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) | Michael Beinhorn[1][2] | |
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Aerosmith singles chronology | ||
"Blind Man" (1994) | "Walk on Water" (1995) | "Nine Lives" (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.
The song's lyrical style, content and 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.
1973: "Mama Kin", "Dream On" 1974: "Same Old Song and Dance", "Train Kept A-Rollin'" 1975: "Sweet Emotion" 1976: "Last Child", "Home Tonight", "Walk This Way", "Back in the Saddle" 1977: "Draw the Line" 1978: "Kings and Queens", "Come Together", "Chip Away the Stone" 1980: "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" 1982: "Lightning Strikes" 1985: "Let the Music Do the Talking" 1986: "Shela" 1987: "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Hangman Jury" 1988: "Angel", "Rag Doll" 1989: "Love in an Elevator", "Janie's Got a Gun" 1990: "What it Takes", "The Other Side", "F.I.N.E.", "Monkey On My Back" 1993: "Eat the Rich","Livin' on the Edge","Fever", "Cryin'", "Amazing", "Shut Up and Dance" 1994: "Deuces Are Wild", "Crazy", "Blind Man" 1995: "Walk on Water" 1997: "Nine Lives", "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)", "Hole in My Soul", "Pink", "Taste of India","Full Circle" 1998: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", "What Kind of Love Are You On" 2000: "Angel's Eye" 2001: "Jaded" , "Fly Away From Here", "Sunshine", "Just Push Play" 2002: "Girls of Summer" 2004: "Baby, Please Don't Go" 2006: "Devil's Got a New Disguise"
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