Take Me Away (Culture Beat song)


"Take Me Away" is a song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was released in June 1996 as the third single from their third studio album Inside Out. A CD maxi with new remixes was also available, but it was marketed at the same time as the other media
The song was a hit in many countries, particularly in Finland where it reached number 6.

Critical reception

Shawnee Smith, of Billboard magazine gave the song a mixed review, saying that while the song "hasn't moved far beyond that formula ", lead singer Tania Evans is "quite the charmer, and producer/writer Cyborg has a way with hooks that is hard to resist."

Music video

The music video for "Take Me Away" was directed by Nikolas Mann. It first aired in September 1996.

Track listings

; CD Maxi-single
  1. "Take Me Away" - 3:55
  2. "Take Me Away" - 6:59
  3. "Take Me Away" - 6:02
  4. "Take Me Away" - 6:02
  5. * Remixed By: Geo
  6. "Take Me Away" - 6:11
  7. * Remixed By: Nino Tielman*, Peter Gräber
  8. "Take Me Away" - 3:23
  9. * Remixed By: Frank Bülow, Nino Tielman, Peter Gräber, Peter Ries
  10. "Hamana" - 5:21
; CD Maxi-single - Remix
  1. "Take Me Away" - 7:37
  2. * Remixed By: Movers'n'Shakers
  3. "Take Me Away" - 6:59
  4. * Remixed By: Movers'n'Shakers
  5. "Take Me Away" - 6:16
  6. * Mixed By: Cyborg
  7. "Take Me Away" - 6:10
  8. * Remixed By: Doug Laurent
  9. "Take Me Away" - 5:37
  10. * Remixed By: Tokapi
  11. "Take Me Away" - 5:57
  12. * Remixed By: Erik Trinkaus
; CD Maxi-single
  1. "Take Me Away" - 3:37
  2. "Take Me Away" - 3:41
  3. "Take Me Away" - 3:33
  4. "Take Me Away" - 6:55
  5. "Take Me Away" - 6:07
  6. "Take Me Away" - 5:58
  7. "Take Me Away" - 7:21
  8. "Take Me Away" - 6:07

    Charts

ChartPeak
position"Take Me Away", in various Singles Chart
Austria 39
Belgium 15
Belgium 28
Canada Dance 4
Europe 59
Finland 6
Germany 26
Iceland 29
Netherlands 3
Netherlands 48
Scotland 59
Sweden 24
Switzerland 33
UK Singles 52
U.S. Billboard Hot 100111
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales39