| "Movin'" | ||||
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| Single by Brass Construction | ||||
| from the album Brass Construction | ||||
| B-side | "Talkin'" | |||
| Released | March 1976 | |||
| Genre | Disco · R&B · funk | |||
| Length | 3:49 (radio edit) 8:40 (full version) | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Muller Wade Williamston | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lane | |||
| Brass Construction singles chronology | ||||
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"Movin'" is a song written by Randy Muller and Wade Williamston, [1] and performed by R&B/disco band Brass Construction.
The song was culled together from a 16-minute jam session by the band. [2]
Released from their self-titled 1976 album, the single spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart in the spring of that year. It was also successful on the pop charts, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3] On the disco dance charts, "Movin'" went to number one for four weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart. [4] Outside the US, "Movin'" went to number 23 in the UK in 1976 [5] and peaked at number 24 as "Movin' 1988" when remixed by PWL's Phil Harding. [6] [7] [8]
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