Walk the Moon

This article is about the American rock band founded in Cincinnati in 2006. For their album, see Walk the Moon (album). For the band founded in Los Angeles in 1987, see Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider. For other uses, see Moonwalk (disambiguation).

Walk the Moon
Walk the Moon at the 2019 Love Street Music Fest in Houston
Walk the Moon at the 2019 Love Street Music Fest in Houston
Background information
OriginCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Years active2006–present (hiatus)
LabelsRCA
Members
  • Nicholas Petricca
  • Sean Waugaman
  • Eli Maiman
Past members
  • Adam Reifsnyder
  • Sam Cole
  • Ricky Human
  • Nick Lerangis
  • Kevin Ray
  • Chris Robinson
  • Adrian Galvin
Websitewalkthemoonband.com

Walk the Moon (stylized as WALK THE MOON) is an American rock band based in Cincinnati, Ohio.[5] Lead singer Nicholas Petricca started the band in 2006, while a student at Kenyon College, deriving the band's name from the song "Walking on the Moon" by The Police.[6] Although the band is best known for their most successful hit single to date "Shut Up and Dance", other notable songs include "Anna Sun" and "One Foot".

Walk the Moon has cited Talking Heads as influences.[7] The band's use of 1980s musical mainstays, such as keyboard and synthesizer, is also notable.

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  4. ^ "The Secret of Walk the Moon's Glittery Feel-Good Rock". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "About". Walk The Moon. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (November 10, 2011). "Face Time with Walk the Moon". Interview Magazine. Interview, Inc. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  7. ^ "Face Time with WALK THE MOON". Interviewmagazine.com. November 10, 2011.