"Walls" is the lead single from
The Rocket Summer's album ''
Of Men and Angels
''Of Men and Angels'' is the fourth full-length studio album by American pop rock artist The Rocket Summer, and was released on February 23, 2010. The album debuted at No. 1 on iTunes, surpassing The Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. which had pre ...
''. The song was written by The Rocket Summer frontman-and sole member-Bryce Avary, and was released in February 2010. In an interview with
AOL
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, Avary stated that the song is "about struggles and about having issues in your life that you just can't seem to quite get a grip on, whether that's depression or whether that's anything."
Promotion
The Rocket Summer premiered the single in an acoustic performance at
To Write Love On Her Arms' Heavy and Light on January 9, 2010.
On January 13, 2010, "Walls" became available for listening on the band's
MySpace.
Shortly after ''Of Men and Angelss release, Avary performed the album's lead single "Walls" on
KDFW
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's ''Good Day Dallas'' and
KTBC's ''Good Day Austin'' to promote the album.
In April 2010, the song was used as the backing track in
NBC's
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television show ''
Friday Night Lights''' promotional ads,
and was featured later that month on
NBC's
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''
The Biggest Loser
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''.
[{{cite web , url=http://www.therocketsummer.com/news_d.aspx?nid=6691 , title="Walls" on the Biggest Loser , accessdate=15 May 2010 , date=26 April 2010]
References
External links
Official The Rocket Summer website
2010 singles
2009 songs