Walking on the Moon
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| "Walking on the Moon" | ||
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| Single by The Police | ||
| from the album Reggatta de Blanc | ||
| Released | 1979 | |
| Format | vinyl record (7") | |
| Recorded | 1979 | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | 4:51 | |
| Label | A&M Records | |
| Writer(s) | Sting | |
| Producer(s) | Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers |
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| Chart positions | ||
| The Police singles chronology | ||
| "Message in a Bottle" (1979) |
"Walking on the Moon" (1979) |
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" (1980) |
"Walking on the Moon" is a 1979 song by The Police, from their second album, Regatta de Blanc. The song was The Police's second number one hit single in the United Kingdom after "Message in a Bottle", but didn't chart in the United States. According to Sting the song is about the feeling of being in love.
Sting reportedly said that he had written the song when he was drunk:
| 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." |
| Preceded by: "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" by Dr Hook |
UK number one single December 8, 1979 |
Succeeded by: "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd |
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