The song was produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince with Morris Day later adding his lead vocals.

The beat is somewhat of a march, which is emphasized by Day during the song's break by mimicking an army chant.

The ending of the song is a humorous conversation between Morris Day and Denise Matthews, lead singer of Vanity 6.

[2] In addition, along with the tracks, 777-9311, and "I Don't Want to Leave You", "The Walk" peaked at #42 on the US Disco Top 80[3] chart.

Prince himself mentions “The Walk” in the song “Play In The Sunshine”, a track from his “Sign O’ The Times” album.