"The Walker" | ||||
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Single by Fitz and The Tantrums | ||||
from the album More Than Just a Dream | ||||
Released | December 10, 2013 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
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Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Tony Hoffer | |||
Fitz and The Tantrums singles chronology | ||||
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"The Walker" is a song by the American neo soul band Fitz and The Tantrums. It is the second single from the band's second album More Than Just a Dream. The song was used in the trailers for the movies The Boxtrolls and Storks, in the trailer for video game The Sims 4, in television commercials for the 86th Academy Awards that were hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, in the 2014 Major League Baseball postseason and in commercials for Sprite,Supercuts,Reebok ZQuick and Walmart. In 2014, the song started being used as the opening theme to the MLB Network show High Heat, hosted by Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo. The song is also featured in the pilot episode of the FOX television sitcom Grandfathered. It has also been used in the soundtrack of the video game "NBA 2K18".
The video, directed by Warren Kommers, centers around an everyman protagonist who is waiting in line outside the DMV in the sweltering summer heat (band members Michael Fitzpatrick and Noelle Scaggs are also seen in line). Looking increasingly agitated, he suddenly jumps out of line and begins dancing and gesturing his frustration, before storming off. The man is shown walking through the streets of Los Angeles to the beat of the song, occasionally with passerby joining in dance routines with him, and all showing similar frustrated body language and facial expressions.