"Walking on the Moon" is a 1979 song by The Police, from their second album, Reggatta de Blanc. The song was The Police's second number-one hit single in the United Kingdom. It reached number nine in Australia but did not chart in the United States. It is one of The Police's more reggae-influenced songs. Sting said that he wrote the song when he was drunk: In his autobiography, Sting alludes that the song was partially inspired by an early girlfriend: