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“Walking Away” by Information Society
“Walking Away” by Information Society appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 2003. Its best result is #33 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #138 alternative song of 1988 and #3,227 alternative song of all time.
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"Walking Away" was the second single from Information Society's self-titled album, sent out on Tommy Boy late in 1988, and it's synth-pop with a sci-fi streak. The American group salted the track with Star Trek dialogue: William Shatner's Captain Kirk, lifted from the episode "Mirror, Mirror", warning that resistance is pointless, and James Doohan's Scotty, borrowed from "Wolf in the Fold".
It worked on the dancefloor and on the radio alike. By February 1989 it had reached number nine in the US, and it also climbed to five on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and 15 on Modern Rock Tracks. Mark Pellington directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 33 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 398 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 2002 | 170 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 503 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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