Released September 2006 Genre Crunk | Recorded 2006 Length 2:53
4:55 (remix) | |
Label Big Oomp Records/Koch Records Writer(s) Montay Humphrey, Anthony Platt
Howard Simmons | ||
"Walk It Out" is the debut single of rapper Unk from his debut album Beat'n Down Yo Block! The song was played on the radio in Atlanta starting in March 2006 but didn't gain popularity nationwide until September of that year. The song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him the first top-ten single of his career.
The song was written by Montay Humphrey, Anthony Platt and Howard Simmons. The official remix has been lengthened to include four verses, featuring Outkast, Unk himself, and Jim Jones,
The song was performed at the 1st Annual BET Hip Hop Awards in 2006.
It was featured in the 2007 films Stomp the Yard and Norbit. The song was used on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew after a crew has been eliminated during their final walk off the stage.
The song is sampled on Girl Talk's 2008 album Feed the Animals on track one, "Play Your Part (Pt. 1)."