Walk It Out (Unk song)

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"Walk It Out"
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Single by Unk
from the album Beat'n Down Yo Block!
ReleasedAugust 2006
Recorded2006
Genre
Length2:53
4:55 (remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Unk
Unk singles chronology
"Walk It Out"
(2006)
"2 Step"
(2007)

"Walk It Out" is the debut single of rapper Unk from his debut album Beat'n Down Yo Block! The song was played on the radio in Atlanta starting in March 2006 but did not gain popularity nationwide until September of that year. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him the first top-ten single of his career.

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The song was written by Montay Humphrey, Anthony Platt and Howard Simmons. The official remix has been lengthened to include four verses, featuring Outkast, Unk himself, and Jim Jones.

The song was performed at the 1st Annual BET Hip Hop Awards in 2006.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006–2007)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 2
US Pop 100 (Billboard) [4] 19
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 2
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [6] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [7] 66
Chart (2007)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 30
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [9] 21
US Rhythmic (Billboard) [10] 33

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