Walk the Moon (album)

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Walk the Moon
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)
Genre New wave, dance-rock, indie pop [1]
Length43:00
Label RCA
Producer Ben Allen
Walk the Moon chronology
I want! I want!
(2010)
Walk the Moon
(2012)
Talking Is Hard
(2014)
Singles from Walk the Moon
  1. "Anna Sun"
    Released: February 7, 2012
  2. "Tightrope"
    Released: September 11, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
AbsolutePunk 8.7/10 [3]
Consequence of Sound D− [4]
DIY 5/10 [5]
Entertainment Weekly B [6]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5 [7]

Walk the Moon is the second studio album by American rock band Walk the Moon. It was released on June 19, 2012, by RCA Records. The first single, "Anna Sun", peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Alternative chart and number 20 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart. [8]

Contents

Track listing

Walk the Moon Standard edition [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Quesadilla"
3:15
2."Lisa Baby"
  • Petricca
  • Galvin
  • Lerangis
  • Reifsnyder
3:53
3."Next in Line"
  • Petricca
  • Eli Maiman
  • Kevin Ray
  • Sean Waugaman
4:00
4."Anna Sun"
  • Petricca
  • Galvin
  • Lerangis
  • Reifsnyder
5:21
5."Tightrope"
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
  • Ray
  • Waugaman
  • Chris Robinson
3:31
6."Jenny"Petricca4:05
7."Shiver Shiver"
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
  • Ray
  • Waugaman
  • Robinson
3:53
8."Lions"
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
0:35
9."Iscariot"Petricca5:24
10."Fixin'"
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
  • Ray
  • Waugaman
4:22
11."I Can Lift a Car"Petricca4:49
Total length:43:09
Walk the Moon Expanded edition (bonus tracks) [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Anywayican"
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
  • Ray
  • Waugaman
3:41
13."Tête-à-tête"
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
  • Ray
  • Waugaman
2:52
14."Drunk in the Woods"
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
  • Ray
  • Waugaman
2:49
15."Tightrope" (Acoustic)
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
  • Ray
  • Waugaman
  • Robinson
3:29
16."Burning Down the House" (Live)3:51
17."Tightrope" (J. Viewz Remix)
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
  • Ray
  • Waugaman
  • Robinson
4:03
18."Shiver Shiver" (Bells & Whistles Mix)
  • Petricca
  • Maiman
  • Ray
  • Waugaman
  • Robinson
3:45
Total length:1:07:38
Walk the Moon 10th Anniversary vinyl [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."William Blake" (hidden track)
  • Petricca
  • Galvin
  • Lerangis
  • Reifsnyder
3:08
Total length:46:17

Personnel

Walk the Moon

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Walk the Moon
Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA) [12] 13
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [13] 65
US Billboard 200 [14] 36
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [15] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] 15

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