What If Nothing
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{{Infobox album
| name = What If Nothing
| type = studio
| artist = Walk the Moon
| cover = Walk the Moon, What if Nothing.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 10, 2017
| recorded = 2017
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{ubl|55:46 (streaming edition)|58:01 (physical edition)}}
| label = RCA
| producer = {{hlist|Mike Crossey|Mike Elizondo|Captain Cuts}}
| prev_title = Talking Is Hard
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Heights
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = What If Nothing
| type = studio
| single1 = One Foot
| single1date = September 22, 2017
| single2 = Kamikaze
| single2date = April 17, 2018
}}
}}
What If Nothing is the fourth studio album by American rock band Walk the Moon. It was released on November 10, 2017, by RCA Records. The first single released from the album was "One Foot" on September 22, 2017.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7980741/walk-the-moon-announces-new-album-what-if-nothing|title=Walk The Moon Announces New Album 'What If Nothing'|magazine=Billboard|last=Armstrong|first=Megan|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=September 27, 2017}} Walk the Moon embarked on the North American Press Restart Tour in support of the album,{{cite web|url=http://whfs.cbslocal.com/2017/09/26/walk-the-moon-tour-dates/|title=Walk The Moon Set 'What If Nothing' Album Release Date, Announce Tour « HFS at 104.9 – Baltimore's Rock Alternative|publisher=WHFS|last=Sterling|first=Scott T|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=September 27, 2017}} beginning on November 19 in Charlotte, North Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7669109/walk-moon-new-abum-what-if-nothing-tour-dates|title=WALK THE MOON Announces Third LP 'What If Nothing' & Tour Dates|work=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=September 27, 2017}} They released the first promotional single "Headphones" on October 13, 2017.{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/8204082557/10155859665672558 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/walkthemoon/photos/a.439177242557.243976.8204082557/10155859665672558/?type=3&theater |title = WALK THE MOON on Facebook |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} The second promotional single "Surrender" was released on October 27, 2017.[https://www.rcarecords.com/news/walk-moon-release-new-track-surrender WALK THE MOON Release New Track “Surrender”] This is the last studio album to feature bassist Kevin Ray, who parted ways with the band in 2020. The album follows-up their previous album Talking is Hard (2014).{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-12-21-walk-the-moon-kick-bassist-kevin-ray-out-of-the-band/|title=Walk The Moon 'Part Ways' With Bassist Kevin Ray|last=Nattress|first=Katrina|date=December 21, 2020|publisher=iHeartRadio|access-date=February 2, 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Walk the Moon (Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman, Eli Maiman). Additional co-writers noted below
| headline = What If Nothing{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/what-if-nothing/1286899805|title=What If Nothing by Walk the Moon on Apple Music|work=iTunes Store (US)|access-date=September 27, 2017}}
| total_length = 55:46
| extra_column = Producer
| title1 = Press Restart
| writer1 =
| extra1 = {{hlist|Mike Crossey|Mike Elizondo}}
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = Headphones
| writer2 =
| extra2 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length2 = 3:07
| title3 = One Foot
| writer3 = {{hlist|Ryan Rabin|Ben Berger|Ryan McMahon}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Crossey|Captain Cuts}}
| length3 = 4:21
| title4 = Surrender
| writer4 = {{hlist|Berger|McMahon}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Crossey|Captain Cuts}}
| length4 = 5:04
| title5 = All I Want
| writer5 =
| extra5 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length5 = 4:16
| title6 = All Night
| writer6 =
| extra6 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length6 = 3:43
| title7 = Kamikaze
| writer7 = {{hlist|Rabin|Berger|McMahon}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Elizondo|Captain Cuts}}
| length7 = 3:17
| title8 = Tiger Teeth
| writer8 =
| extra8 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length8 = 5:23
| title9 = Sound of Awakening
| writer9 =
| extra9 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length9 = 6:16
| title10 = Feels Good to Be High
| writer10 =
| extra10 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length10 = 4:21
| title11 = Can't Sleep (Wolves)
| writer11 =
| extra11 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length11 = 3:46
| title12 = In My Mind
| writer12 =
| extra12 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length12 = 3:57
| title13 = Lost in the Wild
| writer13 =
| extra13 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length13 = 3:55
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Physical edition
| extra_column = Producer
| title13 = Lost in the Wild
| writer13 = {{hlist|Petricca|Ray|Waugaman|Maiman}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Crossey|Elizondo}}
| length13 = 6:16
| note13 = Contains the hidden track "In My Mind (Acoustic)" after 15 seconds of silence
}}
Personnel
- Nick Petricca – vocals, keyboards, percussion, programming, songwriting
- Kevin Ray – bass, vocals, programming, songwriting
- Sean Waugaman – drums, percussion, vocals, programming, songwriting
- Eli Maiman – guitar, vocals, programming, songwriting
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for What If Nothing ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2017-11-17|title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=November 20, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122301/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4416|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}
| 8 |
|---|
| {{album chart|UKDigital|60|date=20171117|rowheader=true|access-date=September 4, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|40|artist=Walk the Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|3|artist=Walk the Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|5|artist=Walk the Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2017}} |
References
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