Move Your Feet

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"Move Your Feet"
JuniorSeniorMoveYourFeetCDSingleCover.jpg
Single by Junior Senior
from the album D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat
B-side
  • "Coconuts" (movie edit)
  • "Chicks and Dicks"
Released10 June 2002 (2002-06-10)
Studio Delta Lab (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Genre Dance-punk [1]
Length3:00
Label Crunchy Frog
Songwriter(s) Junior
Producer(s)
Junior Senior singles chronology
"Move Your Feet"
(2002)		"Rhythm Bandits"
(2003)
Music video
"Move Your Feet" on YouTube

"Move Your Feet" is a song by Danish pop duo Junior Senior from their debut studio album, D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat (2002). The song, originally released in June 2002 in the duo's native Denmark, was issued worldwide in 2003 and became Junior Senior's biggest hit, reaching No. 4 in Denmark, No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and No. 20 in Australia. A music video for the song, directed by British art collective Shynola, was created using low-resolution pixel art. The song was sampled in Nicki Minaj's 2023 song "Everybody". [2]

Contents

Chart performance

The song proved to be successful in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart for two non-consecutive weeks, [3] going on to become Britain's 16th-best-selling single of 2003. [4] It reached number four on the Danish Singles Chart and number 10 in Ireland. [5] [6] It was a moderate hit in Australia, peaking at number 20. [7] In 2013, the song re-entered the French Singles Chart at number 11. [8]

Music video

This song was accompanied by an animated music video by British art collective Shynola, [9] using low-resolution (90×72) pixel art produced using Deluxe Paint. The video features animated characters of the members of Junior Senior, dancing figures, and personified inanimate objects. [10]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat liner notes. [20]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [46] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Denmark10 June 2002CD Crunchy Frog [47]
United Kingdom17 February 2003
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [48]
Australia20 October 2003CD Epic [49]

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