Walk on Water (Aerosmith song)
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| "Walk on Water" | ||
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||
| from the album Big Ones | ||
| Released | 1995 | |
| Format | Cassette, CD | |
| Recorded | 1994 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 4:55 | |
| Label | Geffen | |
| Writer(s) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw | |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |
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| Aerosmith singles chronology | ||
| "Blind Man" (1994) | "Walk on Water" (1995) | "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" (1997) |
Walk on Water is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jack Blades, and Tommy Shaw. It was released in 1995 as the third single from 1994's Big Ones a compilation album featuring 12 of Aerosmith's biggest hits from the Geffen-era, plus three new singles...this was the third one.
It is one of Aerosmith's more hard rocking songs as well as one of their more raunchier songs, and its lyrical style and content and hard rocking sound is in the vein of such songs as "Shut up and Dance", which was also written with the assistance of Blades/Shaw. It also features notable harmonica playing by Steven Tyler, as well as dueling lead guitar parts, and a strong backbeat.
It reached #16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #11 in Latvia.
