Walking Disaster

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"Walking Disaster"
Walking Disaster 1.jpg
Single by Sum 41
from the album Underclass Hero
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
RecordedNovember 6, 2006–March 14, 2007
Genre Pop punk
Length
  • 4:46
  • 4:16 (radio edit)
Label Island
Songwriter(s) Deryck Whibley
Producer(s) Deryck Whibley
Sum 41 singles chronology
"Underclass Hero"
(2007)
"Walking Disaster"
(2007)
"With Me"
(2008)
Audio sample
"Walking Disaster"

"Walking Disaster" is the second track on Sum 41's 2007 studio album Underclass Hero . It was released as the album's second single on July 24, 2007, six days after the release of the album. [1] The band performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 24, 2007.

Contents

Music video

Sum 41 recorded the music video for "Walking Disaster" while in Los Angeles during the time of their stay when they performed on Jay Leno. [2] The video premiered on August 20 on MTV2. The video focuses on a toy robot walking around L.A. Meanwhile, the band is playing in a toy store in Los Angeles. In the end the robot finds his way back home to the toy store which has been trashed by Sum 41.

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Walking Disaster"4:46
2."No Apologies"2:58
3."Underclass Hero"3:15
4."Multimedia" 
CD single (later pressings)
No.TitleLength
1."Walking Disaster" (radio edit)4:16
2."Walking Disaster"4:46
3."Count Your Last Blessings" (live) 
Radio promo
No.TitleLength
1."Walking Disaster" (radio edit)4:16

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [3] 24
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 26

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