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“Tightrope” by Walk the Moon
From the EP Anna Sun EP (2012)
“Tightrope” by Walk the Moon appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2012 and 2014. It was first released in 2012 on the EP Anna Sun EP. Its best result is #36 on the 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #92 alternative song of 2012 and #6,321 alternative song of all time.
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"Tightrope" is the sound of Walk the Moon growing up in public. Nicholas Petricca, Eli Maiman, Kevin Ray and Sean Waugaman wrote it with Chris Robinson, Ben Allen produced it, and RCA sent it to US modern rock radio in September 2012, with an EP named after it following in 2013.
Maiman said the new material came from a different place entirely than the songs on their self-released I Want! I Want! from 2010, fed by fresh influences and experiences into something more mature. He held up "Tightrope" as proof that he and singer Petricca had worked out a cool way for synthesizers and guitars to talk to each other, and that push and pull is the whole charm: indie pop that bounces without going soft.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 64 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2012 | 91 |
| 2012 | 70 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 65 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012 | 99 |
| 2012 | 36 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012 | 96 |
| 2013 | 65 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2013 | 107 |
| 2013 | 52 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2013 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1524 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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