Walking the Wire (song)

"Walking the Wire"
Promotional single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Evolve
Released June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15)
Format Digital download
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mattman & Robin
Imagine Dragons promotional singles chronology
"I'm So Sorry"
(2015)		 "Walking the Wire"
(2017)

"Walking the Wire" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter with production handled by Mattman & Robin. It was released to digital retailers on June 15, 2017, as the second promotional single released off their third studio album, Evolve.

Background

On June 15, "Walking the Wire" was made available for download with any purchase from the band's online shop.[1] The song was accidentally released onto YouTube and Vevo a day earlier than planned, only to be taken down within a few hours.[2]

Critical reception

Bobby Olivier of Billboard magazine wrote that the song "may be the band's most overtly pleasing pop anthem to date".[3] Lauren Murphy of The Irish Times wrote: "Walking the Wire and Whatever It Takes are both arms-aloft anthems, but the more enjoyable tracks follow an 1980s pop template, like the Hall & Oates-style Make It Up to You and Start Over."[4] Rob Harvilla of The Ringer wrote: "'Walking the Wire,' with a romantic and inspirational anthem that at least sands off the rough edges of all that bellowing/screeching, is the closest these guys have come to their own version of Katy Perry's 'Roar,' or OneRepublic's 'Counting Stars,' or Rachel Platten's 'Fight Song.'"[5] Allen Pham of Daily Trojan wrote: "'Walking the Wire' is one of the better songs on Evolve's tracklist. Though Imagine Dragons uses less acoustics and more synths here, the song is evidence of the group's potential to achieve 2017-style music stardom while not completely straying from their roots."[6]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[7] 36
France (SNEP)[8] 125
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 97
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[10] 8
Portugal (AFP)[11] 84
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[12] 91
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 80
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[15] 6

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Italy (FIMI)[16] Gold 25,000double-dagger

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "New song Walking The Wire comes out TONIGHT at 12am ET. But you can get it NOW w/ANY merch bundle for a limited time". Twitter. June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ Carolinianweb (June 29, 2017). "Imagine Dragon's "Evolve" – Album Review". The Carolinian. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bobby Olivier (June 22, 2017). "If Any Band Has Figured Out Rock's Future in the Mainstream, It's Imagine Dragons". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ Lauren Murphy (June 21, 2017). "Imagine Dragons – Evolve album review: Worthy of the hipster kudos it seeks". The Irish Times. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ Rob Harvilla (23 June 2017). "It Is Time to Talk About Imagine Dragons". The Ringer. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ Allen Pham (June 27, 2017). "REVIEW: Imagine Dragons experiments with new sounds in Evolve". Daily Trojan. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201726 into search. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Imagine Dragons – Walking the Wire" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagine Dragons – Walking the Wire". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Imagine Dragons – Walking the Wire". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201747 into search. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  13. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201726 into search. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Imagine Dragons – Walking The Wire". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Imagine Dragons – Walking the Wire" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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