Walk This Way with Run-DMC
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"Walk This Way with Run-DMC" is the groundbreaking 1986 rap-rock collaboration between Run-DMC and Aerosmith that helped bring hip hop into the mainstream and revitalized Aerosmith’s career.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Run-D.M.C. version reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 | 1 |
| Walk This Way with Run-DMC canonical | 1 |
| features Aerosmith performing with Run-D.M.C. | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Raising Hell ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell
ⓘ
surface form:
Jam Master Jay
|
| associatedAlbumArtist |
Aerosmith
ⓘ
Run-D.M.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Run-DMC
|
| basedOn |
Walk This Way
ⓘ
surface form:
Walk This Way (Aerosmith song)
|
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 8 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSHotBlackSingles | 4 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
considered one of the most important rap-rock collaborations
ⓘ
credited with increasing MTV's exposure of hip hop ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | You Be Illin' ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ rap rock ⓘ |
| guitarist |
Joe Perry (musician)
ⓘ
surface form:
Joe Perry
|
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Profile PRO-7112 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:11 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Jon Small ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeature |
Run-DMC performing in a rehearsal studio next to Aerosmith
ⓘ
Steven Tyler breaking through a wall with a microphone stand ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bridging rock and hip hop audiences
ⓘ
helping bring hip hop into the mainstream ⓘ revitalizing Aerosmith's commercial career ⓘ |
| originalSongwriter |
Joe Perry (musician)
ⓘ
surface form:
Joe Perry
Steven Tyler ⓘ |
| performer |
Aerosmith
ⓘ
Run-D.M.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Run-DMC
|
| precededBySingle | My Adidas ⓘ |
| producer | Rick Rubin ⓘ |
| rapper |
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels
ⓘ
Joseph "Run" Simmons ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Chung King House of Metal, New York City ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Geffen Records
ⓘ
Profile Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-07-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| title | Walk This Way ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 4 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Steven Tyler ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | call-and-response between rap verses and sung chorus ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
features Aerosmith performing with Run-D.M.C.
this entity surface form:
Run-D.M.C. version reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 10