Walking Under Stars

Prior to the release of the album, Hilltop Hoods referred to Walking Under Stars as a "companion piece" to previous album Drinking from the Sun, with both albums sharing similar themes, artwork and connected via a five-part narrative, entitled 'The Thirst', commencing with the opening track on Drinking from the Sun, "The Thirst Pt. 1" and concluding with "The Thirst Pt. 5" at the end of Walking Under Stars.^[3]

The first single, "Won't Let You Down", premiered on Triple J on 24 June 2014 and was officially released on 27 June.^[4] The album was released on 8 August 2014 and debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts, making it Hilltop Hood's fourth consecutive number one album.^[5] The album was certified gold (denoting over 35,000 sales) in Australia, shortly after release.

Track listing

Walking Under Stars
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Thirst Pt. 4 (Interlude)" (featuring Aaradhna)	3:02
2.	"Walking Under Stars"	3:45
3.	"Cosby Sweater"	3:37
4.	"The Art of the Handshake"	3:39
5.	"Live and Let Go" (featuring Brother Ali and Maverick Sabre)	4:45
6.	"Pyramid Building"	3:23
7.	"Through the Dark"	4:37
8.	"Won't Let You Down" (featuring Maverick Sabre)	4:27
9.	"Rumble Young Man, Rumble" (featuring Dan Sultan)	4:04
10.	"Brainbox" (featuring Drapht)	4:21
11.	"I'm a Ghost"	4:23
12.	"The Thirst Pt. 5 (Interlude)" (featuring Aaradhna)	2:09

JB Hi-Fi bonus track^[6]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Art of the Handshake" (Plutonic Lab Remix)	3:42

iTunes bonus track^[7]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Art of the Handshake" (K21 Remix)	4:09

Credits

Recorded and mixed by DJ Debris
Mastered by Neville Clarke
Artwork by J. Englehardt

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	9
Chart (2015)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[12]	25

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ "Hilltop Hoods Announce New Single - Won't Let You Down". themusic.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
↑ "Hilltop Hoods - Walking Under Stars". Discogs. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
↑ Hilltop Hoods (Part One) talk "Walking Under Stars", Europe and Splendour in the Grass. YouTube: the AU review. 2014. Event occurs at 4:10. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
↑ "Hilltop Hoods share new single 'Won't Let You Down'". Triple J. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
↑ "ARIA Charts media release 16th August 2014" (PDF). Aria Charts. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
↑ https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/aussie-hip-hop/walking-under-stars/606146/
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/walking-under-stars/id897515026
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Hilltop Hoods – Walking Under Stars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Hilltop Hoods – Walking Under Stars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Hilltop Hoods – Walking Under Stars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
↑ Ryan, Gavin (4 July 2015). "ARIA Albums: John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John Have The No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

Hilltop Hoods

Suffa Pressure DJ Debris DJ Next MC Summit

Studio albums	A Matter of Time (1999) Left Foot, Right Foot (2001) The Calling (2003) The Hard Road (2006) State of the Art (2009) Drinking from the Sun (2012) Walking Under Stars (2014)

Remix albums	The Hard Road: Restrung (2007) The Good Life In the Sun (2012) The Cold Night Sky (2015) Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung (2016)

EPs	Back Once Again (1997)

Singles	"Testimonial Year" "Dumb Enough" "The Nosebleed Section" "Clown Prince" "The Hard Road" "What a Great Night" "Recapturing the Vibe" "Recapturing the Vibe Restrung" "Chase That Feeling" "Still Standing" "The Light You Burned" "I Love It" "Speaking in Tongues" "Shredding the Balloon" "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom" "Won't Let You Down" "Pyramid Building" "Cosby Sweater"

DVDs	The Calling Live (2005) The City of Light (2007) Parade of the Dead (2010)

Mixtapes (with Golden Era Records Crew)	Golden Era Mixtape 2011 (2011) Golden Era Mixtape 2012 (2012) Golden Era Mixtape 2013 (2013) Golden Era Mixtape 2014 (2014) Golden Era Mixtape 2015 (2015)

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