"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 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 and Supercuts. 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.
Music video
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.
The protagonist engages in other expressions of anger like punching a chunk out of a cement building, getting in an argument with a police officer who tries to ticket him for jaywalking, walking over an occupied car and dancing on the roof, kicking a boot off a car, bending a No Parking sign in half, and shouting to the sky in a dead-end alleyway. He finally returns to the DMV where he and all the other customers perform another dance routine. The video closes with the man suddenly back in line, implying the entire sequence occurred in his imagination.
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References
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- ↑ "Fitz & the Tantrums – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Fitz & the Tantrums. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Fitz & the Tantrums – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Fitz & the Tantrums. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Fitz & the Tantrums – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Fitz & the Tantrums. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Fitz & the Tantrums – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Fitz & the Tantrums. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Fitz & the Tantrums – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Fitz & the Tantrums. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Fitz & the Tantrums – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Fitz & the Tantrums. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Fitz & the Tantrums – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Fitz & the Tantrums. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
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