Jared Leto & His Thirty Seconds to Mars Band Mates Release New Single, “Walk on Water”

Jared Leto is walking back into the music fold in a big way…

The 45-year-old part-Spanish singer/actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars front man and his band mates have released their first new song in four years, “Walk on Water.”

Jared Leto & Thirty Seconds to Mars

The high octane first single from the band’s upcoming fifth studio album — teased by singer Leto in an Instagram video in June, and another last week — opens with the words “Do you believe/ Walk on water,” over a chorus of “ooh ooh”‘s. Then, a big beat drops and Leto sings, “Can you even see what you’re fighting for/ Blood lust in a holy war/ Listen up hear the patriot shout/ Times are changing.”

The song will get its world television premiere during a performance at this 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, August 27.

With its anthemic chorus and heart-stirring, propulsive rhythm it’s no surprise that the band has teamed with ESPN to use “Walk on Water” as the promotional theme for the sports network’s coverage of the 2017 college football coverage.

“’Walk on Water’ is a song for all of us. It’s a song about freedom, about persistence, about change and about fighting for what you believe in,” said Leto in a statement announcing the tune. “It is a call to arms but also full of all the optimism and hope that is such an integral part of the American Dream.”

The song is slated to appear on the band’s upcoming follow-up to 2013’s LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS.

A lyric video features footage shot all over the U.S. on July 4, from rodeos and Resist protest marches to President Donald Trump giving an address and fireworks displays.