"Walking on Air" is a song recorded by the Australian recording artist and producer Anise K. The song originally features guest vocals from the American rapper

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and the American singer Bella Blue. In January 2014 it was re-released worldwide with additional vocals by

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(and additionally, for release in

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, Ian Thomas), produced by former

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producer Marc Schaffel.

Background and composition

"Walking on Air" was written by Anise K with

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and rap parts by

, while production was handled by Anise K, KC Porter and Seth Johnson. The song was originally produced with the intention of having

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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,

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singer

came aboard. It was recorded in

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(

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) taking opportunity of Snoop Dogg's visit for 2012 Summadayze. KC Porter, 3-time Grammy award winning producer, overlooked the project officially mixed by

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, also a 3-time Grammy award recipient.

Music video

The music video was released on

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by video producer Igor Shmaryan on November 14, 2012. Later it was published through

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. The video was shot in two sections. One portion of the video was shot in

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) directed by KC Porter and the other portion was shot in

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(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

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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

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on November 9, 2013.

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{reflist 2012 singles 2012 songs Songs written by Snoop Dogg Songs written by K. C. Porter Sony Music singles Number-one singles in Greece