"The Walls" is a song by American
R&B singer-songwriter
Mario
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...
, featuring guest vocals from rapper American
Fabolous
John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition while still a senior in high school, when he performed live on American music executive ...
. The song was released in the
United States
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as a
Digital download on September 23, 2011, as an intended
single
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
for Mario's fifth studio album but the song was scrapped in favor of new material.
Background
In an interview with Rap-Up TV, Mario revealed details on the new single and the album. Mario explained that the first single really pays homage to women who are comfortable with being sexy outside and they’re sexy with their men when they get home.
This would be the last single that Mario released from the now-defunct
J Records
J Records was an American record label owned and operated by Bertelsmann Music Group until it was transferred to Sony Music Entertainment when they acquired all of BMG’s record labels in late 2008. It was distributed through the RCA Music Gro ...
.
Track listing
Chart performance
Release history
References
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2011 singles
Mario (singer) songs
Songs written by Rico Love
Songs written by Fabolous
J Records singles
2011 songs
Song recordings produced by Rico Love
Songs written by Mario (American singer)
Songs written by Pierre Medor