New York - Walk The Moon’s number one smash hit, “Shut Up and Dance” has gone certified platinum! The popular track is currently number two on iTunes Top Songs Chart and number two on this week’s Billboard Digital Songs and Digital Tracks Charts.” It has also been streamed over 78 million times worldwide and is #11 on the Spotify Chart in the US. Not long following its release, “Shut Up and Dance” hit number one on alternative rock radio and has now breached into the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The alternative pop band’s sophomore album, Talking Is Hard, has also climbed into the top 20 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Walk The Moon will be performing the chart topping hit on NBC’s The Voice during the May 12 airing. (Fans will remember the splash Walk The Moon made during their show in LA this past March.)
Walk The Moon has performed “Shut Up and Dance” on Late Night With Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and most recently on The Today Show. That performance can be seen HERE.
Check out the official music video for the new song-gone-Platinum, below!
The band, which is known for its dynamic live show, has been traveling for shows over the past month, on their Talking Is Hard tour, which is almost entirely sold out!
Tickets can be purchased HERE.
Walk The Moon is: Nicholas Petricca (lead singer, songwriter and keyboard player), Eli Maiman (guitar, vocals), Kevin Ray (bass, vocals) and Sean Waugaman (drums, vocals). The group all hails from Ohio. After the band’s explosive first single “Anna Sun,” including the beloved music video which became a viral sensation with over nine million Vevo views to date, Walk The Moon was praised by curators across the music industry.
Get a copy of Talking is Hard now, through iTunes, Google Play and Amazon.
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