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"Start Walking"
Single by Tove Styrke
from the album Hard
Released22 October 2021 (2021-10-22)
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:14
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lostboy
Tove Styrke singles chronology
"All Things $ Can Do"
(2021)
"Start Walking"
(2021)
"Show Me Love"
(2022)

"Start Walking" is a song by Swedish singer Tove Styrke. It was released on 22 October 2021 through Sony Music as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Hard (2022).

Background

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"Start Walking" was written by Tove Styrke, Pablo Bowman, Peter Rycroft, Caroline Ailin, and Sly.[1] Styrke previously collaborated with Ailin on her third studio album Sway (2018).[2] "Start Walking" was produced by Lostboy.[2] The song was released as a single on 22 October 2021 through Sony Music.[3]

Composition and lyrics

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"Start Walking" is a pop song.[4] Styrke described the song as a "disco banger".[2] Regarding its lyrics, she deemed it an "upbeat song with sad lyrics".[5] She said, "It's about a person who knows a relationship is over, and how it sucks to actually be the one to leave but you know there is no other way."[5]

Reception

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"Start Walking" debuted and peaked at number 79 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart on 29 October 2021.[6]

Music video

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Oskar Gullstrand directed the accompanying music video for "Start Walking".[7]

Track listing

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  • Digital download[3]
  1. "Start Walking" – 3:14
  • Digital download[8]
  1. "Start Walking (acoustic version) – 3:24

Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from Tidal.[9]

  • Tove Styrke – songwriting
  • Pablo Bowman – songwriting
  • Peter Rycroft – songwriting
  • Caroline Ailin – songwriting
  • Sly – songwriting
  • Lostboy – production, keyboards, programming
  • Henrik Edenhed – mixing

Charts

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Chart performance for "Start Walking"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 79

References

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  1. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (22 October 2021). "Tove Styrke delivers new track 'Start Walking'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (26 October 2021). "Tove Styrke: 'It's so important that I can talk about my queerness'". Gay Times. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Start Walking – Single by Tove Styrke". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Veckans spellista: Tove Styrke, Peg Parnevik, White Riot, Woody West" [Playlist of the week: Tove Styrke, Peg Parnevik, White Riot, Woody West]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b Ackroyd, Stephen (22 October 2021). "Tove Styrke has released a brand new single 'Start Walking'". Dork. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Tove Styrke – Start Walking". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Tove Styrke startar dansbandet Tove Styrkez – som chockar publiken" [Tove Styrke forms the dansband Tove Styrkez – that shocks the audience]. Gaffa (in Swedish). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Start Walking (Acoustic Version) – Single by Tove Styrke". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Credits / Start Walking / Tove Styrke". Tidal. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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