Walk on Air explained

Walk on Air
Cover:TPau-Walk-On-Air-Single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:T'Pau
Album:The Promise
B-Side:Hold on to Love
Released:8 July 1991[1]
Genre:Pop rock
Length:4:34
Label:Siren, Virgin
Producer:Andy Richards
Prev Title:Whenever You Need Me
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Soul Destruction
Next Year:1991

"Walk on Air" is a song by British band T'Pau, which was released in 1991 as the second single from their third studio album The Promise.[2] It was written by Carol Decker and Ron Rogers, and produced by Andy Richards.[3] "Walk on Air" reached No. 62 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the charts for two weeks.[4]

A music video was filmed to promote the single.[5] The 7" single's B-side, a live version of "Hold on to Love", was exclusive to the single and described as a previously unreleased alternate "unplugged"-style recording of the track from The Promise.[6] The 12" and CD formats featured the additional track "Dirty Town", a non-LP song that would re-appear as B-side to the band's next single "Soul Destruction".[7]

Background

Decker was inspired to write the lyrics of "Walk on Air" after a friend's boyfriend was killed in a motorcycle accident. She revealed of the song's message in 2019, "You never know what is going to happen to you. You just never know. Life can turn on a sixpence."[8]

Critical reception

On its release, Terry Staunton of New Musical Express commented, "'Walk on Air' sounds not unlike John Waite's 'Missing You', which is fine by me." He added that T'Pau are "no-nonsense pomp rockers who know what they want to do and do it very well".[9] Andrew Hirst of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner picked the song as the newspaper's "single of the week" and praised it as a "fine bout of chartbound chugging melodic rock".[10] Jan Rowe of the Hull Daily Mail awarded the single a two star rating and called it an "undemanding yet catchy single [which] is a typical example of T'Pau's music". She continued, "Lilting and atmospheric, it chunters away in the background with its standard love lyrics and smoochy sound. Pleasant but not worth buying a new stylus for."[11]

Track listing

7-inch single

  1. "Walk on Air" – 4:34
  2. "Hold on to Love" – 4:33

12-inch and CD single

  1. "Walk on Air" – 4:34
  2. "Hold on to Love" – 4:33
  3. "Dirty Town" – 4:03

Personnel

T'Pau

Production

Other

Notes and References

  1. 14 June 1991 . World Music: Dire Straits 'Calling Elvis' On 45 . . 41 . World Radio History . November 4, 2021.
  2. Web site: T'Pau - Walk On Air (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-03-13.
  3. Web site: T'Pau - Walk On Air / Hold On To Love - Siren - UK - SRN 142 . 45cat . 2018-04-08.
  4. Web site: T'PAU | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . 2018-04-08.
  5. Web site: YouTube . T'pau - Walk On Air . YouTube . 2007-07-24 . 2013-05-18.
  6. Web site: T'Pau - Walk On Air / Hold On To Love - Siren - UK - SRN 142 . 45cat . 2013-05-18.
  7. Web site: T'Pau - Soul Destruction at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2013-05-18.
  8. Web site: T’Pau - Walk on Air . . 28 September 2019 . 29 May 2022.
  9. Staunton . Terry . 20 July 1991 . Singles . . 18.
  10. News: Hirst . Andrew . 20 July 1991 . Reviews: Single of the Week . . 29.
  11. News: Rowe . Jan . The Sound Box . . 27 July 1991 . 7 . . subscription . 30 May 2024.

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