"Walkin' on the Sun" | ||||
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Single by Smash Mouth | ||||
from the album Fush Yu Mang | ||||
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Released | June 30, 1997 | |||
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Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Songwriter(s) | Greg Camp | |||
Producer(s) | Eric Valentine | |||
Smash Mouth singles chronology | ||||
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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). Released 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.
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.