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| Single by Pantera from the album Vulgar Display of Power |
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| Released | February 25, 1992 (album track) 1993 (single) |
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| Recorded | 1991 | ||||
| Genre | Heavy metal | ||||
| Length | 5:15 | ||||
| Label | Eastwest Records | ||||
| Writer | Pantera | ||||
| Producer | Terry Date | ||||
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"Walk" is one of Texas heavy metal band Pantera's most popular and influential songs from the 1992 album Vulgar Display of Power. The song is about having one's boundaries respected, and knowing when to let someone be or knowing when you're not wanted. There's also a theme of anti-conformity (You can't be something you're not, Be yourself by yourself stay away from me). "Walk's" 12/8 time signature creates a distinctive "walking" rhythm and it contains one of guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's most famous riffs and solos. A live performance of "Walk" is included on Official Live: 101 Proof, and the studio version is also on the band's greatest hits album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!.
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Reception
The song ranked #16 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs[1] and is the most purchased Pantera song on iTunes. The song peaked a #35 on the UK Singles Chart.
In pop culture
Wrestler Rob Van Dam used the song as his entrance theme during his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Covers
Disturbed, Trivium, Seether and Avenged Sevenfold often cover this song in live performances. A studio version by Avenged Sevenfold also appears on a Kerrang! compilation album, and was released for purchase on iTunes and Vcast. Alice in Chains also covered this song. Godsmack covered the song live, featuring members of Pantera. The footage is found on the DVD Smack This!. Dino Cazares has performed with Pantera on this song live once. Recently, pop rock act Fall Out Boy performed a live cover with Keith Buckley of the hardcore band Every Time I Die, a cover that was blasted by Pantera fans.
Album art
The single cover is a screenshot of Pantera's "Mouth for War" music video.
External links
References
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| Phil Anselmo · Dimebag Darrell · Rex Brown · Vinnie Paul Terry Glaze · David Peacock |
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| Studio albums | Metal Magic · Projects in the Jungle · I Am the Night · Power Metal · Cowboys from Hell · Vulgar Display of Power · Far Beyond Driven · The Great Southern Trendkill · Reinventing the Steel |
| Live albums | Official Live: 101 Proof |
| Compilations | The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits! |
| Videos | 3 Vulgar Videos from Hell |
| Singles | "Cowboys from Hell" · "Cemetery Gates" · "Psycho Holiday" · "Mouth for War" · "This Love" · "Hollow" · "Walk" · "I'm Broken" · "Planet Caravan" · "5 Minutes Alone" · "Drag the Waters" · "Suicide Note Pt. I" · "Floods" · "Where You Come From" · "Revolution Is My Name" · "Goddamn Electric" · "I'll Cast a Shadow" |
| Related articles | Discography · Pantera members · Down · Superjoint Ritual · Damageplan · Rebel Meets Rebel · Hellyeah |
