews".
6. Kent, David. (1993). "[[Kent Music Report". Australian Chart Book.
7. (26 April 1986). "Top 3 in Europe".
8. (12 April 1986). "European Hot 100 Singles".
9. (December 1986). "National Top 100 Singles for 1986". [[Kent Music Report]].
10. "Jaaroverzichten 1986". [[Ultratop]].
11. "Top 100 Singles of '86".
12. (27 December 1986). "European Hot 100 Singles: Hot 100 of the Year 1986".

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::