American rock band Walk the Moon has released five studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, seven extended plays, ten singles (including two as featured artists), four promotional singles, and nineteen music videos. Walk the Moon was formed in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio as Wicked in the Mix, originally consisting of Nicholas Petricca, Adam Reifsnyder, Sam Cole and Ricky Human, the former two having attended Kenyon College together. The group's first EP, entitled The Anthem, would be released later that same year in March. Wicked in the Mix later self-released their only studio album, WM in June 2007. The band's lineup would begin to go through several different member changes throughout the next three years, leaving Petricca as the only member from the original group.
The band self-released their first studio album I Want! I Want! in November 2010. In 2011, a final lineup change was formed with bassist Kevin Ray, drummer Sean Waugaman, and guitarist Eli Maiman. Walk the Moon signed with RCA Records to release their first major-label album, self-titled Walk the Moon, many of which are re-recordings of the songs from I Want! I Want!. On its release in June 2012, the album entered the top forty on the Billboard 200, debuting at number 36. The band's first single from that album, "Anna Sun", peaked at number ten on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. The second single, "Tightrope", had moderate success on the Alternative Songs chart, peaking at number fifteen.
Walk the Moon's third studio album, Talking Is Hard, was released in December 2014. The album reached number 14 on the Billboard 200, making it Walk the Moon's first album to reach the top twenty, and has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its lead single, "Shut Up and Dance", was a commercial success worldwide. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the Alternative Songs chart for four consecutive weeks. The album's opening track, "Different Colors", impacted alternative radio stations in May 2015 and was released as the next single from Talking Is Hard. The song became Walk the Moon's second consecutive top ten hit on the Alternative Songs chart, peaking at number seven.
Following a year-long hiatus, the band's fourth studio album, What If Nothing, was released in November 2017 and debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200. It contained the top ten Alternative Songs singles "One Foot" and "Kamikaze", the former of which peaked at number one on the chart for four consecutive weeks and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The song was also Walk the Moon's second entry on the Hot 100, reaching number 65. The band released "Timebomb" as a stand-alone single in 2019 and became Walk the Moon's seventh song to reach the top 20 on the Alternative Songs chart as lead artists, peaking at number 13. Following Ray's departure from the band in 2020, their fifth and final studio album, Heights, was released in November 2021. The lead single preceding its release, "Can You Handle My Love??", peaked at number six on the Alternative Airplay chart.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US US Alt. US Rock AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: Talking Is Hard: CAN FRA JPN NZHeat SCOPeaks in Scotland: Talking Is Hard: UKPeak chart positions in the United Kingdom: All except noted: Walk the Moon: I Want! I Want! Released: November 16, 2010 (US) Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Walk the Moon Released: June 19, 2012 (US) Label: RCA Format: CD, LP, digital download 36 8 15 — — — — — — 115 Talking Is Hard Released: December 2, 2014 (US) Label: RCA Format: CD, LP, digital download 14 1 3 85 31 126 148 — 37 53 RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum What If Nothing Released: November 10, 2017 (US) Label: RCA Format: CD, LP, digital download 40 3 5 — — — — 8 — — Heights Released: November 12, 2021 Label: RCA Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album details Peak US You Are Not Alone (Live at the Greek) Released: February 26, 2016 (US) Label: RCA Format: LP, digital download 186
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Album details The Other Side: B-Sides and Rarities Released: March 9, 2009 (US) Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download The Liftaway Released: November 17, 2023 Label: RCA Format: digital download
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title EP details Peak positions USPeak chart positions for EP in US: Tightrope EP: US Alt.Peak chart positions for EP in US Alt: Tightrope EP: US RockPeak chart positions for EP in US Rock: Tightrope EP: The Anthem Released: March 6, 2008 (US) Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download — — — Anna Sun Released: February 7, 2012 Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download — — — Spotify Sessions Released: April 3, 2012 (US) Label: RCA Format: Stream — — — iTunes Festival: London 2012 Released: September 10, 2012 (US) Label: RCA Format: Digital download — — — Tightrope Released: January 18, 2013 (US) Label: RCA Format: LP, digital download 54 12 15 Different Colors Released: December 4, 2015 (US) Label: RCA Format: Digital download — — — Timebomb <Live> Released: May 3, 2019 Label: RCA Format: Digital download — — — "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.
Singles As lead artists + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USRock AUS AUT CAN CZ GER IRE SWE UK "Anna Sun" 2012 — 20 — — — — — — — 82 RIAA: 2× Platinum Walk the Moon "Tightrope" — 27 — — — — — — — — "Shut Up and Dance" 2014 4 1 3 7 4 2 10 2 12 4 RIAA: 14× Platinum ARIA: 15× Platinum BPI: 7× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum GLF: 4× Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold MC: 7× Platinum Talking Is Hard "Different Colors" 2015 — 26 — — — — — — — — "Work This Body" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "One Foot" 2017 65 4 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum What If Nothing "Kamikaze" 2018 — 19 — — — — — — — — "Timebomb" 2019 — 16 — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Eat Your Heart Out" — — — — — — — — — — "Lose Your Again" — — — — — — — — — — "Can You Handle My Love??" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — Heights "Fire in Your House" — — — — — — — — — — "Rise Up" — — — — — — — — — — "Win Anyway" — — — — — 15 — — — — "Giants"2022 — — — — — — — — — — Heights "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Burning Down the House" 2013 Walk the Moon "Headphones" 2017 What If Nothing "Surrender" "Tiger Teeth" 2018 "Heights" 2021 Heights "DNA (The Keys)"
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USAAA USDance USRock "Back 2 U"(Steve Aoki and Boehm featuring Walk the Moon) 2016 — 23 — "Home"(Morgxn featuring Walk the Moon) 2018 9 — 24 Vital
Other charting songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USAlt. USRock SCOPeaks in Scotland: "Anna Sun": "Shut Up and Dance": "Work This Body": "Ghostbuster": "Lost in the Wild": UK "Ghostbusters" 2016 — — 70 — Ghostbusters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Lost in the Wild" 2017 — — 62 — What If Nothing "—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released.
Other appearances Title Year Album"Big Bad Wolves"2013Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture) "Best for Last" 2016 55 "Ghostbusters" Ghostbusters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) Ref. "Anna Sun" 2010 Patrick Meier "Quesadilla"2012 - "Next in Line" - "Tightrope" - "Jenny" - "Shiver Shiver" - "Iscariot" - "I Can Lift a Car" - "Tightrope" Ari Costa "Shut Up and Dance" 2014 Josh Forbes "Different Colors" 2015 Nathan Crooker, Patrick Nichols "Work This Body" 2016 Walk the Moon, Isaac Rentz "Back 2 U" - - "One Foot" 2017 Robert Hales "Kamikaze" 2018 Tobias Nathan - "Tiger Teeth" Dusty Kessler, Eric Maldin - "Timebomb"2019 Tobias Nathan "Eat Your Heart Out" - "Lose You Again" - "Can You Handle My Love??"2021 -
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External links Official website Walk the Moon at AllMusic