"Anybody (Movin' On)" | ||||
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Single by Masterboy | ||||
from the album Generation of Love | ||||
B-side | "Remix" | |||
Released | 18 September 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | Eurodance | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Masterboy | |||
Masterboy singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Anybody (Movin' On)" on YouTube |
"Anybody (Movin' On)" is a song recorded by German band Masterboy, released in September 1995 by Polydor as the second single from their fourth album, Generation of Love (1995). The song achieved success in several countries, particularly in Finland, where it peaked at number eight, and in Austria, Belgium and France, where it peaked within the top-20. The song was also a top-30 hit in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached a respectable number 37, while in Israel, it was a huge hit, peaking at number five. The music video for "Anybody (Movin' On)" was directed by German film director Gregor Schnitzler. [1]
Ross Jones from The Guardian wrote, "It's made in Germany, it's got a bouncy bassline, you can virtually smell the dry ice whooshing over its keyboards, and it asks you to "Shake your body to the groove" in a steely voice." [2] Music Week rated the song three out of five, adding, "German house-poppers Masterboy hope to repeat their European successes in the Uk with this slice of infectious dancefloor fodder, though the Europop bubble does seem to have burst." [3]
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] | 20 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] | 16 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6] | 37 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] | 8 |
France (SNEP) [8] | 20 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [9] | 26 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [10] | 22 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] | 29 |
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