The Walker " is a song by the American neo soul band Fitz and The Tantrums . It is the second single from the band 's second album '' More Than Just a Dream '' . The song was used in the trailers for the movies '' The Boxtrolls '' and '' Storks '' , in the trailer for video game '' The Sims 4 '' , in television commercials for the 86th Academy Awards that were hosted by Ellen DeGeneres , in the 2014 Major League Baseball postseason and in commercials for Sprite , Supercuts , Reebok ZQuick and Walmart . From 2014 until the end of the 2017 season , the song was used as the opening theme to the MLB Network show '' High Heat '' , hosted by Christopher " Mad Dog " Russo . The song is also featured in the pilot episode of the FOX television sitcom '' Grandfathered '' as well as the Netflix Original Series " The Umbrella Academy " . It has also been used in the soundtrack of the video game '' NBA 2K18 ''
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
The Walker (song)