Walkin' on the Sun

"Walkin' on the Sun"
European single cover
Single by Smash Mouth
from the album Fush Yu Mang
B-side
  • "Sorry About Your Penis"
  • "Dear Inez"
  • "Push"
ReleasedJune 30, 1997 (1997-06-30)
Genre
Length3:25
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)Greg Camp
Producer(s)Eric Valentine
Smash Mouth singles chronology
"Walkin' on the Sun"
(1997)
"The Fonz"
(1997)
Music video
"Walkin' on the Sun" on YouTube

"Walkin' on the Sun" is a song by American rock band Smash Mouth from their first album, Fush Yu Mang (1997). Smash Mouth released it as their debut single in June 1997, the song was Smash Mouth's first major single, reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. It was also a success abroad, peaking at No. 3 in Canada and Iceland, No. 5 in Italy and Spain, and No. 7 in Australia, where it is certified platinum for shipments exceeding 70,000 units.

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  2. ^ "The 50 Best Deep Cuts of 1999". Billboard. April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019. Few would've guessed that Smash Mouth had the juice to escape one-hit wonder status following the pop-rock ubiquity of 'Walking on the Sun,' from 1997's otherwise unremarkable Fush Yu Mang.
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