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2012 single by Passion Pit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Take a Walk" is a song by American indietronica band Passion Pit from their second studio album, Gossamer (2012). The song was written and produced by the band's frontman Michael Angelakos, with Chris Zane providing co-production. It was released as the lead single from the album in May 2012.
"Take a Walk" | ||||
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Single by Passion Pit | ||||
from the album Gossamer | ||||
Released | May 8, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011; Gigantic Studios; N.Y.C | |||
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Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michael Angelakos | |||
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Rolling Stone named "Take a Walk" the third-best song of 2012.[1]
"Take a Walk" was written by Michael Angelakos, lead singer and keyboardist of Passion Pit. The song's lyrical content depicts a businessman burdened by financial troubles. According to Angelakos, each verse of the song is based upon one of the men in his family who immigrated to the United States, and depicts a point in each of their lives in America.[2]
The music video for "Take a Walk" was directed by David Wilson in collaboration with the Creators Project.[4] The video is seen from the perspective of a ball as it bounces across several locations in and around Philadelphia, including a suburban neighborhood (Plymouth Meeting), farmland (Maple acres farm), Fairmount Park, and various parts of the city.[5] Advanced helicam technology was utilized in the production of the video in order to achieve the effect.[6]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[25] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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