![]() ![]() It is a beautifully written track, and one of my favourite moments in the track is the guitar solo in the bridge. An electronic rock ballad that explores love, eloping and spending your life with the person you love. Similar to ‘Can You Handle My Love?’ is the closing track ‘Population of Two’. However, it is really nice to see that they have not tried to recreate a track similar to ‘Shut Up and Dance’, they have created something new. The distinct electronic and percussion sounds shows that they have stayed true to who they are. It is an upbeat pop-alt track that is completely recognisable and attributable to Walk The Moon. It shows that the band have not changed their signature sound that they are so well known for. ‘Can You Handle My Love?’ is the first release from the album. It is giving an album full of synth-laced anthems It shows the importance of becoming stronger. ![]() Looking into mental health and self-love, the lyrics are inspiring ‘Release yourself / There is No-one else / Until you free yourself / You can’t help anyone else’. A song that has a really addictive beat running underneath Petricca’s vocals. Similar to the opening track, there is ‘DNA (The Keys)’. Possibly one of my favourite tracks from the album, the addictive chorus with the chantable chorus that grows with the beat and guitar riffs is one of the best moments of the album. Something that Walk The Moon is known for. It is giving an album full of synth-laced anthems. The opening and title track ‘Heights’ sets out what this album is about to do. It is just as energetic, full of vibrant tracks. Their previous 2014 album, TALKING IS HARD, produced hits such as ‘Shut Up and Dance’ and ‘Work This Body’. Their previous albums were full of bouncy, lively energy that made them easy to sing to. ‘Viva’ marked the UK band’s third #1 on the Hot 100 following ‘Speed Of Sound’ and ‘Talk’.Walk The Moon return after four years with their new twelve track album HEIGHTS. Debuting at #21, the song went straight to #4 on its second week. ![]() Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida’ (146 weeks)Ĭoldplay‘s ascension up the chart was swift and effortless with ‘Viva La Vida’. ‘Riptide’ spent a total of 11 weeks in the Top 10. With triple j offering up original support, it wasn’t until Nova and Triple M came on board that the single started to really shine. With the lowest peak of any track on the list (#3), ‘Riptide”s longevity on the chart proves you don’t need to rise to the summit to have a long career on the airwaves. The single is currently sitting at #74 on the Hot 100 and looks likely to push for the all-time record. It was Bruno Mars’ third chart-topper and first as a feature artist. ![]() Mark Ronson – ‘Uptown Funk’ (155 weeks)Ī brazen return to the electro-funk of the early ’80s, Mark Ronson achieved his first and only airplay #1 to date with ‘Uptown Funk’. ‘Sex Of Fire’ also peaked at #1 and spent a respectable 126 weeks on the chart, making the Nashville natives one of the most successful and lasting artists in Hot 100 history. The last of its 160 weeks on the chart came in May 2012. ‘Use Somebody’ was Kings Of Leon’s second hit to conquer radio. Kings Of Leon – ‘Use Somebody’ (160 weeks) The single peaked at #3 on the ARIA Singles Chart and also peaked in the Top 10 on Shazam, iTunes and Spotify Australia charts. It took ‘Shut Up & Dance’ exactly three years and eight months to bag the new chart record. Walk The Moon – ‘Shut Up & Dance’ (161 weeks) With Walk The Moon setting a new chart record this week, TMN takes a closer look at the singles that have racked up the most time in the chart. Peaking at #2, it was denied the top spot only by Wiz Khalifa ’s smash hit ‘See You Again’ ft. ‘Shut Up & Dance’ debuted at #38 on 2 April 2015, and within a month, had already entered the Top 10. That title previously belonged to Kings Of Leon ’s ‘Use Somebody’ (2008) whose three-plus years in the chart included three weeks at #1. The single is now the longest-serving single of all time on the TMN Hot 100 airplay chart with 161 weeks, clinching the title in the final chart week of 2018. US band Walk The Moon may not be classed as enduring hitmakers, but their breakthrough single ‘Shut Up & Dance’ has just earned them one of the most revered titles in Australian radio. ![]()
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