Walk the Moon (stylized as WALK THE MOON) is an American rock band based in

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. Lead singer Nicholas Petricca started the band in 2006, while a student at

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, deriving the band's name from the song "

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" by

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. The band is notable for its charting hit singles " Anna Sun", " Shut Up and Dance", and " One Foot". Walk the Moon have cited

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, and

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as influences. The band's use of 1980s musical mainstays, such as keyboard and synthesizer, is also notable.

History

2010–2011: Beginning, ''Anna Sun'' and ''i Want! i Want!''

The group independently released their debut studio album, '' I want! I want!'', in November 2010, receiving airplay for the track " Anna Sun" on multiple

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radio stations. Along with the success of "Anna Sun",

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named them a band you need to the summer of 2012. Influential music blog Neon Gold helped to break the band in January 2011, calling "Anna Sun", "the kind of stuff British A&R dreams, and major label bidding wars, are made of." In February 2011, Walk the Moon signed to

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. In 2011, the band members began to paint their faces for live performances and they would bring enough paint to share with audience members. They have claimed it has become a “live tradition”.

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’s camera crew documented the painting process in a short video from the 2011 festival. The band played at the Sasquatch Music Festival and Firefly Music Festival. In these years, they were known for their energetic performances and tireless touring schedule. Before the release of their self-titled album, Walk the Moon joined many other performers at the

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festival and performed on the Great Southeast Music Hall Stage in

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in September 2011. In spring 2011, the band went on a short tour with the west coast band,

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, as well as supporting

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and

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on select dates. The band played on the main stage at the 20th Anniversary of

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and also supported

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in an Official Lollaplooza Aftershow at Lincoln Hall. The band recorded ''i Want! i Want!'' with Chris Schmidt and Ben Cochran at Soap Floats Recording Studio in their hometown of

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and then self-released it. The

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from the album, " Anna Sun", became a surprise hit in the summer of 2011 following an endorsement by the ''

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'' article "30 Summer Songs Every Man Should Listen To". The song was written by Petricca and New York songwriter Nick Lerangis as their time at

came to an end. "It's about college, about maintaining that little bit of being a kid," Petricca said. "Don't be afraid to play." The song was named after one of their favorite teachers. It was named song of the summer by MTV and Seventeen Mag, and one of the top songs of the year by Amazon. It has been officially remixed by Fool's Gold and received a Trouble Productions remix by Albert Hammond Jr. Anna Sun rose to the number one spot on Alt. Nation on Sirius XM Radio. "Anna Sun" was added to the video rotation of

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stores in May 2011. It was featured on the hit TV show ''Vampire Diaries'' in the first episode of season three. It was also the free single of the week on

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for the week of May 15. Filmed in 2011 in Cincinnati's

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neighborhood, the "Anna Sun" music video was released to coincide with the album. The video was shot on-location at the Cincinnati Mockbee building, as well as at a city park. It was directed and produced by Patrick Meier of the Cincinnati company, Contrast Productions, and features original choreography from Kim Popa of PONES Inc., as well as a cast full of the band's friends and locals from Cincinnati. MTV Hive calls the video a "hilariously choreographed, neon-colored and awesomely shot in one take" production.

2012–2013: ''Walk the Moon'' and ''Tightrope EP''

The band's self-titled major label debut ''Walk the Moon'' was released by RCA Records on June 19, 2012. The album included a re-recorded version of "Anna Sun." The band appeared on the ''

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'' the day the album released. On June 27, 2012, the band joined many other performers at Summerfest Music Festival and performed on the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage. The first single was " Anna Sun" which peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative chart and number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Rock Songs chart. Also in 2012, Walk the Moon played in the iTunes Festival in London, appeared in KROQ's Weenie Roast 2012, and was the supporting act for

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on their European tour. Their song “Quesadilla” was added to the official FIFA 13 soundtrack and their second single, “

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” was used in a commercial for the HP Envy 4 Ultrabook laptop. and was featured in the game ''

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''. Petricca appeared on the song "

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, which was included on the FIFA 13 soundtrack. In July and August 2014 before the release of ''

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'', Walk the Moon was the opener of

on the This Is Gospel Tour. On January 22, 2013 they released the ''Tightrope EP'', which is made up of Tightrope, three new songs, and a cover of Burning Down The House.

2014–2016: Breakout with ''Talking Is Hard''

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and Ryan McMahon. The song is based on an experience frontman Nicholas Petricca had at a

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nightclub. His girlfriend invited him to dance, inspiring the title, which he envisioned as an

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for letting go of frustration and having fun. The song reached number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became a number-one hit on the magazine's

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chart and the Hot Adult Contemporary chart. Ryan Seed of ''Billboard'' gave "Shut Up and Dance" four and a half stars out of five. Outside the United States, the song topped the charts in Poland, peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom, the top twenty of the charts in New Zealand and Sweden, and the top thirty of the charts in the Netherlands. The band has performed "Shut Up and Dance" on ''

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'', and ''

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''. In December 2014, the band released their second major-label studio album, ''

''. During October 2014, Walk the Moon released a series of pictures and videos on their Facebook page that hinted at the album's title. The title was officially revealed to be ''

'' on October 29, 2014, with a release date set for December 2. On November 10, 2014, the band released the cover artwork and song listing for ''Talking is Hard''. On November 17, 2014, they released "

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" as the second single off the album. On November 24, 2014, the album was surprise released on

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a week before its set release date. On December 2, 2014, the album was released in digital, CD, and vinyl formats. The album also charted at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in its first week of release. In July 2015, Cincinnati-originated Walk the Moon performed "Shut Up and Dance" in front of a hometown crowd at

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, prior to the start of the Home Run Derby. On July 24, 2015, they joined Taylor Swift on stage at

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, during her ''1989'' tour to perform "Shut Up and Dance". On November 16, 2015, the group sang the

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preceding a

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, which was played at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Walk the Moon performed their breakout hit "Shut Up and Dance" live at the 43rd Annual American Music Awards (AMA) on November 22, 2015. They were first-time AMA nominees for: * New Artist of the Year * Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group * Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock The band's competition for New Artist of the Year included:

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. The other finalists for the Favorite Alternative Rock award were

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(winner) and Hozier. On January 1, 2016, Walk the Moon performed "Shut Up and Dance" and "Work This Body" on ''

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'' in New York. The band is also featured on

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' song titled ''Best For Last", which was released on their debut album entitled ''55''. The album was released on March 4, 2016, under the label Big Beat Records. In April 2016, Walk the Moon announced their "Work This Body" tour would be cancelled due to an illness in Petricca's family. The tour resumed in May of that year. The same month, their previously recorded collaboration with

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" theme song was included on the soundtrack for the 2016 film.

2017–2019: ''What If Nothing''

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In August 2017, Petricca performed solo at LoveLoud fest, a music festival benefitting LGBTQ+ youth in Utah. The next month, the group released the single " One Foot" from their upcoming third album, along with an accompanying music video. On September 26, 2017, Walk the Moon announced their third studio album ''

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''. On October 13, 2017, the band released their second single from the album, "Headphones". On October 27, 2017, Walk the Moon released their third single from the album, "Surrender". ''What If Nothing'' was released on November 10, 2017. The album peaked at #40 on the ''Billboard'' 200, while its lead single " One Foot" peaked at #1 on the ''Billboard''

chart. In November the band also kicked off its Press Restart Tour with supporting act Company of Thieves. The tour began November 19 in

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, and ended on April 14, 2018, in

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. ''What If Nothing'' debuted at #6 on the U.S. iTunes charts. The fourth single from the album, "

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", was released on April 17, 2018. The fifth single, "Tiger Teeth", was released on October 24, 2018. In 2018, the band was featured on the song "Home" by American alt-pop artist

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. On January 14, 2019, the band was announced by Muse as their opening act during their Simulation Theory North American tour.

2019–present: HEIGHTS

Throughout 2019, band released stand-alone singles " Timebomb", "Eat Your Heart Out", and "Lose You Again" featuring BRAVES. On July 20, 2019, the band performed at

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Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, at the 50th human first moon landing anniversary concert. In late 2019, the band began working on a new full album, the plans of which were somewhat hindered due to the

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. However, the band pressed ahead with recording and mixing the new album, with each member working in isolation and collaborating through Zoom. No timeline for the completion and release of the album was ever announced. On December 21, 2020, Nicholas Petricca made an Instagram post on the Walk the Moon account announcing that Kevin Ray was no longer a part of the band due to "firsthand information which leads us to conclude that Kevin Ray has acted out of alignment with our values." He, Sean Waugaman, and Eli Maiman would continue recording and performing as Walk the Moon, and Ray would not be included on the album they were recording. In July 2021, the band announced the title of their fifth album called '' Heights'', their first studio album in four years, with the first single called " Can You Handle My Love??" releasing on July 14, along with the tracks "Giants" and "I'm Good". The release was followed by dates for their Dream Plane Tour in Fall 2021. In September 17, 2021, the band released their second single "Fire In Your House" which features

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. On October 28, 2021 they released the single "Rise Up." In late 2021 the band released the song "Win Anyway" for the film Rumble.

Band members

;Current members * Nicholas William Petricca – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion (2006–present), bass (2009–2010, 2020–present) * Sean Byron Waugaman – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2010–present) * Eli Brose Maiman – guitar, backing vocals (2011–present), bass (2020–present) ;Current touring musicians * Lachlan West – keyboards, electronic drums, percussion, backing vocals (2017–present), bass (2020–present) ;Former members * Sam Cole – guitar, backing vocals (2006–2008) * Ricky Human – drums (2006–2008) * Adam Reifsnyder – bass, backing vocals (2006–2009) *

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- drums (2008–2010) * Nick Lerangis – guitar, backing vocals (2009) * Chris Robinson – guitar, backing vocals (2010–2011) * Kevin Colter Ray – bass, backing vocals (2010–2020) ;Former touring musicians * Brian Witon Sr. – percussion, backing vocals (2010–2013) Walk The Moon Poses For Cameras

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums * '' I want! I want!'' (2010) * ''

Walk the Moon Walk the Moon (stylized as WALK THE MOON) is an American rock band based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lead singer Nicholas Petricca started the band in 2006, while a student at Kenyon College, deriving the band's name from the song "Walking on the M ...

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2017) *'' Heights'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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Walk the Moon History at CincyMusic
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