# Different Colors > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Different_Colors > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Different_Colors.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Different_Colors > Source revision: 1318146027 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|2015 single by Walk the Moon}} {{good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox song | name = Different Colors | cover = Walk the Moon - Different Colors.png | alt = A white cover with multiple cords of various colors surrounding its borders. Walk the Moon's logo and the title of the track "Different Colors" are in the center of the image. | border = yes | type = single | artist = [Walk the Moon](/source/Walk_the_Moon) | album = [Talking Is Hard](/source/Talking_Is_Hard) | released = {{Start date|2015|05|05}} | recorded = | studio = Rancho Pagzilla (North Hollywood, California) | venue = | genre = * [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock) * [electropop](/source/electropop) * [indie rock](/source/indie_rock) * [pop](/source/Pop_music) | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=42}} | label = [RCA](/source/RCA_Records) | writer = *Eli Maiman *Kevin Ray *Nicholas Petricca *Sean Waugaman | producer = [Tim Pagnotta](/source/Sugarcult) | prev_title = [Shut Up and Dance](/source/Shut_Up_and_Dance_(Walk_the_Moon_song)) | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = [Work This Body](/source/Work_This_Body) | next_year = 2016 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|tqw4LCOdD04|"Different Colors"}}}} }} "'''Different Colors'''" is a song written and recorded by American [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Walk the Moon](/source/Walk_the_Moon) for their second studio album, ''[Talking Is Hard](/source/Talking_Is_Hard)'' (2014). The song was released to US [alternative radio](/source/alternative_radio) stations by [RCA Records](/source/RCA_Records) as the album's second [single](/source/Single_(music)) on May 5, 2015. Described as an [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock), [electropop](/source/electropop), [indie rock](/source/indie_rock), and [pop](/source/Pop_music) song, it is lyrically about celebrating and embracing each other's differences by speaking out against discrimination of any kind. Some [music critics](/source/Music_journalism) gave "Different Colors" praise for its [chorus](/source/Refrain) and production; others felt it was a step down from the band's earlier singles. The song peaked at number seven on the [''Billboard''](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) [Alternative Songs](/source/Alternative_Songs) chart, becoming Walk the Moon's third top ten track on the chart. A [music video](/source/music_video) for the song was released on June 11, 2015, featuring footage of the band touring with colorful visuals. The song was performed live by Walk the Moon at award shows, including the [2015 MTV Video Music Awards](/source/2015_MTV_Video_Music_Awards). It was included on the setlist for the band's Talking Is Hard Tour (2015) and was used in campaigns of [Pepsi](/source/Pepsi), [AT&T](/source/AT%26T) & [Apple](/source/Apple_Inc.).{{Cite web |date=2015-07-02 |title=Apple Posts 'Pride 2015' Video |url=https://www.iclarified.com/50194/apple-posts-pride-2015-video |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=iClarified |language=en}} ==Background and composition== {{Listen|pos=left|filename=Walk the Moon - Different Colors Sample.ogg|title="Different Colors"|type=music|description=A 22-second sample of "Different Colors", featuring [tape delay](/source/Delay_(audio_effect)) from Eli Maiman's guitar in the [pre-chorus](/source/pre-chorus) and multiple "oooh-e-oooh-e-ooohs" throughout the [chorus](/source/Refrain).}} "Different Colors" was written by all four members of Walk the Moon, while recorded at Rancho Pagzilla in [North Hollywood](/source/North_Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles), California. The song was produced by [Tim Pagnotta](/source/Sugarcult) and [mixed](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) by [Neal Avron](/source/Neal_Avron) at The Casita in [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles), California. [Mastering](/source/Mastering_(audio)) was handled by Joe LaPorta at [Sterling Sound](/source/Sterling_Sound), [New York City](/source/New_York_City). The track has been referred to as an [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock), [electropop](/source/electropop), [indie rock](/source/indie_rock), and [pop](/source/Pop_music) song by [music journalists](/source/Music_journalism).{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/talking-is-hard-mw0002773094|title=Talking Is Hard – Walk the Moon|last=Monger|first=James Christopher|publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705080636/https://www.allmusic.com/album/talking-is-hard-mw0002773094|archive-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/04/15/walk-the-moon-scrub-off-the-neon-face-paint-to-perform-talking-is-hard/|title=Walk the Moon Scrub off the Neon Face Paint to Perform Talking Is Hard|last=Menze|first=Jill|work=[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice)|date=April 15, 2015|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519090932/https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/04/15/walk-the-moon-scrub-off-the-neon-face-paint-to-perform-talking-is-hard/|archive-date=May 19, 2020|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/music/reviews/thirty-seconds-to-mars-deliver-quite-the-trip-at-usana/article_1f012434-3251-501a-a4d2-51472765f949.html|title=Thirty Seconds to Mars deliver quite the trip at USANA Amphitheatre|last=Durrant|first=Jennifer|work=[Daily Herald](/source/Daily_Herald_(Utah))|date=July 15, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706134838/https://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/music/reviews/thirty-seconds-to-mars-deliver-quite-the-trip-at-usana/article_1f012434-3251-501a-a4d2-51472765f949.html|archive-date=July 6, 2020|url-status=live}} The song is composed of numerous ebullient [synths](/source/Synthesizer), layered, upbeat guitars, and distant-sounding vocals. It features multiple "oooh-e-oooh-e-ooohs" in the intro and throughout its [chorus](/source/Refrain). Guitarist Eil Maiman used a [tape delay](/source/Delay_(audio_effect)) for the intro and [pre-chorus](/source/pre-chorus) that is set faster than the song's [tempo](/source/tempo) because he wanted to "create a weird, kind of off-balance effect". In his explanation for using the delay, Maiman said: "As wonderful and delicious as tempo-locked delays are, I've found that occasionally out of time repeats can sound really hip and fresh."{{cite web|url=https://www.strymon.net/this-weeks-preset-eli-maimans-shut-up-and-dance-and-different-colors/|title=This Week's Preset – Eli Maiman's 'Shut Up and Dance' and 'Different Colors'|last=Heine|first=Angela|publisher=[Strymon](/source/Strymon_(company))|date=April 16, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708055159/https://www.strymon.net/this-weeks-preset-eli-maimans-shut-up-and-dance-and-different-colors/|archive-date=July 8, 2020|url-status=live}} As he tracked guitars for the song, the band "tr[ied] com[ing] up with weird noises" to add something bombastic to the last chorus when Pagnotta shouted at them to "just kick the amp over". Maiman complied with the suggestion, causing a "bizarre roar" that the band loved and kept in the recording.{{cite web|url=https://music.allaccess.com/known-for-their-smash-single-shut-up-and-dance-walk-the-moon-chats-with-all-access-about-that-song-and-more/|title=Known For Their Smash Single 'Shut Up And Dance', WALK THE MOON, Chats With All Access About That Song and More!|last=Brungardt|first=Leah|date=August 25, 2015|publisher=All Access Music Group|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531184610/https://music.allaccess.com/known-for-their-smash-single-shut-up-and-dance-walk-the-moon-chats-with-all-access-about-that-song-and-more/|url-status=live}} Lead vocalist Nicholas Petricca stated that the song addresses "any part of this world that is diverse and sometimes struggles to be treated with a sense of normalcy". In an interview with ''[Time](/source/Time_(magazine))'' magazine, Petricca commented on how "Different Colors" differed from their previous single "[Shut Up and Dance](/source/Shut_Up_and_Dance_(Walk_the_Moon_song))" by saying that "it shows a different side of [the band] that's equally important", which is "taking this platform [they]'ve got as [the band] get[s] more popular to say something that's meaningful to [them]". He went on to say that the song "is all about not just tolerating each other's differences but celebrating them and embracing them".{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3933669/walk-the-moon-shut-up-and-dance-song-of-the-summer/|title=Watch Walk the Moon Weigh In on This Year's Songs of the Summer|last1=Feeney|first1=Nolan|last2=Koroma|first2=Salima|magazine=[Time](/source/Time_(magazine))|date=June 25, 2015|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612040940/http://time.com/3933669/walk-the-moon-shut-up-and-dance-song-of-the-summer/|archive-date=June 12, 2019|url-status=live}} Maiman also added that it was "a chance for [Walk the Moon] to sort of empower people, especially kids, to have the courage to be themselves and to stand out".{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/06/walk-the-moon-song-of-summer-interview.html|title=A Chat With Walk the Moon About Their Song of Summer Contender 'Shut Up and Dance'|last=Charlton|first=Lauretta|website=[Vulture](/source/Vulture.com)|date=June 25, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706073529/https://www.vulture.com/2015/06/walk-the-moon-song-of-summer-interview.html|archive-date=July 6, 2020|url-status=live}} When talking about the inspiration for "Different Colors", Petricca mentioned that while the song "speaks out against discrimination of all kinds, it was the fight for marriage equality that initially inspired the song".{{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2015/12/3/walk-the-moon-to-release-different-colors-ep.html|title=WALK THE MOON to Release 'Different Colors' EP|publisher=[ABC News Radio](/source/ABC_News_Radio)|date=December 3, 2015|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703041837/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2015/12/3/walk-the-moon-to-release-different-colors-ep.html|archive-date=July 3, 2020|url-status=live}} He mentioned being frustrated that news segments were still arguing about [same-sex marriage](/source/same-sex_marriage) and whether people should have equal rights in 2013. Petricca said "it should be second nature at this point" and that the band wanted "to write a victory march and a call to arms for everyone" that is "about equality and love in every way".{{cite web|url=https://instinctmagazine.com/walk-the-moon-lead-singer-nicholas-petricca-comes-out-as-bisexual/|title=WALK THE MOON Lead Singer, Nicholas Petricca Comes Out As Bisexual|last=Biggerstaff|first=Gerald|work=[Instinct](/source/Instinct_(magazine))|date=July 6, 2020|access-date=July 6, 2020}} ==Release and reception== "Different Colors" was released as the opening track of Walk the Moon's sophomore album ''Talking Is Hard''. It was first made available as an instant gratification track for pre-orders of ''Talking Is Hard'' via [iTunes](/source/iTunes) and [Amazon](/source/Amazon_(company)) on November 17, 2014. Simultaneously, the song was made available for [steaming](/source/Streaming_media) on [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud). It impacted US [alternative radio](/source/alternative_radio) stations on May 5, 2015, through [RCA Records](/source/RCA_Records) as the second [single](/source/Single_(music)) from ''Talking Is Hard''. On September 4, 2015, an [acoustic](/source/Acoustic_music) version of "Different Colors" was included for the acoustic single release of "Shut Up and Dance".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shut-up-and-dance-acoustic-single/1035914599|title=Shut Up and Dance (Acoustic) – Single by WALK THE MOON|date=September 4, 2015|publisher=[Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music) (US)|access-date=July 7, 2020}} An extended play was released [digitally](/source/Music_download) on December 4 of that year, which includes two remixes of "Different Colors", done by [Lost Kings](/source/Lost_Kings) and [The Griswolds](/source/The_Griswolds), respectively. The EP also features a cover of "[It's Your Thing](/source/It's_Your_Thing)" by [the Isley Brothers](/source/the_Isley_Brothers), and the song "Boyfriend" that was previously only available on the UK and Japanese editions of ''Talking Is Hard''.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/talking-is-hard-expanded-edition/961298415|title=Talking Is Hard by WALK THE MOON|date=December 2, 2014|publisher=iTunes Store (GB)|access-date=July 2, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710203807/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/talking-is-hard/id961298415|archive-date=July 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://skream.jp/news/2015/08/walk_the_moon_interview.php|title=サマソニで初来日するカラフル・シンセ・ポップの新星、WALK THE MOONのインタビュー公開。80'sフレイヴァー煌くダンサブルなポップ・アンセム満載の日本デビュー作を明日リリース|website=Skream!|language=Japanese|date=August 11, 2015|access-date=July 7, 2020}} Proceeds from the sales of the ''Different Colors'' EP were set to be donated to the [Human Rights Campaign](/source/Human_Rights_Campaign) (HRC). On June 30, 2022, a new version of the song featuring [Jake Wesley Rogers](/source/Jake_Wesley_Rogers), titled "Different Colors x Pride", was made available via digital outlets in honor of the last day of [Pride Month](/source/Pride_Month). Proceeds from the updated recording were to be donated to [Cyndi Lauper](/source/Cyndi_Lauper)'s [True Colors United](/source/True_Colors_United) charity, which supports homeless [LGBTQ+](/source/LGBTQ%2B) youth.{{cite web|url=https://www.1057thepoint.com/music-news/walk-the-moon-releases-new-version-of-different-colors-featuring-jake-wesley-rogers/|title=WALK THE MOON releases new version of 'Different Colors' featuring Jake Wesley Rogers|date=June 30, 2022|publisher=[ABC Audio](/source/ABC_Audio)|access-date=July 17, 2022|via=[KPNT](/source/KPNT)}} James Grebey of ''[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))'' magazine stated that while the track "doesn't reach the high-highs" of the band's 2012 hit "[Anna Sun](/source/Anna_Sun)", it "achieves a similar feel-good vibe" and praised the catchiness of the song's chorus.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/11/spin-singles-mix-sleigh-bells-tink-asap-ferg-walk-the-moon/|title=SPIN Singles Mix: ASAP Ferg Name-Drops Adam Levine, Sleigh Bells Team With Tink, and More|date=November 19, 2014|work=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))|access-date=August 31, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201234304/https://www.spin.com/2014/11/spin-singles-mix-sleigh-bells-tink-asap-ferg-walk-the-moon/|url-status=live}} James Christopher Monger of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) said that "Different Colors" offers "a nice mix of [Bastille](/source/Bastille_(band))-influenced, swirly electro-pop atmosphere and dense, heavily arpeggiated retro-fitted indie rock". [''Vulture''](/source/Vulture.com)'s Lauretta Charlton noted that its use of synths and "oooh-e-oooh-e-ooohs" made the song "sound like it was written about 30 years ago", but commented that it was "not a bad thing". Chris DeVille, writing for ''[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)'', was less enthusiastic towards the song, writing that it "marks a steep decline" from "Shut Up and Dance", but called the chorus "probably strong enough to save Walk the Moon from [one-hit wonder](/source/one-hit_wonder) status".{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1806759/the-week-in-pop-nate-ruess-went-solo-made-a-fun-album-anyway/franchises/columns/the-week-in-pop/|title=The Week In Pop: Nate Ruess Went Solo, Made A Fun. Album Anyway|last=DeVille|first=Chris|website=[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)|date=June 11, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705080233/https://www.stereogum.com/1806759/the-week-in-pop-nate-ruess-went-solo-made-a-fun-album-anyway/franchises/columns/the-week-in-pop/|archive-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live}} Mitchell Bozzetto of ''[Renowned for Sound](/source/Renowned_for_Sound)'' also did not think the song lived up to the band's previous singles from ''[Walk the Moon](/source/Walk_the_Moon_(album))'' (2012) due to its "somewhat cheesy vibe".{{cite web|url=http://renownedforsound.com/album-review-walk-the-moon-talking-is-hard/|title=Album Review: Walk the Moon – Talking Is Hard|last=Bozzetto|first=Mitchell|work=[Renowned for Sound](/source/Renowned_for_Sound)|access-date=August 31, 2020|archive-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901043709/http://renownedforsound.com/album-review-walk-the-moon-talking-is-hard/|url-status=live}} ''[Alternative Addiction](/source/Alternative_Addiction)'' gave three out of five stars in a positive review of the ''Different Colors'' EP, calling Walk the Moon's cover of "It's Your Thing" a "cool rendition" and the new song "Boyfriend" a "decent listen", despite not "stand[ing] out as anything too amazing". The staff of the publication noted that the two "Different Colors" remixes were the highlights of the EP and concluded the review by saying: "If you're a fan of the band, you'll find something you want to listen to here."{{cite web|url=https://www.alternativeaddiction.com/Review/525|title=Review of Walk the Moon 'Different Colors EP'|work=[Alternative Addiction](/source/Alternative_Addiction)|access-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705013445/https://www.alternativeaddiction.com/Review/525|archive-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live}} ''Alternative Addiction'' later included "Different Colors" on their "Top 200 of the 2010s" list at number 180.{{cite web|url=https://www.alternativeaddiction.com/BestofaDecade2010s|title=Alternative Addiction's Top 200 of the 2010s|work=Alternative Addiction|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619183323/https://www.alternativeaddiction.com/BestofaDecade2010s|archive-date=June 19, 2020|url-status=live}} ==Commercial performance== "Different Colors" debuted at number 36 on the US [''Billboard''](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) [Alternative Songs](/source/Alternative_Airplay) chart dated July 4, 2015, becoming Walk the Moon's fourth entry on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/chart-highlights-andy-grammer-gets-good-marks-atop-adult-pop/|title=Chart Highlights: Andy Grammer Gets 'Good' Marks Atop Adult Pop Songs|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625211446/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6605671/chart-highlights-andy-grammer-gets-good-marks-atop-adult-pop|archive-date=June 25, 2015}} The song eventually peaked at number seven on the week ending October 9, 2015, making it the band's third top ten hit on the Alternative Songs chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/walk-the-moon/chart-history/mrt/|title=Walk the Moon Chart History (Alternative Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701075507/https://www.billboard.com/music/walk-the-moon/chart-history/MRT|archive-date=July 1, 2020|url-status=live}} The song spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart and ranked at number 34 on the US Alternative Songs year-end chart for 2015.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/alternative-songs|title=Alternative Songs Year End 2015|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114095007/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/alternative-songs|archive-date=November 14, 2019|url-status=live}} It performed similarly on the [Rock Airplay](/source/Rock_Airplay) chart, peaking at number 12 for the issue date of October 30, 2015, and spending 20 weeks on the chart. On the US [Hot Rock Songs](/source/Hot_Rock_%26_Alternative_Songs) chart, "Different Colors" reached number 26 on the week ending October 23, 2015, and also logged 20 weeks on the chart. For the issue dated December 25, 2015, the song charted on the [Hot Singles Sales](/source/Billboard_charts) chart for one week at number three, following the release of the ''Different Colors'' EP. Outside of the United States, "Different Colors" achieved minor success in Canada, peaking at number 38 on the [Canada Rock](/source/Canada_Rock) airplay chart. ==Promotional videos== [[File:Roebling Suspension Bridge at night.jpg|300px|thumb|The [John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge](/source/John_A._Roebling_Suspension_Bridge) (''pictured'') is one of [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati)'s landmarks featured in the [lyric video](/source/lyric_video) for "Different Colors".|alt=Roebling Suspension Bridge at night.]] A [lyric video](/source/lyric_video) for "Different Colors" was filmed in Walk the Moon's hometown of [Cincinnati, Ohio](/source/Cincinnati) and was uploaded to their [Vevo](/source/Vevo) account on June 3, 2015.{{cite news|first=Carol|last=Motsinger|title=Watch Walk the Moon's new Cincy-shot music video|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/06/05/walk-the-moon-music-video-cincinnati/28527431/|work=[Cincinnati.com](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer)|date=June 5, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww7RNf2R14U|title=WALK THE MOON – Different Colors (Official Lyric Video)|publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219161512/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww7RNf2R14U|archive-date=February 19, 2020|url-status=live}} City landmarks featured in the video include [Eden Park](/source/Eden_Park_(Cincinnati)), the [John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge](/source/John_A._Roebling_Suspension_Bridge), the [Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River), [Cincinnati Union Terminal](/source/Cincinnati_Union_Terminal), and [Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove](/source/Sawyer_Point_Park_%26_Yeatman's_Cove). The visual stood as the band's second video to be filmed in Cincinnati, after "Anna Sun" in 2010. Over 15,000 long exposure photographs went into making the clip.{{cite web|url=http://www.thelodgeky.com/photography|title=AnalogRecordingStudio – TheLodgeKYPhoto / Video|publisher=The Lodge KY|access-date=August 29, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227185241/http://www.thelodgeky.com/photography/|url-status=live}} An accompanying [music video](/source/music_video), featuring scenes and footage from the band's spring tour, was released on June 11, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqw4LCOdD04|title=WALK THE MOON – Different Colors|publisher=YouTube|date=June 11, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228194531/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqw4LCOdD04|archive-date=February 28, 2020|url-status=live}} It was directed by Nathan Crooker and Patrick Nichols and filmed at [Susquehanna Bank Center](/source/BB%26T_Pavilion) for [WRFF](/source/WRFF)'s Birthday Show in May.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7596408/walk-the-moon-different-colors-video?chrome=1|title=Walk The Moon's 'Shut Up And Dance' Follow-Up 'Different Colors' Gets A Video: Watch|last=Williott|first=Carl|publisher=[Idolator](/source/Idolator_(website))|date=June 11, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020}}{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-review-walk-the-moon-is-energetic-engaging-at-scrantons-fuzz-fest-but-matt-kim-andrew-mcmahon-are-e-20150622-column.html|title=Review: Walk The Moon is energetic, engaging at Scranton's Fuzz Fest, but Matt & Kim, Andrew McMahon are even better|last=Moser|first=John J.|date=June 22, 2015|work=[The Morning Call](/source/The_Morning_Call)|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627050547/https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-review-walk-the-moon-is-energetic-engaging-at-scrantons-fuzz-fest-but-matt-kim-andrew-mcmahon-are-e-20150622-column.html|archive-date=June 27, 2015|url-status=dead}} The video visually includes the bright colors of the band's tattoos, bright sneakers, and neon face paint. Petricca elaborated on the deal with the face paint, which was picked up from the "Anna Sun" video, saying: "We've heard time and time again that people make friends out there because they don't have face paint, so they've got to meet the person [next to them]. For us, it's just a fun expression of that inner child." Referencing the creation of the music video, Walk the Moon [tweeted](/source/tweeted) that they "get to experience such vibrant creativity and diversity in the people and places [they meet and] visit," so the video is built out of "some of [the band's] favorite moments from [their] journey across North America this past spring".{{cite news|title=Walk The Moon Debut 'Different Colors' Video|url=http://www.rttnews.com/2511989/walk-the-moon-debut-different-colors-video.aspx|publisher=RTTNews|date=June 16, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623103112/http://www.rttnews.com/2511989/walk-the-moon-debut-different-colors-video.aspx|archive-date=June 23, 2015}} ==Live performances and use in other media== "Different Colors" was first performed live at the Observatory in [Santa Ana](/source/Santa_Ana%2C_California) on October 16, 2013 by Walk the Moon.{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2013/10/18/walk-the-moon-shines-again-at-observatory/|title=Walk the Moon shines again at Observatory|last=Paul|first=George A.|work=[Orange County Register](/source/Orange_County_Register)|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707220040/https://www.ocregister.com/2013/10/18/walk-the-moon-shines-again-at-observatory/|archive-date=July 7, 2020|url-status=live}} The song was included on the setlist of their Talking Is Hard Tour (2015). That same year, the band played "Different Colors", "Shut Up and Dance", and "Anna Sun" in an acoustic set at [KROQ](/source/KROQ-FM)'s [Red Bull](/source/Red_Bull) Sound Space.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FnA6hdmvP4|title=Different Colors (Acoustic) – KROQ Red Bull Sound Space|publisher=YouTube|date=March 13, 2015|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320111217/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FnA6hdmvP4|archive-date=March 20, 2019|url-status=live}} It was performed live by them from the [iHeartRadio](/source/iHeartRadio) Theater for the [ALT987fm](/source/KYSR) [Carl's Jr.](/source/Carl's_Jr.) All-Natural Concert Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PthP4Zm9rmc|title=WALK THE MOON 'Different Colors' Live Performance|publisher=YouTube|date=April 6, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020}} Walk the Moon performed "Different Colors" along with "Shut Up and Dance" at the [2015 MTV Video Music Awards](/source/2015_MTV_Video_Music_Awards) pre-show on August 30, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2255912/walk-the-moon-shut-up-dance-vmas/|title=Walk The Moon Had Us So Hype With Their 'Shut Up' Performance: Watch|last=Ehrlich|first=Brenna|publisher=[MTV](/source/MTV)|date=August 30, 2015|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701075641/http://www.mtv.com/news/2255912/walk-the-moon-shut-up-dance-vmas/|archive-date=July 1, 2020|url-status=dead}} The song was performed by the band for ''[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](/source/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon)'' on September 25 of that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/VIDEO-Walk-the-Moon-Perform-New-Single-Different-Colors-on-TONIGHT-SHOW-20150928|title=Video: Walk the Moon Perform New Single 'Different Colors' on Tonight Show|publisher=[BroadwayWorld](/source/BroadwayWorld)|date=September 28, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705225032/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/VIDEO-Walk-the-Moon-Perform-New-Single-Different-Colors-on-TONIGHT-SHOW-20150928|archive-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live}} They also performed it at the [Austin City Limits Music Festival](/source/Austin_City_Limits_Music_Festival) on October 3, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://glidemagazine.com/149447/father-john-misty-alabama-shakes-drake-hit-day-2-austin-city-limits-festival/|title=Father John Misty, Alabama Shakes, Drake and More Hit Day 2 of Austin City Limits Festival|last=Regulski|first=Elisa|work=Glide Magazine|date=October 4, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705083050/https://glidemagazine.com/149447/father-john-misty-alabama-shakes-drake-hit-day-2-austin-city-limits-festival/|archive-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live}} Walk the Moon performed a six-song set that included "Different Colors" at the [Nickelodeon HALO Awards](/source/Nickelodeon_HALO_Awards) on November 7 of that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.insideuniversal.net/2015/10/universal-orlando-to-host-special-taping-of-2015-nickelodeon-halo-awards-featuring-walk-the-moon/|title=Universal Orlando to host Special Taping of 2015 Nickelodeon HALO Awards featuring WALK THE MOON|last=Glenn|first=Brian|publisher=Inside Universal|date=October 29, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705170511/https://www.insideuniversal.net/2015/10/universal-orlando-to-host-special-taping-of-2015-nickelodeon-halo-awards-featuring-walk-the-moon/|archive-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live}} The song was played on the second day of the [Shaky Knees Music Festival](/source/Shaky_Knees_Music_Festival) in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/music/shaky-knees-2016-day-walk-the-moon-morning-jacket-foals-and-huey-lewis-and-the-news-hold-court/I2XCqH0qVBdnMh3zCuPILP/|title=Shaky Knees 2016 Day 2: Walk the Moon, My Morning Jacket, Foals and Huey Lewis and The News hold court|last=Ruggieri|first=Melissa|date=May 14, 2016|work=[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution](/source/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution)|access-date=August 12, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812101828/https://www.ajc.com/blog/music/shaky-knees-2016-day-walk-the-moon-morning-jacket-foals-and-huey-lewis-and-the-news-hold-court/I2XCqH0qVBdnMh3zCuPILP/|url-status=live}} It was set to be performed live at [Rock in Rio](/source/Rock_in_Rio) the following year on September 17, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/rock-in-rio-2017-saiba-que-esperar-do-show-do-walk-the-moon-21737026|title=Rock in Rio 2017: Saiba o que esperar do show do Walk the Moon|date=September 17, 2017|work=[O Globo](/source/O_Globo)|language=Portuguese|trans-title=Rock in Rio 2017: Know what to expect from the Walk the Moon show|access-date=August 12, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917105353/https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/rock-in-rio-2017-saiba-que-esperar-do-show-do-walk-the-moon-21737026|url-status=live}} On the evening of July 14, 2018, the band performed "Different Colors" as part of a 10-song set at the [USANA Amphitheatre](/source/USANA_Amphitheatre). They later performed the song at SumTur Amphitheater on July 30 of that year.{{cite web|url=https://omaha.com/entertainment/music/walk-the-moon-coming-to-sumtur-amphitheater/article_e287a8cf-cabe-5628-b914-491c5c74d9ca.html|title=Walk the Moon coming to SumTur Amphitheater|last=Coffey|first=Kevin|date=April 10, 2018|work=[Omaha World-Herald](/source/Omaha_World-Herald)|access-date=August 12, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812103040/https://omaha.com/entertainment/music/walk-the-moon-coming-to-sumtur-amphitheater/article_e287a8cf-cabe-5628-b914-491c5c74d9ca.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://omaha.com/entertainment/review-walk-the-moon-s-energy-turns-show-at-sumtur-into-one-big-party/article_49336aa6-76fc-5628-a43f-1cc803e2e584.html|title=Review: Walk the Moon's energy turns show at SumTur into one big party|last=Coffey|first=Kevin|date=July 31, 2018|work=Omaha World-Herald|access-date=August 12, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812103212/https://omaha.com/entertainment/review-walk-the-moon-s-energy-turns-show-at-sumtur-into-one-big-party/article_49336aa6-76fc-5628-a43f-1cc803e2e584.html|url-status=live}} It was performed by them at the [Firefly Music Festival](/source/Firefly_Music_Festival) on June 23, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.radio.com/blogs/tiana-timmerberg/post-malone-panic-disco-vampire-weekend-bring-heat-firefly-2019-photo-gallery|title=Post Malone, Panic! At The Disco, Vampire Weekend Bring the Heat to Firefly 2019: Photo Gallery|last=Timmerberg|first=Tiana|publisher=[Radio.com](/source/Radio.com)|date=June 25, 2019|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709113040/https://www.radio.com/blogs/tiana-timmerberg/post-malone-panic-disco-vampire-weekend-bring-heat-firefly-2019-photo-gallery|archive-date=July 9, 2020|url-status=live}} "Different Colors" was used in the [trailer](/source/Trailer_(promotion)) for [''Paper Towns''](/source/Paper_Towns_(film)) (2015), an adaptation of [John Green](/source/John_Green)'s novel [of the same name](/source/Paper_Towns_(novel)). Beginning in June 2015, the song was featured in several [television commercial](/source/Television_advertisement)s for Pop Open Music, the summer music program of [Pepsi](/source/Pepsi). Walk the Moon had signed on as one of the first bands to partner with Pepsi on the project.{{cite magazine|first=Andrew|last=Hampp|title=Walk The Moon Teams With Pepsi For 'Pop Open Music' Campaign|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6605477/walk-the-moon-teams-with-pepsi-for-pop-open-music-campaign|magazine=Billboard|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727070149/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6605477/walk-the-moon-teams-with-pepsi-for-pop-open-music-campaign|archive-date=July 27, 2015|url-status=live}} Additionally, "Different Colors" was also featured in a short video titled "Subway Serenade" for [AT&T](/source/AT%26T)'s Feel the Music campaign, a social project designed to improve music access to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. AT&T worked with the [Deaf Professional Arts Network](/source/Deaf_Professional_Arts_Network) to create the video using [American Sign Language](/source/American_Sign_Language) (ASL).{{cite web|url=https://about.att.com/newsroom/feel_the_music_campaign.html|title=Feel The Music Campaign|publisher=[AT&T](/source/AT%26T)|date=October 2, 2015|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701075511/https://about.att.com/newsroom/feel_the_music_campaign.html|archive-date=July 1, 2020|url-status=live}} The video features performers in a [subway](/source/Rapid_transit) dancing, while rhythmically signing the lyrics of the song to enable those that are deaf and hard of hearing to appreciate the clip. Though AT&T initially wanted to use "Shut Up and Dance" for the video, the band felt that "the lyrics of 'Different Colors' were a better fit".{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/this-walk-the-moon-music-video-was-created-for-the-deaf-yes-the-deaf/|title=Walk the Moon music video is created for the deaf. Yes, the deaf|last=Cheng|first=Roger|publisher=[CNET](/source/CNET)|date=November 8, 2015|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706134837/https://www.cnet.com/news/this-walk-the-moon-music-video-was-created-for-the-deaf-yes-the-deaf/|archive-date=July 6, 2020|url-status=live}} ==Track listings== *'''Digital download'''{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/album/WALK_THE_MOON_Different_Colors?id=Blzxp7n52hjy3hbvlcg4eqsffiy|title=WALK THE MOON: Different Colors – Music|publisher=[Google Play](/source/Google_Play)|access-date=July 1, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430013444/https://play.google.com/store/music/album/WALK_THE_MOON_Different_Colors?id=Blzxp7n52hjy3hbvlcg4eqsffiy|archive-date=April 30, 2016}} #"Different Colors" – 3:42 *'''Digital download – EP'''Digital releases for ''Different Colors'' EP: * {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/different-colors-ep/1062352624|title=Different Colors – EP by WALK THE MOON|date=December 4, 2015|publisher=[iTunes Store](/source/iTunes_Store) (US)|access-date=August 31, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212064557/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/different-colors-ep/id1062352624|archive-date=December 12, 2015}} * {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/different-colors-ep/1062352624|title=Different Colors – EP by WALK THE MOON|date=December 4, 2015|publisher=iTunes Store (GB)|access-date=July 22, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826005058/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/different-colors-ep/id1062352624|archive-date=August 26, 2016}} * {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/at/album/different-colors-ep/1062352624|title=Different Colors – EP by WALK THE MOON|date=December 4, 2015|publisher=iTunes Store (AT)|access-date=July 22, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926063258/https://itunes.apple.com/at/album/different-colors-ep/id1062352624|archive-date=September 26, 2016}} #"Different Colors" – 3:41 #"[It's Your Thing](/source/It's_Your_Thing)" – 2:47 #"Boyfriend" – 2:57 #"Different Colors" ([Lost Kings](/source/Lost_Kings) Remix) – 3:05 #"Different Colors" ([The Griswolds](/source/The_Griswolds) Remix) – 3:56 *'''Digital download and streaming'''{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/different-colors-x-pride-single/1631881823|title=Different Colors x Pride – Single by WALK THE MOON & Jake Wesley Rogers|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717220301/https://music.apple.com/us/album/different-colors-x-pride-single/1631881823|url-status=dead}} #"Different Colors x Pride" (featuring [Jake Wesley Rogers](/source/Jake_Wesley_Rogers)) – 3:30 ==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from the [liner notes](/source/liner_notes) of ''Talking Is Hard''.{{cite AV media notes|others=Walk the Moon|title=[Talking Is Hard](/source/Talking_Is_Hard)|year=2014|type= inlay cover|publisher= [RCA Records](/source/RCA_Records)|page=16}} ;Locations *Recorded at Rancho Pagzilla, [North Hollywood, California](/source/North_Hollywood%2C_California) *Mixed at The Casita, [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles), California *Mastered at [Sterling Sound](/source/Sterling_Sound), [New York City](/source/New_York_City) ;Personnel {{Div col}} *Nick Petricca{{spaced ndash}} vocals, keyboards, percussion, programming, [songwriting](/source/Songwriter) *Kevin Ray{{spaced ndash}} bass, vocals, songwriting *Sean Waugaman{{spaced ndash}} percussion, vocals, songwriting *Eli Maiman{{spaced ndash}} guitar, vocals, programming, songwriting *[Ben Berger](/source/Captain_Cuts){{spaced ndash}} vocal production *[Ryan McMahon](/source/Captain_Cuts){{spaced ndash}} vocal production *Jarett Holmes{{spaced ndash}} programming, [recording](/source/Audio_engineer), digital editing *Tim Pagnotta{{spaced ndash}} [production](/source/Record_producer), recording *Brian Phillips{{spaced ndash}} digital editing *Allen Casillas{{spaced ndash}} digital editing *Ryan Gillmore{{spaced ndash}} digital editing *Mauro Rubbi{{spaced ndash}} drum technician *Blake Mares{{spaced ndash}} assistant engineer *Robert Cohen{{spaced ndash}} assistant engineer *[Neal Avron](/source/Neal_Avron){{spaced ndash}} [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) *Scott Skrzynski{{spaced ndash}} mixing assistant *Joe LaPorta{{spaced ndash}} [mastering](/source/Mastering_(audio)) {{Div col end}} ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Different Colors" |- ! Chart (2015) ! Peak
position |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|38|artist=Walk The Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=May 16, 2020|refname="CAN"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|26|artist=Walk the Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2015|refname="HotRock"}} |- ! scope="row"| US [Hot Singles Sales](/source/Hot_Singles_Sales) ([''Billboard''](/source/Billboard_(magazine))){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Walk-the-Moon/chart-history/hot-singles-sales|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200925073229/https://www.billboard.com/music/Walk-the-Moon/chart-history/hot-singles-sales|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2020|magazine=Billboard|title=Walk the Moon Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)|access-date=April 20, 2020}} | style="text-align:center;"|3 |- {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|12|artist=Walk the Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2015|refname="RockAirplay"}} |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ 2015 year-end chart performance for "Different Colors" !scope="col"|Chart (2015) !scope="col"|Position |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (''Billboard''){{cite magazine|title=Hot Rock Songs Year End 2015|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-rock-songs|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=December 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412002813/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-rock-songs|archive-date=April 12, 2017|url-status=live}} | style="text-align:center;"|75 |- ! scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (''Billboard''){{cite magazine|title=Rock Airplay Songs Year End 2015|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/rock-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=December 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215033014/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/rock-airplay-songs|archive-date=December 15, 2015|url-status=live}} | style="text-align:center;"|48 |- |} {{col-end}} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and formats for "Different Colors" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| Various | November 17, 2014 | {{hlist|[Digital download](/source/Music_download)|[streaming](/source/Streaming_media)}} | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|[RCA](/source/RCA_Records)|[Sony](/source/Sony_Music)}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.rcarecords.com/news/walk-moon-announces-2015-talking-hard-tour/|title=Walk The Moon Announces 2015 'Talking Is Hard Tour'|date=November 17, 2014|publisher=RCA Records|access-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701105337/https://www.rcarecords.com/news/walk-moon-announces-2015-talking-hard-tour/|archive-date=July 1, 2020|url-status=live}}}} |- ! scope="row"| United States | May 5, 2015 | {{hlist|[Alternative radio](/source/Alternative_radio)}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|title=Alternative Radio Future Releases|publisher=All Access Music Group|access-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423232056/https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|archive-date=April 23, 2015}}}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various | December 4, 2015 | {{hlist|Digital download – EP}} | {{center|}} |- | June 30, 2022 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Moon | {{center|}} |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{YouTube|ww7RNf2R14U|Lyric video}} {{Walk the Moon}} {{authority control}} Category:2015 songs Category:2015 singles Category:American alternative rock songs Category:American indie rock songs Category:American pop songs Category:Electropop songs Category:LGBTQ-related songs Category:RCA Records singles Category:Walk the Moon songs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Different Colors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Different_Colors) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Different_Colors?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.