Start Walking
| "Start Walking" | ||||
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| Single by Tove Styrke | ||||
| from the album Hard | ||||
| Released | 22 October 2021 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
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| Producer(s) | Lostboy | |||
| Tove Styrke singles chronology | ||||
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"Start Walking" is a song by Swedish singer Tove Styrke. It was released on 22 October 2021 through Sony Music as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Hard (2022).
Background[edit]
"Start Walking" was written by Tove Styrke, Pablo Bowman, Peter Rycroft, Caroline Ailin, and Sly.[1] Styrke previously collaborated with Ailin on her third studio album Sway (2018).[2] "Start Walking" was produced by Lostboy.[2] The song was released as a single on 22 October 2021 through Sony Music.[3]
Composition and lyrics[edit]
"Start Walking" is a pop song.[4] Styrke described the song as a "disco banger".[2] Regarding its lyrics, she deemed it an "upbeat song with sad lyrics".[5] She said, "It's about a person who knows a relationship is over, and how it sucks to actually be the one to leave but you know there is no other way."[5]
Reception[edit]
"Start Walking" debuted and peaked at number 79 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart on 29 October 2021.[6]
Music video[edit]
Oskar Gullstrand directed the accompanying music video for "Start Walking".[7]
Track listing[edit]
- Digital download[3]
- "Start Walking" – 3:14
- Digital download[8]
- "Start Walking (acoustic version) – 3:24
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from Tidal.[9]
- Tove Styrke – songwriting
- Pablo Bowman – songwriting
- Peter Rycroft – songwriting
- Caroline Ailin – songwriting
- Sly – songwriting
- Lostboy – production, keyboards, programming
- Henrik Edenhed – mixing
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 79 |
References[edit]
- ^ Kenneally, Cerys (22 October 2021). "Tove Styrke delivers new track 'Start Walking'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (26 October 2021). "Tove Styrke: 'It's so important that I can talk about my queerness'". Gay Times. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Start Walking – Single by Tove Styrke". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Veckans spellista: Tove Styrke, Peg Parnevik, White Riot, Woody West" [Playlist of the week: Tove Styrke, Peg Parnevik, White Riot, Woody West]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b Ackroyd, Stephen (22 October 2021). "Tove Styrke has released a brand new single 'Start Walking'". Dork. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Tove Styrke – Start Walking". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Tove Styrke startar dansbandet Tove Styrkez – som chockar publiken" [Tove Styrke forms the dansband Tove Styrkez – that shocks the audience]. Gaffa (in Swedish). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Start Walking (Acoustic Version) – Single by Tove Styrke". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Credits / Start Walking / Tove Styrke". Tidal. Retrieved 20 February 2022.