Walkin' on the Sun
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| Walkin' on the Sun (Europe Single) | ||
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| EP by Smash Mouth | ||
| Released | 1997 | |
| Genre | Alt.Rock | |
| Length | 10:38 | |
| Label | Interscope | |
"Walkin' on the Sun" is first single on the Smash Mouth album Fush Yu Mang. It was Smash Mouth's first major single, reaching #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks. It has since also been released on the Walkin' on the Sun EP and All Star Smash Hits, the Smash Mouth greatest hits album. The song presents an ironic and implied Generation X view of the hippie movement, extolling ideals of peace and love, and the subsequent conversion of those ideals into simple commercial fads.
Contents |
[edit] EP track listing
- "Walkin' on the Sun" – 3:28
- "Sorry About Your Penis" – 1:26
- "Dear Inez" – 2:53
- "Push" – 2:52
- "Walkin' on the Sun" (Love Attack Mix) – 5:38
- "Walkin' on the Sun" (Phant 'N' Phunky Sunstroke Club) – 6:40
[edit] Europe single
- "Walkin' on the Sun" – 3:25
- "Sorry About Your Penis" – 1:23
- "Dear Inez" – 2:50
- "Push" – 2:49
[edit] Trivia
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- The song was used to promote Chevrolet in 2004-2005. It was discontinued in early 2006.
- An edited version of the song appears in the Nickelodeon film Shredderman Rules.
- The song was used in "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley, "Polka Power!" from his album Running with Scissors
- The main hook shares similarities to "Swan's Splashdown" on the Perrey and Kingsley album The in Sound from Way Out!
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1997) | Position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 7 |
| German Singles Chart | 90 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 76 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 27 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 42 |
| UK Singles Chart | 19 |
| USA Modern Rock Tracks Chart | 1 |
| USA Top 40 Mainstream Chart | 2 |
| USA Adult Top 40 Chart | 1 |
| Preceded by "Fly" by Sugar Ray |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single September 27, 1997 - October 25, 1997 |
Succeeded by "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba |
