Walking On The Moon (song)

"Walking on the Moon"
Single cover art for Walking on the Moon (song)
Recorded by The Police
Released:	1979
Recorded:	1979
Length:	5:02
Album:	Reggatta de Blanc
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers, Nigel Gray
Studio(s):	Surrey Sound Studios
Released as single?	Yes

About the song

"Walking on the Moon" is a song written by Sting which appears on The Police's second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc. It was recorded in 1979. It was their second number one single in the United Kingdom, after "Message in a Bottle", although it did not similarly chart in the United States.

Personnel

• Sting - Lead vocals, fretless bass guitar, guitar
• Andy Summers - Lead guitar
• Stewart Copeland - Drums<ref>Wikipedia. Feb 2008. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 15 Feb 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_on_the_Moon></ref>

Release History

Albums

"Walking on the Moon" appears on the following album releases<ref>Wikipedia. Feb 2008. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 15 Feb 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggatta_de_Blanc></ref>:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	Reggatta de Blanc	1979-10-02	United Kingdom
	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	1986	United Kingdom
	Greatest Hits	1992-10-02	United Kingdom
	Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings	1993-09-30	United Kingdom
	The Police Live!	1995-06-13	United Kingdom
	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	1995-09-12	United States
	The Police	2007-06-11	United States

Singles

"Walking on the Moon" was released both as a 7" single and a 12" single and also as part of the Six Pack.<ref>ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 15 Feb 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=si&a=2&id=145></ref>, <ref>ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 15 Feb 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=si&a=2&id=146></ref>, <ref>ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 15 Feb 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=si&a=2&id=147></ref>

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
	AMS 7494	"Walking on the Moon"/"Visions of the Night"	1979-12-01	United Kingdom
	A&M P66001C	"Walking on the Moon"/"Visions of the Night"	1980-05-01	United Kingdom

12" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song(s)/B-side song(s)	Release date	Release country
	AMS 7494	"Walking on the Moon"/"Visions of the Night"	1979-12-01	United Kingdom
	SAMP 5	"The Bed's Too Big Without You"/"So Lonely"/"Can't Stand Losing You"/"Roxanne"/"Message In A Bottle"/"Walking On The Moon"	1980-MM-DD	UK

Video

"Walking on the Moon" appears on the following video releases:

Cover art	Video title	Release date	Release country
	Around the World	1983-02-01	United Kingdom
	Every Breath You Take: The Videos	1986-11-01	United Kingdom
	Greatest Hits (long video)	1992-09-01	United Kingdom
	Outlandos to Synchronicities: A History of The Police Live!	1995-05-01	United Kingdom
	Live Ghost In The Machine	2001-10-01	Japan
	Every Breath You Take: The DVD	2003-04-07	United Kingdom
	Synchronicity Concert (DVD)	2005-09-01	United Kingdom

Lyrics

Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my legs don't break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could live together
Walking on, walking on the moon

Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Feet they hardly touch the ground
Walking on the moon
My feet don't hardly make no sound
Walking on, walking on the moon

Some may say
I'm wishing my days away
No way
And if it's the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrow's another day
You stay
I may as well play

Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my legs don't break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could be together
Walking on, walking on the moon

Some may say
I'm wishing my days away
No way
And if it's the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrow's another day
You stay
I may as well play

Keep it up, keep it up

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Quotations and trivia

• Sting on how the song was first written:<ref>Sutcliffe, Phil and Hugh Fielder. The Police: L'Historia Bandido. North Bellmore: Proteus, 1981.</ref>

I was drunk in a hotel room in Munich, slumped on the bed with the whirling pit when this riff came into my head. I got up and starting walking round the room singing: 'Walking round the room, walking round the room'. That was all. In the cool light of morning I remembered what had happened and I wrote the riff down. But 'Walking round the room' was a stupid title so I thought of something even more stupid which was 'Walking on the Moon.'"

• Nigel Gray on the sound of the song:<ref>Sutcliffe, Phil and Hugh Fielder. The Police: L'Historia Bandido. North Bellmore: Proteus, 1981.</ref>

"'Walking on the Moon' has two guitar parts, but there are long gaps in it where you'd expect an extra guitar to fill in -- and there's nothing, just the groove. They get the backing track, add the vocals and one or two overdubs, then have the faith to leave it. If anyone else had recorded 'Walking on the Moon' it wouldn't have been a hit -- it's what the Police do to it that makes it special."

Alternative and cover versions

Cover versions

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Remixes

• "Walking on the Moon (Roger Sanchez Darkside Of The Dub)"
• "Walking on the Moon (Roger Sanchez Darkside Of The Moon Mix)"
• "Walking on the Moon (Roger Sanchez EVA Mix)"

These three appear on:

"Roxanne '97" - 12" single

A&M

1997-12-01

United Kingdom

• "Walking on the Moon (Roger Sanchez EVA Edit)"

Song appears on:

"Roxanne '97" - 7" single

A&M

1997-12-01

United Kingdom

See also

• Reggatta de Blanc
• Walking on the Moon (video)

References

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