Walk Around the Moon | ||||
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Released | May 19, 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2006, August 2020–September 2022 | |||
Studio | Haunted Hallow Studio (Charlottesville, Virginia), The Mill, The Rhino Room, Hill House, The Village, Electro Kitty, The Church, Studio Zen 3000 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 42:42 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Rob Evans · John Alagía · Mark Batson | |||
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Singles from Walk Around the Moon | ||||
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Walk Around the Moon is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Dave Matthews Band. It was released on May 19, 2023 through RCA Records. Recording primarily took place from August 2020 to September 2022; the track "Break Free" dates back to 2006.
The band's first studio album since Come Tomorrow (2018); it is their first release to feature keyboardist Arthur "Buddy" Strong.
The album was a commercial success, reaching the top 5 in the U.S.
Work started during the COVID-19 pandemic, with recording sessions taking place with limited band members at a time at the band's Haunted Hollow Studio in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Seven of the 12 tracks on Walk Around the Moon were played live prior to the official album announcement on January 24, 2023. "Break Free" has been played going back to 2006. [1]
At 42 minutes and 42 seconds long, Walk Around the Moon is the band's shortest album to date.
Walk Around the Moon debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, the first album of theirs not to debut at number one since 1996's Crash while selling 44,000 album-equivalent units in the first week, of which 40,000 were pure album sales. It is Dave Matthews Band's 14th US top-10 album. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Walk Around the Moon" |
| 4:49 |
2. | "Madman's Eyes" |
| 4:48 |
3. | "Looking for a Vein" |
| 2:44 |
4. | "The Ocean and the Butterfly" |
| 3:05 |
5. | "It Could Happen" |
| 2:46 |
6. | "Something to Tell My Baby" | Matthews | 2:32 |
7. | "After Everything" |
| 2:47 |
8. | "All You Wanted Was Tomorrow" |
| 3:50 |
9. | "The Only Thing" |
| 4:42 |
10. | "Break Free" |
| 4:08 |
11. | "Monsters" |
| 3:33 |
12. | "Singing from the Windows" | Matthews | 2:58 |
Total length: | 42:42 |
Dave Matthews Band
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Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [3] | 98 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [4] | 57 |
US Billboard 200 [2] | 5 |
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