Walking Away a Winner (song)

"Walking Away a Winner" is a song written by Tom Shapiro and Bob DiPiero, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in March 1994 as the first single and title track from the album Walking Away a Winner. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

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Music video

Directed by Steven Goldmann, the video starts off in a mobile trailer in the desert. It shows Kathy confronting her lazy boyfriend (who is sitting watching TV, obviously not caring and staring into space). She is outraged, and goes to extremes to confront her emotions and teach him a lesson. She lights the trailer on fire, takes his car and all his belongings to sell off to others, and (after finding him in the trunk of the car) ties him up so he can't break free. Shots of her singing the song in a black jacket and long black hair near the car are also shown. It was filmed in Arizona's Painted Desert.

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	16
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	21

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 217.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2521." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 4, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

v t e Kathy Mattea songs
Discography Awards and nominations
Kathy Mattea	"Street Talk" "Someone Is Falling in Love"
From My Heart	"It's Your Reputation Talkin'" "He Won't Give In"
Walk the Way the Wind Blows	"Love at the Five and Dime" "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" "You're the Power" "Train of Memories"
Untasted Honey	"Goin' Gone" "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" "Untold Stories" "Life as We Knew It"
Willow in the Wind	"Come from the Heart" "Burnin' Old Memories" "Where've You Been" "She Came from Fort Worth"
A Collection of Hits	"The Battle Hymn of Love" (with Tim O'Brien) "A Few Good Things Remain"
Time Passes By	"Time Passes By" "Whole Lotta Holes" "Asking Us to Dance"
Lonesome Standard Time	"Lonesome Standard Time" "Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)"
Walking Away a Winner	"Walking Away a Winner" "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" "Maybe She's Human" "Clown in Your Rodeo"
Love Travels	"455 Rocket" "Love Travels"
Collaborative and featured singles	"Voices That Care" "Romeo" "Teach Your Children"
Other songs	"You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive"

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