Get a Move On!

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"Get a Move On!"
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Single by Mr. Scruff
from the album Keep It Unreal
B-side 1999 single
"Do You Hear?"
"Ambiosound"
2001 re-release
"Ug"
"Ug Beats"
Released1999 single
May 1999 (1999-05)
2001 re-release
6 August 2001 (2001-08-06)
Genre Electro swing [1]
Length3:25 (Single version)

3:26 (Radio edit)

7:36 (Album version)
Label Ninja Tune
Composer(s) Andrew Carthy

"Get a Move On!" is a song by English record producer and disc jockey Andrew Carthy under his alias Mr. Scruff, featuring Fingathing member: Sneaky, on bass. The song is featured as the third track from his second studio album and major label debut, Keep It Unreal . It was first released as a three-track single in May 1999; [2] then re-released on 6 August 2001 as a three-track single featuring "Ug" as its B-side, which later appears on his next album: Trouser Jazz . The song samples "Bird's Lament" by Moondog, alongside vocals from T-Bone Walker's "Hypin' Woman Blues". It also contains samples of the song "That's the Blues" by Rubberlegs Williams. [3]

Contents

Track listing

1999 single

Vinyl release [2]

  1. "Get a Move On!" – 7:32
  2. "Do You Hear?" – 6:54
  3. "Ambiosound" – 3:34

CD release [4]

  1. "Get a Move On!" (Radio Edit) – 3:26
  2. "Do You Hear?" – 6:53
  3. "Ambiosound" – 3:34
  4. "Get a Move On!" – 7:32

2001 re-release

Vinyl release [5]

  1. "Get a Move On!"
  2. "Ug"
  3. "Ug Beats"

CD release [6]

  1. "Get a Move On!" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Ug"
  3. "Get a Move On!"

Music video

A frame from the music video for "Get a Move On!". Getamoveonmusicvideo.jpg
A frame from the music video for "Get a Move On!".

The music video [7] for "Get a Move On!" was featured on the CD release of the 2001 single as part of its enhanced CD feature. [6] The music video features frames of Carthy's drawings in sepia tone. Elements of the music video include repeating segments, three-dimensional animation, wavy-like animation, beat synchronization, film-like effects, and unique angles. The video is directed by Carthy and Warren Edmond. [8]

Charts

1999 release

Weekly chart performance for 1999 release of "Get a Move On"
Chart (1999)Peak
position
UK Dance (OCC) [9] 18
UK Indie (OCC) [10] 27
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 139

2001 re-release

Weekly chart performance for 2001 release of "Get a Move On" / "Ug"
Chart (2001)Peak
position
UK Dance (OCC) [12] 13
UK Indie (OCC) [13] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 83

References

  1. ↑ "Electro Swing Music: A Guide to the Sounds of Electro Swing - 2023 - MasterClass". MasterClass .
  2. 1 2 Mr. Scruff - Get A Move On! , retrieved 2022-11-18
  3. ↑ "Get a Move On by Mr. Scruff on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  4. ↑ Mr. Scruff - Get A Move On! , retrieved 2022-11-18
  5. ↑ Mr. Scruff - Get A Move On / Ug , retrieved 2022-11-18
  6. 1 2 Mr. Scruff - Get A Move On / Ug , retrieved 2022-11-18
  7. ↑ Mr Scruff - Get a Move On , retrieved 2022-12-02
  8. ↑ "Mr. Scruff "Get a Move On" (1999)". videos.antville.org. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  9. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  10. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  11. ↑ "Chart Log UK: M − My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  13. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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