Take a Walk

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"Take a Walk"
Take a Walk Passion Pit.png
Single by Passion Pit
from the album Gossamer
ReleasedMay 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
Recorded2011; Gigantic Studios; N.Y.C
Genre
Length
  • 4:25(album version)
  • 3:59(radio edit)
  • 4:10(music video edit)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Michael Angelakos
Producer(s)
Passion Pit singles chronology
"Little Secrets"
(2009)		"Take a Walk"
(2012)		"I'll Be Alright"
(2012)

"Take a Walk" is a song by American indietronica band Passion Pit from their second studio album, Gossamer (2012). The song was written and produced by the band's frontman Michael Angelakos, with Chris Zane providing co-production. It was released as the lead single from the album in May 2012.

Contents

Rolling Stone named "Take a Walk" the third-best song of 2012. [1]

Background

"Take a Walk" was written by Michael Angelakos, lead singer and keyboardist of Passion Pit. The song's lyrical content depicts a businessman burdened by financial troubles. According to Angelakos, each verse of the song is based upon one of the men in his family who immigrated to the United States, and depicts a point in each of their lives in America. [2]

Music video

The music video for "Take a Walk" was directed by David Wilson in collaboration with the Creators Project. [4] The video is seen from the perspective of a ball as it bounces across several locations in and around Philadelphia, including a suburban neighborhood (Plymouth Meeting), farmland (Maple acres farm), Fairmount Park, and various parts of the city. [5] Advanced helicam technology was utilized in the production of the video in order to achieve the effect. [6]

Formats and track listings

Digital download [7]
  1. "Take a Walk" – 4:23
Digital download – remix single [8]
  1. "Take a Walk" (The M Machine Remix) – 4:23

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [25] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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