The single was a major success, and gave Walk the Moon their first top ten pop hit.

FTD release of Hits Of The 70s in the 2 CD Classic Album Series 7' Packaging presentation : Orig. Elvis Hits Of The 70s 2 CD Set FTD Elvis Presley Classic Album. That isn’t a comment on its quality or staying power - it holds up just as well right this minute as the first time I heard it - but I have to give some weight to my own habits when ordering this list. Shut Up and Dance was the lead single from Walk The Moon’s 2014 album, Talking Is Hard. The FTD release of Elvis Grammy Award winning album How Great Thou Art is a 2-disc set in the Cl. The only thing keeping Talking is Hard at #20 and not higher on this list is that I haven’t played it a ton since the several months after first hearing it. Fueled by 80s synths and crackling melodies, this is the strongest collection of pure pop songs I’ve heard in a long time. When I bought the album, I realized that as fun and infectious as that song is, it’s probably the worst track on Talking is Hard. I discovered them the same way most people did, through their hit song ‘Shut Up and Dance,’ which reached #4 on the Hot 100 nearly a year after its initial release. Still, my gut tells me I’ve done less of that as I’ve gotten older.

I tend to stick with artists I already know and love, but I try to explore new acts as often as I can. Sean Waugaman Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals More. Nicholas Petricca Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Bass. The current lineup as a trio, consists of.

The song is based on an experience lead singer Nicholas Petricca had at a Los Angeles nightclub. Profile: Indie rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. It was written by the band members and songwriters Ben Berger and Ryan McMahon. I don’t know if that’s high or low compared to previous decades. 'Shut Up and Dance' (stylized as 'SHUT UP + DANCE') is a song by American rock band Walk the Moon for their second studio album Talking Is Hard (2014). Four of the 20 albums on this list mark my first in-depth exposure to the artist.

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