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Walk off the Earth
WOTE live @ Sound of Music Festival, June 2012
WOTE live @ Sound of Music Festival, June 2012
Background information
OriginBurlington, Ontario
GenresIndie rock
Alternative rock
Experimental rock
Ska
Reggae
Years active2006–present
LabelsColumbia Records[1]
SlapDash Records
MembersGianni Luminati
Sarah Blackwood
Ryan Marshall
Mike Taylor
Joel Cassady
Past membersPete Kirkwood
Websitewalkofftheearth.com

Walk off the Earth is a Canadian indie band that formed in 2006 in Burlington, Ontario, and has gained success around the world by making low-budget music videos of covers and originals. The band built its fan base independently with no help from record labels, booking agents, or management. On February 2012, the music industry publication Crazed Hits reported that the band had signed a recording contract with Columbia Records.[1] The band is best known for its covers of popular music on YouTube, making use of uncommon instruments such as the ukulele and the theremin, as well as looping samples. The band's recorded music and videos are produced by member and multi-instrumentalist Gianni Luminati Nicassio. The band's third studio album is due for release in October 30 2012 on Columbia Records.

Career

The band's first success came from covering the songs of The Gregory Brothers. The video of the band's cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" became rapidly popular on YouTube in early 2012, gathering over 127 million views in four months[2] and received positive responses from both Gotye and his co-singer on the song, Kimbra.[3][4] The band has also covered "Someone Like You" by Adele, "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO, "Payphone" by Maroon 5, "Roll up" by Wiz Khalifa and dozens of other tracks.[5]

Members

Touring members
Past members

Popularity

Discography

Albums

Production

The band's studio albums "My Rock" and "Smooth Like Stone on a Beach" were both recorded and produced by band member Gianni Luminati Nicassio in his private studio in Burlington Ontario Canada. In an interview with MTV's Brenna Ehrlich, Sarah Blackwood mentioned that the band's upcoming third album is being co-produced by Gianni Luminati and Tawgs Salter.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUT BEL
(Vl) 		BEL
(Wa) 		CAN DEN FRA
[7] 		IRL NED SUI SWE US UK
"Somebody That I Used to Know" 2012 30 30 28 13 12 80 48 9 54 45 109 80 Single only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ a b "Columbia signs Walk off the Earth". Crazed Hits. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ^ Cashmere, Paul (9 January 2012). "Gotye Cover Inspires Russell Crowe To Pitch To Walk off the Earth". Noise11. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Twitter post by Gotye". Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. ^ Cashmere, Paul (8 January 2012). "Kimbra Impressed With Gotye Cover By Walk off the Earth". Noise11. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  5. ^ CTV Edmonton (Jan 13 2012). "Ont. band Walk Off the Earth has viral YouTube hit". CTV News. BellMedia. Retrieved 14 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Walk off the Earth cover of "Somebody That I Used to Know"
  7. ^ LesCharts.com French and European chart positions for Walk off the Earth's version "Somebody That I Used to Know"
  8. ^ Canadian certification
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