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 Moon" by the Police. The group independently released their debut studio album, I want! I want!, in November 2010, receiving airplay for the track "Anna Sun" on multiple alternative radio stations. Along with the success of "Anna Sun", Alt Nation named them a band you need to know for 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 RCA Records and in June 2012, released their first major label studio album, Walk the Moon. The album includes a re-recorded version of "Anna Sun." In December 2014, the band released their second major-label studio album, Talking Is Hard.
Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Genres | Pop rock, synth-rock, indie rock, new wave, dance-rock |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | RCA |
Associated acts | Steve Aoki, Madeon, The Knocks |
Members | Nicholas Petricca, Sean Waugaman, Eli Maiman |
Past members | Adam Reifsnyder, Sam Cole, Ricky Human, Nick Lerangis, Kevin Ray, Chris Robinson, Brian Witon Sr, Adrian Galvin |
About Walk The Moon
Signed to RCA records in 2012. Their song "Shut Up and Dance" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. They won Top Rock Song for the track at the 2016 Billboard Awards.
Achievement of Walk The Moon
When the band first started touring they would paint their faces, and bring enough for the audience to join in on the fun.
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Latest information about Walk The Moon updated on July 28 2021.