Walking on Air (Anise K song)

"Walking on Air" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist and producer Anise K. The song originally features guest vocals from American rapper Snoop Dogg and American singer Bella Blue. In January 2014 it was re-released worldwide with additional vocals by Lance Bass and specially for Belgium featuring Lance Bass and Ian Thomas produced by former Michael Jackson producer Marc Schaffel.[1]

"Walking on Air"
Single by Anise K featuring Snoop Dogg, Bella Blue, Lance Bass and Ian Thomas
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)
Recorded2012-2013
GenreHouse
Length3:46
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Anise K
  • KC Porter
Anise K singles chronology
"I Feel Good"
(2009)		 "Walking on Air"
(2014)

Background and composition

"Walking on Air" was written by Anise K with KC Porter and rap parts by Snoop Dogg, while production was handled by Anise K, KC Porter and Seth Johnson. The song was originally produced with the intention of having Rihanna feature as the lead singer. Due to scheduling issues, Anise had to search for an alternative artist. Bella Blue was brought in as a session singer to pitch the song to potential other artists. The quality of her performance secured her role for the final song. Later, hip hop singer Snoop Dogg came aboard. It was recorded in Perth (Australia) taking opportunity of Snoop Dogg's visit for 2012 Summadayze.

KC Porter, 3-time Grammy award winning producer, overlooked the project officially mixed by Phil Tan, also a 3-time Grammy award recipient.

Music video

The music video was released on Vimeo by video producer Igor Shmaryan on November 14, 2012.[2] Later it was published through Sony Music to Vevo.

The video was shot in two sections. One portion of the video was shot in Las Vegas (Nevada) directed by KC Porter and the other portion was shot in Sydney (Australia) directed by Jared Beekhuyzen for JAI Films. Featured in the video are Anise K, Snoop Dogg and Bella Blue set in a mix of dry desert, Sydney streets, and Snoop Dogg shots.

Live performances

On June 25, 2013, Anise K performed the song for the first time live on international television at the MAD Awards in Greece alongside Ivi Adamou and Shaya, two of Greece's top Pop sensations. Thousands of fans live in the stadium and millions across Europe watched the much anticipated performance at the awards. The song was also used as the opening number for the Miss Universe 2013 pageant in Moscow,Russia on November 9, 2013.

Chart positions
Chart (2013-2014) Peak
position
USA Billboard[3] 1
Belgium iTunes top 100[4] 1
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] 1
Cyprus iTunes top 100[6] 1
Belarus iTunes top 100[6] 1
Bulgaria iTunes top 100[6] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 4
Turkish iTunes top 100[6] 6
Azerbaijan iTunes top 100[6] 8
Uzbekistan iTunes top 100[6] 12
Armenia iTunes top 100[6] 25

End-Year Charts
Chart (2013) Position
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[8] 34
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[9] 66

References
  1. "Paris Jackson's Mom Debbie Rowe Is Engaged—Check Out Her Ring!". E! Online. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. "Anise K feat. Snoop Dogg & Bella Blue - "Walking on Air"". Vimeo. November 14, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. "Snoop Dogg Walking On Air Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  4. "Stats for Anise K - Walking On Air (Radio Edit) [feat. Ian Thomas, Lance Bass, Bella & Blue & Snoop Dogg] in the iTunes top 100". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. Greece Digital Songs: Apr 13, 2013. Billboard biz. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  6. "Stats for Anise K - Walking On Air (feat. Snoop Dogg & Bella Blue) in the iTunes top 100". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Anise K feat. Ian Thomas, Snoop Dogg, Lance Bass & Bella Blue – Walking On Air" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  8. "Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2013)". Tophit. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. "Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2013)". Tophit. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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