About One Foot

"One Foot" is a song by American rock band Walk the Moon from their fourth studio album, What If Nothing (2017). It was written by the band members and songwriters Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon, and Ryan Rabin; the latter three also produced the track with Mike Crossey. The song was released as the album's lead single through RCA Records on September 22, 2017. "One Foot" peaked at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart for four consecutive weeks, becoming the band's second song to top the chart after "Shut Up and Dance" in 2015. It was also Walk the Moon's second chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 65. The song was included on the setlist of the band's Press Restart Tour (2017?18) and performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "One Foot" was written by band members Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Eli Maiman, and Sean Waugaman and songwriters Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon, and Ryan Rabin. The latter three also co-produced it under the name Captain Cuts with Mike Crossey. It was recorded at The Ranch Studios by Jonathan Gilmore and Joseph Rogers and mixed by Neal Avron at The Casita with assistance from Scott Skrzynski.

Guitarist Eli Maiman stated the song is "indicative of the album's 'bigger, epic sound'", while lead singer Nicholas Petricca said: "'One Foot' is facing the void. The last record, we felt like we had a lot of answers. This time, we have a bunch of questions." In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Petricca recalled the band's return to making music in Austin, Texas, mentioning how "it was just the four of [them] in a room for the first time" since their last tour. He also expressed the large fear that loomed over the band when recording "One Foot", saying "the outside world was reflecting like, 'What the f— is going to happen?'", after the presidential election of Donald Trump. On August 24, 2017, Billboard reported on the upcoming release of "One Foot" along with the announcement of the band's third studio album What If Nothing. The song was released digitally as the album's lead single through RCA Records on September 22 of that year. It subsequently impacted US alternative radio on September 26, 2017, and US contemporary hit radio on November 14, 2017. Two remixes of the song created by Captain Cuts and White Panda were later released on January 12, 2018.