On August 22 , 2017 , Interscope released " Walk on Water " as the lead single promoting the then-unannounced fifth studio album by the band . The song was performed live for the first time at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on August 27 with Travis Scott as a special surprise guest . A music video for the song premiered on Vevo on November 8 , 2017 , featuring footage from the documentary film '' A Day in the Life of America '' . " Walk on Water " was used by ESPN as the promotional theme for the network 's coverage of the 2017 College Football season
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
America (Thirty Seconds to Mars album)