Work This Body

"Work This Body" was written by all four members of Walk the Moon with John Ryan and recorded at Rancho Pagzilla in North Hollywood, California. The band's drummer Sean Waugaman utilized fifteen different percussion instruments in the song. Frontman Nicholas Petricca recounted how the live room after the song's recording was "completely trashed with every percussion instrument that [he could] think of", which included timbales and shakers, explaining its worldbeat element.{{cite web|url=https://joy.org.au/joymusichighlights/2016/01/walk-the-moon-2/|title=Walk the Moon|author=Leo|date=January 25, 2016|publisher=Joy 94.9|accessdate=August 9, 2020|archive-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412153059/http://joy.org.au/joymusichighlights/2016/01/walk-the-moon-2/|url-status=live}} Additionally, Petricca cited the guitar solo featured in Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle" as the inspiration for the one found in "Work This Body".{{cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/walk-the-moon-dance-playlist|title=Walk the Moon Has the Most Danceable Playlist You'll Hear All Weekend—Just for You!|last=Schwartz|first=Alexandra|date=April 8, 2016|work=Glamour|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701081716/https://www.glamour.com/story/walk-the-moon-dance-playlist|url-status=live}} It was produced by Tim Pagnotta and mixed by Neal Avron at The Casita in Hollywood, California. Mastering was done by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound, New York City. The song's single cover was designed by Jason Matheny, who worked on the band's cover designs for the Talking Is Hard album and the Different Colors EP.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrmatheny.com/albums|title=Albums — Jason Matheny Design|accessdate=August 4, 2020|archive-date=January 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124143104/http://www.jrmatheny.com/albums|url-status=live}}

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According to the song's sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Work This Body" is composed in Time signature and the key of E major at an "upbeat and peppy" tempo of 134 beats per minute. The song has a melody that spans a tonal range of B₂ to B₄.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0162977|title=Walk the Moon 'Work This Body' Sheet Music|date=May 2, 2016 |publisher=Musicnotes.com|accessdate=July 2, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702073651/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0162977|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/the-ultimate-meet-playlist/|title=The Ultimate Get Pumped Playlist for Meets|last=Lloyd|first=Molly|date=January 20, 2016|work=Swimming World|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=April 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421010215/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/the-ultimate-meet-playlist/|url-status=live}} It has been described as a pop song with a "vaguely Caribbean lilt" and was compared to the works of Bleachers, Fun, Steel Train, Vampire Weekend, and Animal Collective.{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-review-walk-the-moon-is-energetic-engaging-at-scrantons-fuzz-fest-but-matt-kim-andrew-mcmahon-are-e-20150622-column.html|title=Review: Walk The Moon is energetic, engaging at Scranton's Fuzz Fest, but Matt & Kim, Andrew McMahon are even better|last=Moser|first=John J.|date=June 22, 2015|work=The Morning Call|accessdate=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627050547/https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-review-walk-the-moon-is-energetic-engaging-at-scrantons-fuzz-fest-but-matt-kim-andrew-mcmahon-are-e-20150622-column.html|archive-date=June 27, 2015|url-status=dead}} Jade Wright of the Liverpool Echo wrote that the beginning of the track sounds "very much" like "A Little Respect" by Erasure.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/albums-week-paul-weller-mariah-9296286|title=Albums of the week from Paul Weller, Mariah Carey, Thea Gilmore, Walk on the Moon and Joanna Gruesome|last=Wright|first=Jade|date=May 20, 2015|work=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724083957/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/albums-week-paul-weller-mariah-9296286|archive-date=July 24, 2015|url-status=live}} Petricca told Billboard Argentina that "Work This Body" has a lot of Latin American influence and described its rhythm and percussion as having "a very Zamba vibe".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTKwNJSX1iQ|title=Entrevista a Walk The Moon: 'Tenemos influencias latinas'|author=Billboard AR|author-link=Billboard Argentina|date=April 12, 2016|accessdate=August 30, 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=August 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830002359/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTKwNJSX1iQ|url-status=live}} Bassist Kevin Ray said that the track has a "special dynamic" with "a bit of [a] world music rhythm".{{cite web|url=https://www.klatsch-tratsch.de/aktuelles/interview-us-band-walk-the-moon-und-der-hit-mit-den-zumba-moves-271127/|title=Interview: US-Band Walk the Moon und der Hit mit den Zumba-Moves|author=Dennis|date=March 25, 2016|website=klatsch-tratsch.de|trans-title=Interview: US band Walk the Moon and the hit with the Zumba moves|accessdate=August 9, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812061017/https://www.klatsch-tratsch.de/aktuelles/interview-us-band-walk-the-moon-und-der-hit-mit-den-zumba-moves-271127/|url-status=live}} Anthony Soredino, writing for AbsolutePunk, described Maiman's solo in the song as him "channel[ing] his inner Jack Antonoff".

Lyrically, the song's chorus encourages one to work their own body until they beat everyone else fair and square, with Ray commenting on how its title could be interpreted as "a direct invitation to exercise". Petricca stated that "Work This Body" is a song about "getting [his] ass in shape and standing up to [his] fears".{{cite magazine|last=Bacle|first=Ariana|date=February 12, 2016|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/12/walk-moon-work-this-body-music-video|title=See Walk the Moon become superheroes in 'Work This Body' music video — exclusive|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=February 19, 2016|archive-date=February 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215003814/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/12/walk-moon-work-this-body-music-video|url-status=live}} He explained in an interview with The Irish Times that its message is connected with "being unafraid [of] chas[ing] your dreams and go[ing] after what you really want". Petricca added that the song acts like "the soundtrack to [the band] trying to beat" their global hit "Shut Up and Dance".{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Lauren|date=February 15, 2016|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/walk-the-moon-how-they-shut-up-and-danced-their-way-to-a-global-hit-1.2531331|title=Walk the Moon: how they shut up and danced their way to a global hit|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=February 19, 2016|archive-date=February 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216092347/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/walk-the-moon-how-they-shut-up-and-danced-their-way-to-a-global-hit-1.2531331|url-status=live}} Guitarist Eli Maiman said that the song also deals with one "going beyond [their] perceived limitations" and utilizing "maybe jealousy or feelings of someone else getting something that [they] want to motivate [them] rather than letting it get [themselves] down".{{cite web|url=https://razzmag.com/2016/06/11/exclusive-interview-walk-the-moon/|title=Exclusive Interview: Walk The Moon|last=Leichtfried|first=Laura|date=June 11, 2016|work=Razz Magazine|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812060827/https://razzmag.com/2016/06/11/exclusive-interview-walk-the-moon/|url-status=live}} Certain lines throughout "Work This Body" are sung in French, consisting of: "Que ferais-tu? Putain, je ne sais pas! Ne viens pas pleurer vers moi."{{cite web|url=https://www.lci.fr/musique/walk-the-moon-la-revelation-de-lete-avec-shut-up-and-dance-1526745.html|title=Walk The Moon, la révélation de l'été avec 'Shut Up and Dance'|date=July 6, 2015|publisher=La Chaîne Info|language=French|trans-title=Walk The Moon, the revelation of summer with 'Shut Up and Dance'|accessdate=August 15, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026072425/https://www.lci.fr/musique/walk-the-moon-la-revelation-de-lete-avec-shut-up-and-dance-1526745.html|url-status=live}}

"Work This Body" was released as the eighth track of Walk the Moon's second major-label studio album Talking Is Hard. The band premiered the song's single edit (later labeled Le Mix Nouveau) on their Vevo channel on January 19, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCLY0Rlx6Q|title=WALK THE MOON – Shut Up and Dance|date=October 23, 2014|accessdate=July 1, 2020|via=YouTube|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121172625/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCLY0Rlx6Q|archivedate=January 21, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhB9h4H_S6A|title=WALK THE MOON – Work This Body (Le Mix Nouveau) [Audio]|date=January 19, 2016|accessdate=July 1, 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817024744/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhB9h4H_S6A|url-status=live}} A live version of "Work This Body" was made available as a digital download and as an instant gratification track for pre-orders of Walk the Moon's first live album You Are Not Alone (Live at the Greek) on February 19, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/album/WALK_THE_MOON_Work_This_Body_Live?id=Bn5q2q2af4jhe5tncrn5sfi6gum|title=WALK THE MOON: Work This Body (Live) – Music|publisher=Google Play|accessdate=July 1, 2020|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430030149/https://play.google.com/store/music/album/WALK_THE_MOON_Work_This_Body_Live?id=Bn5q2q2af4jhe5tncrn5sfi6gum|archivedate=April 30, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.alternativeaddiction.com/NewsArticle/1818|title=WALK THE MOON Set to Release Live Album|work=Alternative Addiction|accessdate=August 4, 2020|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229090957/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/NewsArticles/WALK%20THE%20MOON%20Set%20to%20Release%20Live%20Album|archivedate=February 29, 2016}} The song impacted US alternative radio stations on February 23, 2016, through RCA Records as the third and final single from Talking Is Hard.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|title=Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations|publisher=All Access Music Group|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130062728/http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases/|archivedate=January 30, 2016}}

"Work This Body" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. James Christopher Monger of AllMusic highlighted "Work This Body" as a track pick from the Talking Is Hard album.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/talking-is-hard-mw0002773094|title=Talking Is Hard – Walk the Moon|last=Monger|first=James Christopher|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705080636/https://www.allmusic.com/album/talking-is-hard-mw0002773094|archive-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live}} Kenneth Patridge of Billboard magazine wrote that the band "certainly knows how to start a party" with "Work This Body" and says that the song "lives up to its title [by] hit[ting] listeners with a groove that forces them to shut up and dance".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/billboard-lists/6859179/zumba-pop-playlist|title=Pop Workout Playlist: 15 Body-Movin' Tunes to Rock Your Fitness Routine|last=Patridge|first=Kenneth|date=February 2, 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421151319/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/billboard-lists/6859179/zumba-pop-playlist|url-status=live}} The staff of BigFM referred to it as "a real summer hit" that "not only ensure[s] a good mood, but also uncontrolled wiggling and fidgeting of all limbs".{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfm.de/walk-the-moon-mit-neuem-hit|title=Hier kommt der nächste Gute-Laune-Hit von 'Walk The Moon'|date=February 25, 2016|publisher=BigFM|language=German|trans-title=Here comes the next good mood hit from 'Walk The Moon'|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812073024/https://www.bigfm.de/walk-the-moon-mit-neuem-hit|url-status=live}} SFGate's Kimberly Chun commended the song's hook for being "frenetic yet effortless-sounding".{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Synth-pop-Walk-the-Moon-band-not-afraid-of-the-6128406.php|title=Synth-pop Walk the Moon band 'not afraid of the chorus'|last=Chun|first=Kimberly|date=March 11, 2015|website=SFGate|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=August 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811233030/http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Synth-pop-Walk-the-Moon-band-not-afraid-of-the-6128406.php|url-status=live}} Anthony Sorendino of AbsolutePunk called the track "fun" and "bouncy" and that it "will probably end up in a Biggest Loser or Planet Fitness commercial".{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3713668/ref|title=Walk the Moon – Talking Is Hard – Album Review|last=Sorendino|first=Anthony|work=AbsolutePunk|accessdate=September 5, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150308054025/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3713668/ref|url-status=dead}} Chris DeVille of Stereogum said that "it's pretty wild to hear" a song like "Work This Body" "become top-40 pop", which he characterized as "late-aughts blog fodder".{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1859534/qa-the-1975s-matt-healy-on-his-bands-massive-adventurous-new-lp/franchises/interview/|title=The Week In Pop Q&A: The 1975's Matt Healy On His Band's Massive, Adventurous New LP|last=DeVille|first=Chris|date=February 18, 2016|website=Stereogum|accessdate=July 31, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812062116/https://www.stereogum.com/1859534/qa-the-1975s-matt-healy-on-his-bands-massive-adventurous-new-lp/franchises/interview/|url-status=live}} The Village Voice{{'s}} Jill Menze said that "Work This Body" is "a tune that hopped on the Vampire Weekend revival train a few years too late".

After its release to alternative radio, "Work This Body" debuted at number 37 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart on the week ending March 26, 2016.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/2016-03-26|title=Alternative Airplay Chart – The week of March 26, 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 9, 2020|url-access=subscription}} On its final week on the chart, the song peaked at number 34 in the issue dated April 16, 2016, making it Walk the Moon's lowest charting placement there.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/2016-04-16|title=Alternative Airplay Chart – The week of April 16, 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 9, 2020|url-access=subscription}} The song logged a total of four weeks on the Alternative Songs chart. "Work This Body" was the band's first single to not chart on either the US Hot Rock Songs chart or the Rock Airplay chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/walk-the-moon/chart-history/ark/|title=Walk the Moon Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 9, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703055118/https://www.billboard.com/music/walk-the-moon/chart-history/ARK|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/walk-the-moon/chart-history/rka/|title=Walk the Moon Chart History (Rock Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 9, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727113532/https://www.billboard.com/music/walk-the-moon/chart-history/RKA|url-status=live}} It experienced some minor success in the United Kingdom, reaching number 100 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart and number 87 in Scotland on the chart dated April 14, 2016. The song charted for only one week on both charts.

The music video for "Work This Body" was shot by Andre Lascaris in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|url=https://annaleemedia.com/blog/2016/05/walk-the-moon-work-this-body-music-video-los-angeles-ca/|title=WALK THE MOON {{!}} Work This Body Music Video {{!}} Los Angeles, CA|date=May 20, 2016|website=Anna Lee Media Blog|accessdate=August 11, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625085909/http://annaleemedia.com/blog/2016/05/walk-the-moon-work-this-body-music-video-los-angeles-ca/|url-status=live}} It was co-directed by the band with Isaac Rentz and produced by production company More Media.{{cite web|url=http://sunsetedit.com/work/walk-the-moon-work-this-body/|title=Walk the Moon – Work This Body|publisher=Sunset Edit|accessdate=August 11, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907125926/http://sunsetedit.com/work/walk-the-moon-work-this-body/|url-status=live}} According to music and tour photographer Anna Lee, the video's creative process and back-end production took over 12 hours to complete. Multiple short videos showing each member of Walk the Moon donning their outfits were posted to the band's social media accounts a day prior to the video's release.Teaser videos for "Work This Body":

• {{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/walkthemoon/videos/10153945162812558/|title=WORK THIS BODY – ELI|author=@walkthemoon|date=February 11, 2016|type=Video|accessdate=August 11, 2020|via=Facebook|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812074115if_/https://www.facebook.com/walkthemoon/videos/10153945162812558/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/walkthemoon/videos/10153945367682558/|title=WORK THIS BODY – Sean|author=@walkthemoon|date=February 11, 2016|type=Video|accessdate=August 11, 2020|via=Facebook|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812074441/https://www.facebook.com/walkthemoon/videos/10153945367682558/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/walkthemoon/videos/10153945641197558/|title=WORK THIS BODY – Kevin|author=@walkthemoon|date=February 11, 2016|type=Video|accessdate=August 11, 2020|via=Facebook|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812074709/https://www.facebook.com/walkthemoon/videos/10153945641197558/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/walkthemoon/videos/10153945881447558/|title=WORK THIS BODY – Nick|author=@walkthemoon|date=February 11, 2016|type=Video|accessdate=August 11, 2020|via=Facebook|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812074837/https://www.facebook.com/walkthemoon/videos/10153945881447558/|url-status=live}} Petricca mentioned how the video is "a little nudge to the skeptic that there really are superheroes among us". Maiman added that the song's meaning translates to the video as "th[e] kid using superheroes as inspiration to stand up to bullies". The clip premiered exclusively on Entertainment Weekly{{'s}} website on February 12, 2016.

The video shows a boy at a school's talent show (dressed up as Petricca) who "ditches staples like dancing or magic tricks" and instead "starts a revolution with a lunchbox" by initiating a massive food fight among his classmates in the cafeteria. The kid ends up winning the talent show and earns the admiration of his school by the end of the video. Meanwhile, the band "rocks some retro superhero duds" while performing the song "against an '80s CGI background". MTV's Sasha Green described that the video "is full of retro flair". Regarding the video's imagery throughout Walk the Moon's performance, Green wrote that the band looked as if they were "stomping around on the set of Tron or inside an Asteroids arcade game", while Capital FM said it takes place "in some sort of 80s video game utopia".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2739892/walk-the-moon-work-this-body-video/|title=Walk The Moon Follow Up 'Shut Up And Dance' By Becoming '80s Video Game Characters|last=Green|first=Sasha|date=February 12, 2016|publisher=MTV|access-date=August 2, 2020|archive-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731104950/http://www.mtv.com/news/2739892/walk-the-moon-work-this-body-video/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/walk-moon/videos/work-this-body/|title=Walk The Moon - 'Work This Body'|publisher=Capital FM|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831093140/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/walk-moon/videos/work-this-body/|url-status=live}}

"Work This Body" was included on the setlist of Walk the Moon's Talking Is Hard Tour (2015).{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/04/15/walk-the-moon-scrub-off-the-neon-face-paint-to-perform-talking-is-hard/|title=Walk the Moon Scrub off the Neon Face Paint to Perform Talking Is Hard|last=Menze|first=Jill|work=The Village Voice|date=April 15, 2015|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519090932/https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/04/15/walk-the-moon-scrub-off-the-neon-face-paint-to-perform-talking-is-hard/|archive-date=May 19, 2020|url-status=live}} The band was also set to embark on a Work This Body Tour in 2016, but it ultimately got canceled due to Petricca having to tend to his father, who was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2016/02/shut_up_and_dance_with_walk_th.html|title=Shut up and dance with Walk The Moon on their 'Work This Body' tour|last=Pevos|first=Edward|date=February 1, 2016|publisher=MLive.com|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812073756/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2016/02/shut_up_and_dance_with_walk_th.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/04/15/cincinnatis-walk-moon-cancels-summer-tour/83082566/|title=Cincinnati's Walk the Moon cancels summer tour|last=Motsinger|first=Carol|date=April 15, 2016|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200812073612/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/04/15/cincinnatis-walk-moon-cancels-summer-tour/83082566/|url-status=live}} The song was performed as part of a 12-song set at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 3, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.austin360.com/entertainment/20161012/walk-the-moons-12-steps-to-a-perfect-acl-fest-set|title=Walk the Moon's 12 steps to a perfect ACL Fest set|last=Webb|first=Eric|date=October 12, 2016|website=Austin360|accessdate=August 12, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812094108/https://www.austin360.com/entertainment/20161012/walk-the-moons-12-steps-to-a-perfect-acl-fest-set|url-status=live}} A video of Walk the Moon performing "Work This Body" live on the Honda Stage was uploaded to their Vevo account on November 17, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5YI-gzEWjs|title=Walk The Moon – Work This Body (Live on the Honda Stage)|date=November 18, 2015|accessdate=August 2, 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812075241/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5YI-gzEWjs|url-status=live}} It was later played at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on December 31, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tArR0EQg0dM|title=Walk The Moon – Work This Body (Live at New Year's Rockin Eve)|date=January 5, 2016|accessdate=August 2, 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=December 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221220416/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tArR0EQg0dM|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/new-years-rockin-eve-5sos-fall-out-boy-to-perform-w159184|title=5 Seconds of Summer, Fall Out Boy Join One Direction as New Year's Rockin' Eve Performers|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|date=December 8, 2015|website=Us Weekly|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212041716/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/new-years-rockin-eve-5sos-fall-out-boy-to-perform-w159184|archive-date=December 12, 2015|accessdate=August 2, 2020}} On Saturday, February 13, 2016, the band performed the song with "Shut Up and Dance" at the NBA All-Star Weekend's Slam Dunk Contest.{{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2016/2/12/walk-the-moon-starts-a-food-fight-in-work-this-body-video.html|title=WALK THE MOON Starts a Food Fight in 'Work This Body' Video|date=February 12, 2016|publisher=ABC News Radio|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812073412/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2016/2/12/walk-the-moon-starts-a-food-fight-in-work-this-body-video.html|url-status=live}} They performed "Work This Body" on Late Night with Seth Meyers on May 11, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/VIDEO-Walk-the-Moon-Perform-New-Song-Work-This-Body-on-LATE-NIGHT-20160512|title=Video: Walk the Moon Perform New Song 'Work This Body' on Late Night|date=May 12, 2016|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=August 11, 2020|archive-date=May 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518054306/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/VIDEO-Walk-the-Moon-Perform-New-Song-Work-This-Body-on-LATE-NIGHT-20160512|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Billboard partnered with Zumba to create a fitness routine playlist of 15 pop songs to work out to, which included "Work This Body". That same year, Walk the Moon teamed up with Zumba to create a choreography video for the song, starring "two dancers at a roller rink who wear fluorescent, 1980s-style Zumba workout gear".{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/zumba-turns-sweat-and-shimmy-into-hit-songs-1456506357|title=Zumba Turns Sweat and Shimmy Into Hit Songs|last=Karp|first=Hannah|date=February 26, 2016|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20160227054442/http://www.wsj.com/articles/zumba-turns-sweat-and-shimmy-into-hit-songs-1456506357|archivedate=February 27, 2016|url-status=live}} Billboard{{'s}} Colin Stutz wrote that the video showcases them "grooving to the catchy tune, encouraging fans to get moving and try it for themselves at their next Zumba class or at home".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6889376/walk-the-moon--zumba-work-this-body-choreography-video/|title=Walk the Moon Teams With Zumba for 'Work This Body' Choreography Video|last=Stutz|first=Colin|date=February 23, 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225132037/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6889376/walk-the-moon--zumba-work-this-body-choreography-video/|archive-date=February 25, 2016|url-status=dead}} The band's manager Michael McDonald said that none of the four members have ever taken a Zumba class and "didn't consider appearing in the video"; instead, "they just wanted to tap into Zumba's devoted following".

• Digital download{{Cite web|url =https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/talking-is-hard/id936832274|title=TALKING IS HARD by WALK THE MOON|publisher=iTunes Store (US)|accessdate=July 1, 2020|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208051735/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/talking-is-hard/id936832274|archivedate=December 8, 2014}}

1. "Work This Body" – 2:57

• Digital download – Live

1. "Work This Body" (Live) – 4:08

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Talking Is Hard.{{cite AV media notes|others=Walk the Moon|title=Talking Is Hard|year=2014|type= inlay cover|publisher= RCA Records|page=16}}

;Locations

• Recorded at Rancho Pagzilla, North Hollywood, California
• Mixed at The Casita, Hollywood, California
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City

;Personnel

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• Nick Petricca{{spaced ndash}} vocals, keyboards, percussion, programming, songwriting
• Kevin Ray{{spaced ndash}} bass, vocals, songwriting
• Sean Waugaman{{spaced ndash}} percussion, vocals, songwriting
• Eli Maiman{{spaced ndash}} guitar, vocals, programming, songwriting
• John Ryan{{spaced ndash}} songwriting
• Ben Berger{{spaced ndash}} vocal production
• Ryan McMahon{{spaced ndash}} vocal production
• Jarett Holmes{{spaced ndash}} programming, recording, digital editing
• Tim Pagnotta{{spaced ndash}} production, recording
• Brian Phillips{{spaced ndash}} digital editing
• Allen Casillas{{spaced ndash}} digital editing
• Ryan Gillmore{{spaced ndash}} digital editing
• Mauro Rubbi{{spaced ndash}} drum technician
• Blake Mares{{spaced ndash}} assistant engineer
• Robert Cohen{{spaced ndash}} assistant engineer
• Neal Avron{{spaced ndash}} mixing
• Scott Skrzynski{{spaced ndash}} mixing assistant
• Joe LaPorta{{spaced ndash}} mastering

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