Go Away (Gloria Estefan song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Go Away
| cover = Goawaycover1.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gloria Estefan
| album = Greatest Hits and Made in America soundtrack
| released = April 1993
| recorded = 1991–1992
| studio =
| genre = Dance
| length = 4:17
| label = Epic
| writer = *Gloria Estefan
| producer =
| prev_title = I See Your Smile
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Mi Tierra
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|_g_0-leBhME|"Go Away"}}}}
}}
"Go Away" is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in April 1993 as the fourth and last single worldwide and third to the United States from her fourth solo album and second compilation, Greatest Hits (1992). The song is much in the style of Estefan's earlier songs with the Miami Sound Machine. It was a club hit throughout Europe and America and was featured in the 1993 film Made in America, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson, and its soundtrack. It reached the UK Top 20 and US Dance Chart Top 5.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis described "Go Away" as a "irresistible Latin-flavored dance track".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000605564|first=Jose F.|last=Promis|title=Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=February 24, 2020}} Larry Flick from Billboard remarked that "the traditional salsa flavor that has dominated her previous uptempo tunes is evident, but it is tempered with savvy house elements. Also, Estefan's vocal is easily her most relaxed and playful to date."{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Dance Trax: Estefan Fills Dance Card; Acts Bare Their Soul |magazine= Billboard |date= March 27, 1993 |page= 28 |access-date= October 8, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-03-27.pdf |author-link= Larry Flick}} He also wrote, "Tropical spice and a hi-NRG tempo are a happy marriage here, while cute vocals and sound effects are icing on the cake."{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Single Reviews |magazine= Billboard |date= May 1, 1993 |page= 70 |access-date= October 26, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-05-01.pdf |author-link= Larry Flick}} Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report felt the song is a "fun, upbeat production."{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks: Singles |magazine= Gavin Report |date= May 21, 1993 |page= 50 |access-date= October 16, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-05-21.pdf}} In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton stated, "Gloria Estefan makes a strong comeback with another track from her Greatest Hits album, and in a similar vein to the Miami Hitmix".{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending April 3rd 1993|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-april-3rd-1993|website=Chart Watch UK|date=March 28, 1993|accessdate=September 11, 2021|author-link=James Masterton}}
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that "the Cuban exile Estefan addresses her anger against dictator Fidel Castro. "People have a right to party", our little rebel sings, musically going back to her Latin roots."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-04-10.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=April 10, 1993|page=13|access-date=February 22, 2020}} Alan Jones from Music Week gave it three out of five and named it Pick of the Week, saying that the song finds the singer "camping it up". He added, "A hit, but not a big one."{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week |magazine= Music Week |date= March 20, 1993 |page= 6 |accessdate= March 24, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-03-20.pdf}} A reviewer from The Network Forty felt that "it's been too long since Gloria Estefan has given us an uptempo hit record", and noted that "Go Away" is reminiscent of the early Miami Sound Machine hits; "it has the energy of "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and "1-2-3"."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Network-40/93/Network-40-1993-05-21.pdf|title=Mainstream: Music Meeting|magazine=The Network Forty|date=May 21, 1993|page=20|access-date=March 21, 2020}} James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update described it as "catchy [and] conga kicking".{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Djdirectory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= March 27, 1993 |page= 7 |accessdate= March 24, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-03-27.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by American television and film director and producer Kevin Layne.{{cite web|title=Gloria Estefan: Go Away|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10474166/|publisher=IMDb|date= |access-date=September 11, 2021}} It was later published on YouTube in October 2013.{{cite web|title=Gloria Estefan - Go Away|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g_0-leBhME|publisher=YouTube|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=September 11, 2021}} The video has amassed over 595,000 views as of February 2025.
Official versions
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- Album Version – 4:37
- Radio Edit (aka Single Remix) – John Haag & Pablo Flores – 3:49
- 12" Mix (aka 12" Remix) – John Haag & Pablo Flores – 6:14
- Dub Mix – John Haag & Pablo Flores – 6:25
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- Underground Vocal Mix – Tommy Musto – 6:30
- Underground Dub – Tommy Musto – 6:30
- Underground Instrumental Mix – Tommy Musto – 6:14
- Bonus Beats – Tommy Musto – 2:05
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Track listings
{{tracklist
| headline = US & Canada CD Maxi-Single (49K 74843) [April 6, 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Album Version
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = 12" Mix
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 6:14
| title3 = Go Away
| note3 = Underground Vocal Mix
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length3 = 6:30
| title4 = Words Get In The Way
| note4 = Live in Miami from the Homecoming Concert, 1988
| writer4 = Gloria Estefan
| length4 = 5:02
| title5 = Megamix
| note5 = Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet
| writer5 = Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald
| length5 = 5:20
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = US & Canada Cassette Single (34T 74920) [April 6, 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Radio Edit
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Album Version
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 4:17
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = US & Canada 7" Vinyl Single (34 74920) [April 6, 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Radio Edit
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Album Version
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 4:17
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = US & Canada 12" Vinyl Single (49 74843) [April 6, 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Underground Vocal Mix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 6:30
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Underground Instrumental Mix
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 6:14
| title3 = Go Away
| note3 = Bonus Beats
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length3 = 2:05
| title4 = Go Away
| note4 = 12" Mix
| writer4 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length4 = 6:14
| title5 = Go Away
| note5 = Dub Mix
| writer5 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length5 = 6:25
| title6 = Megamix
| note6 = Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet
| writer6 = Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald
| length6 = 5:20
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = US Promo CD Single (ESK 74920) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Radio Edit
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 3:49
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = US Promo 12" Vinyl Single (EAS 5027) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Underground Dub
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 6:30
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Underground Instrumental Mix
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 6:14
| title3 = Go Away
| note3 = Bonus Beats
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length3 = 2:05
| title4 = Go Away
| note4 = 12" Mix
| writer4 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length4 = 6:14
| title5 = Go Away
| note5 = Dub Mix
| writer5 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length5 = 6:25
| title6 = Megamix
| note6 = Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet
| writer6 = Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald
| length6 = 5:20
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Europe CD Single (EPC 659095 1) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Single Remix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Can't Forget You
| writer2 = Jorge Casas, Jon Secada, Clay Ostwald
| length2 = 4:10
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Europe CD Maxi-Single (EPC 659095 2) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Single Remix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = 12" Remix
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 6:14
| title3 = Go Away
| note3 = Tommy Musto's Underground Vocal Mix
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length3 = 6:30
| title4 = Can't Forget You
| writer4 = Jorge Casas, Jon Secada, Clay Ostwald
| length4 = 4:10
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Europe 12" Vinyl Single (659095 6) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = 12" Remix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 6:14
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Album Version
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Go Away
| note3 = Tommy Musto's Underground Vocal Mix
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length3 = 6:30
| title4 = Go Away
| note4 = Tommy Musto's Underground Instrumental Mix
| writer4 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length4 = 6:14
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Dutch Cassette Maxi-Single (659095 4) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = 12" Mix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 6:14
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Underground Vocal Mix
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 6:30
| title3 = Words Get In The Way
| note3 = Live in Miami from the Homecoming Concert, 1988
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan
| length3 = 5:02
| title4 = Megamix
| note4 = Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet
| writer4 = Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald
| length4 = 5:20
| title5 = Go Away
| note5 = Album Version
| writer5 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length5 = 4:17
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Spain 12" Vinyl Single (EPC 659095 6) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = 12" Remix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 6:14
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Album Version
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Go Away
| note3 = Tommy Musto's Underground Vocal Mix
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length3 = 6:30
| title4 = Go Away
| note4 = Tommy Musto's Underground Instrumental Mix
| writer4 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length4 = 6:14
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Spain Promo 7" Vinyl Single (ARIE 3174) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 4:17
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = UK CD Maxi-Single (659095 2) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Single Remix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = 12" Remix
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 6:14
| title3 = Go Away
| note3 = Tommy Musto's Underground Vocal Mix
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length3 = 6:30
| title4 = Can't Forget You
| writer4 = Jorge Casas, Jon Secada, Clay Ostwald
| length4 = 4:10
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = UK Cassette Single (659095 4) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Single Remix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Can't Forget You
| writer2 = Jorge Casas, Jon Secada, Clay Ostwald
| length2 = 4:10
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = UK 12" Vinyl Single (659095 6) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = 12" Remix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 6:14
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Album Version
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Go Away
| note3 = Tommy Musto's Underground Vocal Mix
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length3 = 6:30
| title4 = Go Away
| note4 = Tommy Musto's Underground Instrumental Mix
| writer4 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length4 = 6:14
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = UK Promo 12" Vinyl Single (XPR 1895) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = Tommy Musto's Underground Vocal Mix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 6:30
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Tommy Musto's Underground Instrumental Mix
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 6:14
| title3 = Go Away
| note3 = Bonus Beats
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length3 = 2:05
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Thailand Cassette Maxi-Single (659095 4) [April 1993]
| title1 = Go Away
| note1 = 12" Mix
| writer1 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length1 = 6:14
| title2 = Go Away
| note2 = Underground Vocal Mix
| writer2 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length2 = 6:30
| title3 = Words Get In The Way
| note3 = Live in Miami from the Homecoming Concert, 1988
| writer3 = Gloria Estefan
| length3 = 5:02
| title4 = Megamix
| note4 = Dr. Beat, Conga, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, 1-2-3, Get On Your Feet
| writer4 = Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, John DeFaria, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald
| length4 = 5:20
| title5 = Go Away
| note5 = Album Version
| writer5 = Gloria Estefan, Lawrence Dermer
| length5 = 4:17
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!Chart (1993) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Colombia (Colombian Singles Chart)
|align="center"|10 |
|---|
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-04-17.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|page=27|date=17 April 1993|access-date=1 March 2020}}
|align="center"|38 |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|22|artist=Gloria Estefan|rowheader=true|access-date=August 13, 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Japan (Tokyo)
|align="center"|26 |
| scope="row"|Poland (Polish Singles Chart)
|align="center"|41 |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|13|artist=Gloria Estefan|song=Go Away|artistid=25535|rowheader=true|access-date=August 13, 2020}} |
| scope="row"|UK Dance (Music Week){{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-04-10.pdf |title= Top 60 Dance Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= April 10, 1993 |page= 22 |accessdate= April 9, 2021}}
|align="center"|6 |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|3|artist=Gloria Estefan|rowheader=true|access-date=August 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|15|artist=Gloria Estefan|rowheader=true|access-date=August 13, 2020}} |
| scope="row"|US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gloria-estefan/chart-history/dsa/ |title=Gloria Estefan Chart History: Dance Singles Sales |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 13, 2020}}
|align="center"|4 |
References
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Category:Songs written by Gloria Estefan