Editing Hanson (band) (section)

===2006–2008: ''The Walk'' and tenth anniversary===
[[File:Hansonmadison.JPG|alt=Hanson and fans|thumb|Hanson leading fans as part of their "Take the Walk" initiative in 2008.]]On January 15, 2007, Hanson released on iTunes the first episode of their documentary podcast "Taking the Walk", detailing production of the studio album. The first episode of the band's documentary ''[[Strong Enough to Break]]'' was also released on iTunes. The program is edited into 13 episodes for release as a podcast.<ref name="walk">{{cite web |url=http://users.hanson.net/webguru/ttwrelease.html |title=Hanson launch video Podcast "Taking The Walk" with the free episodic release of acclaimed documentary film "Strong Enough To Break" |website=Hanson.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324200005/http://users.hanson.net/webguru/ttwrelease.html |archive-date=March 24, 2012 }}</ref>

In March 2007, Hanson began a "preview tour" to promote ''The Walk'' and give fans a taste of recent work. Over six days, Hanson performed at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut, The Crocodile Rock in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and The Supper Club in New York City. On March 30, Taylor and Zac appeared in [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] to screen their documentary at the [[AFI Fest|AFI Film Festival]]. Afterward, the brothers held a Q&A session along with director [[Ashley Greyson]]. Hanson performed in the UK during April 2007, playing songs from ''The Walk''. They also promoted the release of the single "[[Go (Hanson song)|Go]]" and the UK release of the album.

''[[The Walk (Hanson album)|The Walk]]'', Hanson's second studio album with 3CG Records, was released in the US, Mexico and Canada on July 24. It was released in Japan on February 21 and in the UK on April 30.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/42769/hanson-take-a-walk-with-upcoming-album | title=Hanson Take A Walk With Upcoming Album | magazine=[[Chart (magazine)|Chart]] | access-date=April 27, 2009 | date=January 16, 2007 | first=Jason | last=MacNeil | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606183513/http://www.chartattack.com/news/42769/hanson-take-a-walk-with-upcoming-album | archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> As part of this album's tour and promo, the band hosted "Take the Walk" events where fans were encouraged to walk one mile to raise money and awareness of AIDS/HIV in Africa. The band partnered with [[Toms Shoes|Tom's Shoes]] to give shoes to children in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Take The Walk|url=https://hanson.net/TakeTheWalk|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Hanson|language=en}}</ref>

In support of The Walk album, the band toured extensively throughout 2007-2008, predominantly in the US, with some shows in Canada, the UK, and Ireland. The tours were called The Walk Tour, and The Walk Around the World Tour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanson Tour History|url=https://www.hansonstage.com/tour/tourhistory.php|access-date=2023-05-06|website=Hansonstage|language=en}}</ref>

On May 6, 2007, the 10th anniversary of Hanson Day, the band re-recorded their first major label album, ''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle Of Nowhere]]'', at The Blank Slate bar in their hometown of [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. The band invited fan club members to attend, causing hundreds to fly to Oklahoma for the acoustic event. The record ''[[Middle of Nowhere Acoustic]]'' was released at the end of that year, exclusively on Hanson.net. The record included all but three songs of those originally in ''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]'' ("Speechless", "Thinking of You" and "With You in Your Dreams") and featured the song ''Yearbook'', never performed live before.