"Walk This Way"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Toys in the Attic
Released	1976
Format	Record
Recorded	January - February 1975 at Record Plant studios in New York
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	3:40
Label	Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
Producer(s)	Jack Douglas
Peak chart positions
#10 (US Billboard Hot 100)
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Home Tonight" (1976) "Walk This Way" (1976) "Back in the Saddle" (1977)

"Walk This Way" is a song by American hard rock group Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. It was originally released as the second single from their 1975 album Toys in the Attic. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977, part of a string of successful hit singles for the band in the 1970s. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... Toys in the Attic is the third album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 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In addition to being one of the songs that helped break Aerosmith into the mainstream in the 1970s, it also helped resurrect their career and revolutionized rock and roll and hip hop music when it was re-made in 1986 with rappers Run-D.M.C. on their album Raising Hell. It became an international hit and won both groups a Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap - Single in 1987. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Run-DMC is a famous hip hop crew founded by Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay) and includes Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels, all from Hollis, Queens. ... Raising Hell is a 1986 (see 1986 in music) album by old school rappers Run-D.M.C.. Their breakthrough album, Raising Hell trumped standing perceptions of commercial viability for hip hop groups, achieving triple-platinum status and receiving critical attention from quarters that had previously ignored hip hop as... The Soul Train Music Award winners for Best Rap - Single The award has not been given out since 1988. ...

The song was covered by UK girl groups Girls Aloud and Sugababes as the official Comic Relief single in 2007. Girls Aloud are a Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF award-winning and BRIT Award-nominated British girl group created on ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... The Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning female pop group trio from London, England formed in 1998. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

Song information

The song starts out with a drum beat, followed up with what is now considered a legendary guitar riff by Joe Perry. The song then goes into the verse, with a steady drum beat by Joey Kramer and bassline by Tom Hamilton forming as the backbeat, with dueling guitars by Joe Perry and Brad Whitford. The lyrics, which seem to tell the story of a high school boy losing his virginity,^{[weasel words]} are sung quite fast by Steven Tyler, with heavy emphasis being placed on the rhyming lyrics ("so I took a big chance at the high school dance"; "wasn't me she was fooling cause she knew what she was doing")^{[citation needed]}. This rap-style delivery--which may explain why the song worked so well as a rap song when it was re-made 11 years later--was ahead of its time. Between the elaborately detailed verses, the chorus primarily consists of a repetition of "Walk this way". In collaborations, the other singer often says "talk this way" every alternate line of the chorus. Live in concert, Steven Tyler often has the audience, combined with members of the band, sing "talk this way". There is also a lengthy guitar solo at the end of the song, and in concert, Steven Tyler will often harmonize his voice to mimic the sounds of the guitar. In the Run-D.M.C. cover, the turntable is added in to reflect the additional hip hop influence on the song. Joseph Michael Joey Kramer (born June 21, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, United States) is the drummer and percussionist for the rock and roll group Aerosmith. ... Tom Hamilton Years Active: 1972-Present Thomas William Hamilton (born December 31, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the band Aerosmith. ... Brad Whitford (born February 23, 1952 in Reading, Massachusetts) is a musician and guitarist for the rock and roll group Aerosmith. ... Run-DMC is a famous hip hop crew founded by Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay) and includes Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels, all from Hollis, Queens. ... Edison cylinder phonograph ca. ...

While the band were working on Toys in the Attic, having written the music for the song but having difficulty coming up with lyrics for it, they decided to take a break and see Young Frankenstein, where the "Walk This Way" gag provided the basis (or phrase) for the lyrics.^[1] Toys in the Attic is the third album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. ... Young Frankenstein is a 1974 comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder as the title character. ... Walk this way is a recurrent joke in a number of movies and television shows, most notably movies by Mel Brooks. ...

While the Run-DMC cover is nearly identical to the original version of the song, the Girls Aloud/Sugababes cover has a few changes tweaked into the song; the additional line "Walk this way, you wanna talk this way" is added, the vocoder is added, and the beat is slightly sped up to add a further Britney Spears-esque bubblegum pop/dance pop influence to the song. Girls Aloud are a Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF award-winning and BRIT Award-nominated British girl group created on ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... The Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning female pop group trio from London, England formed in 1998. ... A vocoder (name derived from voice encoder, formerly also called voder) is a speech analyzer and synthesizer. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Bubblegum pop, also known as bubblegum rock, bubblegum music, youth music, or simply bubblegum, is a genre of popular music. ... Dance-pop is a style of dance music that grew out of disco-influenced beginning in the early 80s. ...

Both versions of the song, the original Aerosmith version and the second Aerosmith/Run-DMC remake version, appear on various Aerosmith compilations.

Legacy of the 1975 version

"Walk This Way" was one of two hit singles by the band to hit the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s, the other one being a re-release of "Dream On". "Walk This Way", though, helped "Toys in the Attic" to be the bestselling Aerosmith album, and one of the most critically acclaimed. Aerosmith's version of "Walk This Way" often competes with "Sweet Emotion" and "Dream On" for the title of Aerosmith's signature song, being one of the band's most important, influential, and recognizable songs. The band almost never omits it from their concert setlist, still performing their classic version of the song to this day. The song has also long been a staple of rock radio, garnering regular airplay on classic rock, mainstream rock, and Album-oriented rock radio stations. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Dream On is a blues rock song in the key of F minor by Aerosmith from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. ... Sweet Emotion is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. ... Dream On is a blues rock song in the key of F minor by Aerosmith from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. ... A signature song is the one song (or, in some cases, one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established singer, or band, is most closely identified with, even if they have had success with a variety of songs. ... Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which evolved from the album oriented rock (AOR) format in the early-1980s. ... Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada. ... Album-oriented rock (sometimes referred to as Adult-oriented rock or as West Coast Rock), abbreviated AOR and originally called album-oriented radio, was originally an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists. ...

Success of the 1986 version

In 1986, the rap group Run-D.M.C. performed a cover of "Walk This Way" with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry guesting on vocals and guitars. The 1986 version of the song is often credited as helping break rap into mainstream popular music as it was the first rap song to hit the Top 5 in The Billboard Hot 100 and demonstrated how elements of rap music can be part of rock and pop songs. This version of "Walk This Way" charted higher on the Hot 100 than the original version. The landmark collaboration catapulted Run-D.M.C. into mainstream stardom and would influence rap music for years to come. The collaboration also introduced a fusion of rap music, hard rock and hip hop, later known as rapcore or nu metal to a wide audience for the first time. The song also marked a major comeback for Aerosmith, as they had been largely out of mainstream pop culture for several years, and their 1985 comeback album Done with Mirrors, flopped. After this comeback, however, Aerosmith would follow up with a string of multi-platinum albums and Top 40 hits, starting with the album Permanent Vacation and single "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" in 1987. Run-DMC is a famous hip hop crew founded by Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay) and includes Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels, all from Hollis, Queens. ... Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948 in Yonkers, New York), better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Screamin) is an American musician and songwriter. ... Anthony Joseph Joe Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence, Massachusetts), is the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, punk, heavy metal and sometimes funk. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... Done with Mirrors (1985) is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and marked the return of Joe Perry and Brad Whitford to the fold. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... Permanent Vacation is the ninth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). ... Dude (Looks Like a Lady) is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. ...

Steven Tyler performs with Run-D.M.C. in the music video

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Music video

The 1986 music video for "Walk This Way" symbolically placed Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. in a musical duel in neighboring studios before Tyler literally breaks through the wall that separates them. The video then segues to the bands' joint performance on stage. The highly popular video was the first rap video ever played in heavy rotation on MTV and is regarded as a classic of the medium.
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Later collaborations

In 1989, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry joined Bon Jovi at a concert at Milton Keynes Bowl in the United Kingdom for an encore performance and extended jam of the song.^[2] Bon Jovi is a hard rock band originating from New Jersey. ... The National Bowl is a 65,000 capacity entertainment venue in Milton Keynes, England. ...

On September 9, 1999, Kid Rock joined Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith for an updated rendition of "Walk This Way" at the MTV Video Music Awards. In 2002, Kid Rock and Run-D.M.C. (as separate acts) opened for Aerosmith on the first leg of the Girls of Summer Tour. Each night, at the end of Aerosmith's set, Kid Rock and Run-D.M.C. would join Aerosmith for an encore collaborative performance of "Walk This Way". Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), best known as Kid Rock, is an American rapper, singer and rock musician most notable for his albums Devil Without a Cause and Cocky and his hit singles Bawitdaba and Picture. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ... The Girls of Summer Tour was a North American concert tour headlined by Aerosmith that ran from August to December of 2002. ...

At the Super Bowl XXXV half-time show in January 2001, performers *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly joined Aerosmith onstage for an encore performance of "Walk This Way" with members of *NSYNC and Britney Spears singing different parts of the 2nd verse, Mary J. Blige adding background harmony, and Nelly performing a rap towards the end of the song. Date January 28, 2001 Stadium Raymond James Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Ray Lewis, Linebacker Favorite Ravens by 3 National anthem Backstreet Boys Coin toss Marcus Allen, Ottis Anderson, Tom Flores, Bill Parcells Referee Gerald Austin Halftime show Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Nelly, Mary J. Blige and *NSYNC Attendance 71,921... *NSYNC is a five-part pop music vocal group, sometimes referred to as a boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida, USA. The group members are Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Justin Timberlake. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971), is an American R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, and actress who has sold over 60 million records around the world since her career began in 1991. ... Cornell Haynes Jr. ... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ...

At the Hyde Park Calling festival in London on June 24th, 2007 (a date on Aerosmith's 2007 world tour), Aerosmith were joined on stage for their encore performance of Walk this Way by Run DMC's Darryl. Hyde Park Calling is a music festival in Hyde Park, London, which first took place on Saturday July 1 and Sunday July 2, 2006. ...

Awards and accoloades

Song

• The song won both groups a Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap - Single in 1987.
• The version of "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry is included on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.
• Rolling Stone ranked the original version of "Walk This Way" at #336 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The version by Run-D.M.C. is ranked at #287.
• In 2000, "VH1: 100 Greatest Rock Songs" included "Walk This Way" at #35
• In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 23 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
• In 2007, Rolling Stone included "Walk This Way" (Run-D.M.C. version) at #33 on their list of the 40 Songs That Changed the World.

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Music video

• In 1993, "Rolling Stone: The Top 100 Music Videos" included "Walk This Way" (w/ Run-D.M.C.) at #11
• In 1999, "MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made" included "Walk This Way" (w/ Run-D.M.C.) at #5
• In 2001, "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos" included "Walk This Way" (w/ Run-D.M.C.) at #11

In other media

• Aerosmith's autobiography is named "Walk This Way".
• Aerosmith's fan club, Aero Force One, sells doormats printed with the phrase "Walk This Way".
• The music video for "Walk This Way" was parodied in the music video for Lil Jon's "Get Low Remix"
• When Aerosmith guest-performed on the hit animated-series The Simpsons in the early 90s, they performed "Walk This Way", featuring side vocals from Moe Szyslak the bartender (voiced by Hank Azaria.)
• The radio edit is featured in the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Walt Disney World.
• The Aerosmith/Run-DMC remake version of the song is included in Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3.

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Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud

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"Walk This Way"
Single by Sugababes Vs Girls Aloud
Released	March 12, 2007 (  UK)
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	December 2006
Genre	Pop
Length	2:54
Label	Fascination, Island
Producer(s)	Dallas Austin
Peak chart positions
#1 (United Kingdom) #7 (Poland) #11 (Lithuania) #14 (Ireland) #15 (Europe, Latvia) #54 (Romania)
Sugababes chronology
"Easy" (2006)	"Walk This Way" (2007)	TBA (2007)
Girls Aloud singles chronology
"I Think We're Alone Now" (2006)	"Walk This Way" (2007)	"Sexy! No, No, No..." (2007)

UK girl groups Sugababes and Girls Aloud teamed up in collaboration for a cover of "Walk This Way", which was released on March 12, 2007 as the official single for the 2007 Comic Relief fundraiser across the United Kingdom. The song charted at #1 on March 18, giving Girls Aloud their third British number-one and Sugababes their fifth, and first with member Amelle Berrabah. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning female pop group trio from London, England formed in 1998. ... Girls Aloud are a Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF award-winning and BRIT Award-nominated British girl group created on ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... // A digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Fascination Records is a Polydor sub-label that launched in Spring 2006. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Dallas Austin (born December 29, 1970 in Columbus, Georgia) is a Grammy-winning American songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and keyboardist. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... The Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning female pop group trio from London, England formed in 1998. ... Easy is an electro-pop song written by Keisha Buchanan, Amelle Berrabah, Heidi Range, Jason Pebworth, and George Astasio for the Sugababes first compilation album Overloaded: The Singles Collection (2006). ... Girls Aloud are a Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF award-winning and BRIT Award-nominated British girl group created on ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... I Think Were Alone Now is a song written by Ritchie Cordell that was a 1967 hit for American recording artists Tommy James & the Shondells and re-popularized 20 years later by Tiffany. ... Sexy! No, No, No. ... The Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning female pop group trio from London, England formed in 1998. ... Girls Aloud are a Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF award-winning and BRIT Award-nominated British girl group created on ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The first verse is sung by Kimberley Walsh and Nadine Coyle, the second by Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range, the third by Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Amelle Berrabah. The bridge is sung by Cheryl Cole and Berrabah, and ad libs are sung by Coyle and Buchanan. Kimberley Jane Walsh (born November 20, 1981) is an English singer and member of pop group Girls Aloud. ... Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born June 15, 1985, Derry, Northern Ireland) is a singer from the all-girl group Girls Aloud. ... Keisha Buchanan (born 30 September 1984) is the lead singer and a co-founding member of English girl group Sugababes and the only member of the original line-up to remain with the group. ... Heidi India Range (born 23 May 1983 in Walton, Liverpool, England) is a member of British girl group the Sugababes. ... Sarah Nicole Harding (born 17 November 1981, in Ascot) is an English singer in the girl group Girls Aloud and has recently gone into modelling, who grew up as a Catholic in Heald Green, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. ... Nicola Maria Roberts (born October 5, 1985 in Runcorn, Cheshire), is an English pop singer and one fifth of British girl group Girls Aloud. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Cheryl Ann Tweedy, (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and member of the girl group Girls Aloud. ...

Reception

Newspapers speculate this will be one of the year's biggest hits.^{[citation needed]} Responses to the track were mixed with some people^{[attribution needed]} preferring the original version and others loving the new spin on the track. Generally, when DJs & musicians are asked for their opinion on the song, they reply "It doesn't matter what I think, it's for charity" - Scott Mills, before playing it on his show for the first time, urged listeners to remember that the song is for charity, and Steven Tyler said the same thing.^{[cite this quote]} However, after plugging the single's release, Chris Moyles remarked "of course, you could just give a fiver to Comic Relief and you wouldn't have to own that".^{[cite this quote]} Scott Robert Mills, born in Southampton, Hampshire in 1974, is an English radio DJ. The Scott Mills Show is aired in the drive time slot between 4pm and 7pm every weekday on BBC Radio 1. ... Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948 in Yonkers, New York), better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Screamin) is an American musician and songwriter. ... Christopher David Moyles (born February 22, 1974 in Leeds) is an English disc jockey. ...

The single charted at #1, but plummeted 12 places in its 3rd week on the chart from #2 to #14, in its 4th week it fell another 10 places to 24. The single has sold over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of 29 April 2007. April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Music video

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Girls Aloud and Sugababes in the music video for "Walk This Way". From left to right: Sarah Harding (in front of) Cheryl Cole and Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Amelle Berrabah, Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range.

The music video for "Walk This Way" is a comedic recreation of the Run DMC and Aerosmith video, in which each group attempts to sing the song, but the other begin that part. It begins with the girls in two separate rooms - Girls Aloud equipped with mic stands, Sugababes with a set of record decks and mics. Girls Aloud start the song, to Keisha Buchanan's disgust, prompting wall banging, vase throwing and guitar thumping. Buchanan then picks up the second verse, to the disgust of Girls Aloud. Sarah Harding breaks through the wall with her microphone stand, mimicking Steven Tyler in the original. The two groups then sing at each other through the hole in the wall leading to Nadine Coyle leaning through singing the line "just give me a kiss", to which Buchanan puts her finger on Coyle's lips. As she turns away, we see the girls all walking down two catwalks surrounded by their fans. A microphone swings between the two groups, before continuing with a dance-off, continuing the idea that the groups are in competition and poking fun at media speculation that the two acts do not get along, when they are, in fact, friends. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x576, 45 KB) This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted music video or promotional video for a music artist, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the producers of the video and possibly also by the music... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x576, 45 KB) This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted music video or promotional video for a music artist, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the producers of the video and possibly also by the music... Sarah Nicole Harding (born 17 November 1981, in Ascot) is an English singer in the girl group Girls Aloud and has recently gone into modelling, who grew up as a Catholic in Heald Green, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. ... Cheryl Ann Tweedy, (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and member of the girl group Girls Aloud. ... Nicola Maria Roberts (born October 5, 1985 in Runcorn, Cheshire), is an English pop singer and one fifth of British girl group Girls Aloud. ... Kimberley Jane Walsh (born November 20, 1981) is an English singer and member of pop group Girls Aloud. ... Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born June 15, 1985, Derry, Northern Ireland) is a singer from the all-girl group Girls Aloud. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Keisha Buchanan (born 30 September 1984) is the lead singer and a co-founding member of English girl group Sugababes and the only member of the original line-up to remain with the group. ... Heidi India Range (born 23 May 1983 in Walton, Liverpool, England) is a member of British girl group the Sugababes. ... Run-DMC is a hip hop crew founded by Jason Jam Master Jay Mizell that included Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels. ... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... Girls Aloud are a Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF award-winning and BRIT Award-nominated British girl group created on ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... The Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning female pop group trio from London, England formed in 1998. ... Keisha Buchanan (born 30 September 1984) is the lead singer and a co-founding member of English girl group Sugababes and the only member of the original line-up to remain with the group. ... Sarah Nicole Harding (born 17 November 1981, in Ascot) is an English singer in the girl group Girls Aloud and has recently gone into modelling, who grew up as a Catholic in Heald Green, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. ... Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948 in Yonkers, New York), better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Screamin) is an American musician and songwriter. ... Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born June 15, 1985, Derry, Northern Ireland) is a singer from the all-girl group Girls Aloud. ...

At the end of the video, celebrities Davina McCall, Lily Cole, Ewen Macintosh, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Ruby Wax, Graham Norton, Stephen Mangan, Oliver Chris, and Natalie Cassidy also appear on the catwalk in true Comic Relief style. Red noses are thrown at the two groups at the end - relating to Red Nose Day fundraising. During the shoot Keisha Buchanan suffered an injury: she tripped at the end of the catwalk and fell into the fans. Davina McCall (born October 16, 1967) is an English actress and television presenter who works on British television. ... Lily Cole (born May 19, 1988) is an English supermodel and actress. ... Ewen Macintosh (born 25 December 1973) is an English actor. ... Jocelyn Jee Esien (born March 2, 1979 in London, UK) is a British comedienne, who is famous for appearing in the BBC hidden camera show, 3 Non Blondes. ... Ruby Wax (born Ruby Wachs on April 19, 1953) is an American comedienne who made a career in the United Kingdom as part of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Stephen Mangan, (born 22 July 1972), is an English stage, television and film actor, best known for his role in the television series Green Wing. ... Oliver Chris as Boyce in Green Wing. ... Natalie Chester Cassidy (born on 13 May 1983) is an English actress most famous for playing Sonia Fowler on the British soap opera EastEnders. ... For a description of the origin of the term comic relief see comic relief. ...

Track listings and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Walk This Way".

UK CD single

1. "Walk This Way" [Single Version] 2:52
2. "Walk This Way" [Yoad Mix] 3:01
3. "Walk This Way" [Video] 3:07
4. Behind the Scenes Footage 3:15

Charts

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Other cover versions

• In 1997, the song was covered by String Cheese Incident on their live album A String Cheese Incident. Although faithful to the intro and main riff, the band gave the verse and chorus a decidedly bluegrass flavour.
• In 2002, the song was covered by Sum 41 with Nelly, Ja Rule, and DJ Clue.
• In 2004, the song was covered by Macy Gray; her version was initially available only by download, but was later released on Gray's 2004 greatest hits compilation, The Very Best of Macy Gray.

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