"The Day You Went Away" was the first single released by Australian recording artist Wendy Matthews from her second solo studio album, Lily. The single was released 31 August 1992 on the RooART label and debuted on the Australian Singles Charts at No. 43 in September, before peaking at No. 2 in December 1992. This is Matthews' highest charting single on the ARIA Charts. The single was played regularly in the TV series E Street, and when it was broadcast in the UK and Europe, The Day You Went Away was released on RooART in 1993 but was not a hit.

The song was originally recorded and released by Soul Family Sensation in 1992.

Matthews subsequently included the song on her 1999 Greatest Hits album, Stepping Stones and her 2007 compilation album, The Essential Wendy Matthews.

"The Day You Went Away" won two ARIAs at the 1993 ARIA Music Awards; one for Single of the Year and one for Highest Selling Single.

"The Day You Went Away" is performed in a slow 4/4 time with the range of E4 - C#6.

"The Day You Went Away" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist in 1992.

^*sales figures based on certification alone
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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