Walk on Air

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"Walk on Air"
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Single by T'Pau
from the album The Promise
B-side "Hold on to Love"
Released8 July 1991 [1]
Genre Pop rock
Length4:34
Label Siren, Virgin
Songwriter(s) Carol Decker, Ron Rogers
Producer(s) Andy Richards
T'Pau singles chronology
"Whenever You Need Me"
(1991)		"Walk on Air"
(1991)		"Soul Destruction"
(1991)

"Walk on Air" is a song by British band T'Pau, which was released in 1991 as the second single from their third studio album The Promise . [2] It was written by Carol Decker and Ron Rogers, and produced by Andy Richards. [3] "Walk on Air" reached No. 62 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the charts for two weeks. [4]

Contents

A music video was filmed to promote the single. [5] The 7" single's B-side, a live version of "Hold on to Love", was exclusive to the single and described as a previously unreleased alternate "unplugged"-style recording of the track from The Promise. [6] The 12" and CD formats featured the additional track "Dirty Town", a non-LP song that would re-appear as B-side to the band's next single "Soul Destruction". [7]

Background

Decker was inspired to write the lyrics of "Walk on Air" after a friend's boyfriend was killed in a motorcycle accident. She revealed of the song's message in 2019, "You never know what is going to happen to you. You just never know. Life can turn on a sixpence." [8]

Critical reception

On its release, Terry Staunton of New Musical Express commented, "'Walk on Air' sounds not unlike John Waite's 'Missing You', which is fine by me." He added that T'Pau are "no-nonsense pomp rockers who know what they want to do and do it very well". [9] Andrew Hirst of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner picked the song as the newspaper's "single of the week" and praised it as a "fine bout of chartbound chugging melodic rock". [10]

Track listing

7-inch single

  1. "Walk on Air" – 4:34
  2. "Hold on to Love" – 4:33

12-inch and CD single

  1. "Walk on Air" – 4:34
  2. "Hold on to Love" – 4:33
  3. "Dirty Town" – 4:03

Personnel

T'Pau

Production

Other

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [4] 62

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References

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  2. ↑ "T'Pau - Walk On Air (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  3. ↑ "T'Pau - Walk On Air / Hold On To Love - Siren - UK - SRN 142". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  4. 1 2 "T'PAU | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
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  9. ↑ Staunton, Terry (20 July 1991). "Singles". New Musical Express . p. 18.
  10. ↑ Hirst, Andrew (20 July 1991). "Reviews: Single of the Week". Huddersfield Daily Examiner . p. 29.
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