Walk Tall (John Mellencamp song)

"Walk Tall"
Single by John Mellencamp
from the album Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
Released	2004 (2004)
Studio	Belmont Mall Studio, Bloomington, Indiana
Genre	Folk rock[1]
Length	3:45
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	John Mellencamp
Producer(s)	Babyface
John Mellencamp singles chronology
"Teardrops Will Fall" (2003) "Walk Tall" (2004) "What Say You" (2004)

"Walk Tall" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, from his 2004 compilation Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits. Mellencamp wrote the track as an inspirational, folk rock song, and recruited Babyface to give the song R&B-style production.

The single was favorably received by critics and became a top 40 hit on the Adult Contemporary, Adult Top 40, and Adult Alternative Airplay charts in the United States, peaking at number three on the latter. An accompanying music video starred Peter Dinklage as a milkman in a 1950s-style world where height is the basis of discrimination. It went into rotation on MTV, VH1, and CMT, and was nominated for an award at the 2005 CMT Music Awards.