Walk on Water (Basshunter song)
Single by Basshunter
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"Walk on Water" is a song that was written, recorded and produced by Swedish musician Basshunter; it was released in 5 April 2009 and added to the Deluxe Edition of Now You're Gone – The Album. A music video for "Walk on Water" was released on 27 February 2009. The song peaked at number 76 on the UK singles chart.
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| Single by Basshunter | ||||
| from the album Now You're Gone – The Album | ||||
| Released | 5 April 2009 | |||
| Length | 2:55 (Radio Edit) | |||
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| Songwriter | Basshunter | |||
| Producer | Basshunter | |||
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| "Walk on Water" on YouTube | ||||
Description
Basshunter's previous single "I Miss You" was released on 14 December 2008.[1] "Walk on Water" is 175 seconds long. Basshunter wrote and produced the song.[2] "Walk on Water" was originally released in 2007 as promotional single titled "I Can Walk on Water I Can Fly".[3] The re-recorded version titled "I Can Walk on Water" was released on 14 July 2008 on Now You're Gone – The Album.[4] "I Can Walk on Water" was written by Basshunter,[5] and was produced by Basshunter and Robert Uhlmann.[6]
On 5 April 2009, Hard2Beat Records released the second re-recording of the song, which is titled "Walk on Water", as a five-track single[7] that includes an extended mix and remixes by Ultra DJ's, Bass Slammers and 7th Heaven.[7] "Walk on Water" was also included in the Deluxe Edition of Now You're Gone – The Album.[8] Basshunter's next single was "Al final", a Spanish-language version of "Now You're Gone" with vocals from Dani Mata, which was released on 5 May the same year.[9]
In 2021 Basshunter played "I Can Walk on Water" live during the Øresound Festival in Copenhangen.[10]
Music video
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Digital Spy |   [14] |
Antti Niemelä from Findance.com said "I Can Walk on Water" is catchy.[15] The editor of the website Female First described Basshunter's vocals in "Walk on Water" as "poptastic".[16] David Balls from Digital Spy said "Walk on Water" has the same eurodance sound as previous Basshunter singles, criticized the low originality of the song, which he found not very exciting.[14] In 2015, Simon Sweetman from Stuff quoted the song as an example of Basshunter's egoism for his list of the top-10 most-egotistical musicians.[17]
Chart performance
On 11 April 2009, "Walk on Water" entered the UK singles chart at number 92. It rose to number 76 the following week, after which it left the chart.[18]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Walk on Water" (UK Radio Edit) | Jonas Altberg | Altberg | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Walk on Water" (UK Extended Mix) | Altberg | Altberg | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Walk on Water" (Ultra DJ's Remix) | Altberg | Altberg | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Walk on Water" (Bass Slammers Remix) | Altberg | Altberg | 5:51 |
| 5. | "Walk on Water" (7th Heaven Remix) | Altberg | Altberg | 6:23 |
| Total length: | 24:59 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts)[22] | 76 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 April 2009 | Digital download | Hard2Beat Records[7] |
| Sweden | 13 April 2009 | Digital download | Warner Music Sweden[19] |