Walk the Moon (album)

For another album, see Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider.

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]

Walk the Moon
Studio album by Walk the Moon
Released	June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)
Genre	New wave, dance-rock, indie pop[1]
Length	43:00
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
"Anna Sun" Released: February 7, 2012 "Tightrope" Released: September 11, 2012

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
AbsolutePunk	8.7/10[3]
Consequence of Sound	D−[4]
DIY	5/10[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B[6]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5[7]

Track listing

Walk the Moon – Standard edition^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Quesadilla"	Nicholas Petricca Adrian Galvin Nick Lerangis Adam Reifsnyder	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"	Petricca	4:05
7.	"Shiver Shiver"	Petricca Maiman Ray Waugaman Robinson	3:53
8.	"Lions"	Petricca Maiman	0:35
9.	"Iscariot"	Petricca	5:24
10.	"Fixin'"	Petricca Maiman Ray Waugaman	4:22
11.	"I Can Lift a Car"	Petricca	4:49
Total length:			43:09

Walk the Moon – Expanded edition (bonus tracks)^[10]

No.	Title	Writer(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)	David Byrne Chris Frantz Jerry Harrison Tina Weymouth	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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"William Blake" (hidden track)	Petricca Galvin Lerangis Reifsnyder	3:08
Total length:			46:17

Personnel

Walk the Moon

• Nicholas Petricca – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion
• Eli Maiman – guitar, backing vocals
• Kevin Ray – bass, backing vocals
• Sean Waugaman – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Additional musicians

• Lindsay Brandt – backing vocals, hand claps, sunshine on "Quesadilla"
• Mark Needham – cowboy boots on "Iscariot"
• Dustin Chow – additional drum programming on "I Can Lift a Car"

Production

• Producer – Ben Allen
• Mixing – Mark Needham

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