Movin' (Mohombi song)

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"Movin'"
Single by Mohombi featuring Birdman, KMC and Caskey
from the album Universe
Released2 June 2014 (2014-06-02)
FormatDigital download
Recorded2013
Genre Dance, Pop
Length3:21
Label Universal Music Group
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mohombi singles chronology
"In Your Head"
(2011)
"Movin'"
(2014)
"Summertime"
(2014)
Birdman singles chronology
"We Alright"
(2014)
"Movin"
(2014)
"High Off My Love"
(2015)

"Movin'" is a song by Swedish-Congolese singer-songwriter Mohombi, it is the lead singer from his second studio album, Universe . The song features Birdman, Caskey from Cash Money Records, and KMC. The song is produced by RedOne and was released on 2 June 2014.

Swedes are a North Germanic ethnic group native to Sweden. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, in particular Finland, with a substantial diaspora in other countries, especially the United States. Swedes are an officially recognized minority in Finland and Estonia.

Democratic Republic of the Congo Country in Central Africa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DR Congo, the DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. It is sometimes anachronistically referred to by its former name of Zaire, which was its official name between 1971 and 1997. It is, by area, the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, the second-largest in all of Africa, and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of over 78 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country, the fourth-most-populous country in Africa, and the 16th-most-populous country in the world. Eastern DR Congo has been the scene of ongoing military conflict in Kivu, since 2015.

Mohombi Swedish musician

Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo is a Swedish-Congolese singer, songwriter and dancer. He grew up in Norsborg and Kista near Stockholm. Mohombi was RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Music Group. From 2000 to 2008, Mohombi was part of the Swedish hip hop group Avalon with his brother Djo Moupondo. Mohombi released his debut solo single "Bumpy Ride" in August 2010. The single became a worldwide hit, and charted in the top-ten in several countries, and was followed by his debut studio album, MoveMeant in February 2011.

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Background

The song is served as the lead singer from Mohombi's second album, when the single Maraca was released before. Birdman wrote the intro for the song, Caskey wrote the third rap verse and KMC wrote the melody section, along with other highly-notable musicians.

Maraca (song) 2011 single by Mohombi

"Maraca" is a song by Swedish-Congolese singer-songwriter Mohombi. The song was written by RedOne, Mohombi, Teddy Sky and Jimmy Joker, and it was produced by RedOne, Sky and Joker. It was released on September 2, 2011 as a digital download in Sweden. It has peaked to number fourteen on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Birdman (rapper) American rapper, entrepeneur, record executive and investor from Louisiana

Bryan Christopher Williams, known by his stage name Birdman, is an American rapper, record executive and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and public face of Cash Money Records which he founded with his older brother Ronald "Slim" Williams in 1992. Birdman released his eponymous debut album in 2002, and has gone on to release four solo studio albums in total. Aside from his solo career, he is also a member of the hip-hop duo Big Tymers, along with producer Mannie Fresh.

Brandon Caskey is an American rapper, better known by the mononym Caskey. After almost ten years with Keep Pushin Entertainment & releasing mixtapes independently, including No Complaints (2012), Caskey signed to Birdman's Cash Money Records and Republic Records in August 2012. On August 1, 2017, Caskey dropped Generation. In 2018, after releasing a new mixtape titled "Speak of the Devil," Caskey is preparing to drop "Music To Die To," an acoustic project.

Remixes

There is a remix featuring Puerto Rican duo Alexis & Fido instead of Caskey, titled "Muevelo", the official Spanglish remix of the single. The remix was released on 23 October 2014. [1] [2]

Alexis & Fido Puerto Rican reggaeton duo

Alexis & Fido, a.k.a. Los Pitbulls, Los Reyes Del Perreo, are a Latin Grammy nominated reggaeton duo from Puerto Rico. They are CEOs and co-founders of Wild Dogz Music. In 2008, "Sobrenatural" was nominated for Album Urbano. In 2012, "Energía" was nominated for Canción Urbana. In 2013, "Rompe La Cintura" was nominated for – Interpretación Urbana. Nominated for the 2014 awards, “Album Urbano” with “La Esencia”.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on 6 June 2014 on Mohombi official account. It features the lead artist and the guests on the TV, as the crowd was sadness in the beginning, when the tune come on, along with the artist's performance, the crowd is begin "movin'". [3]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Movin'" (featuring Birdman, KMC and Caskey)3:21
Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Muevelo" (featuring Birdman, KMC and Alexis & Fido)3:20

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Spain [4] 2 June 2014Digital download Universal Music Group
Sweden [5]

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References

  1. "Mohombi Releases Spanglish Remix of His Hit Single "Movin" Featuring Alexis y Fido". 21 October 2014.
  2. "Mohombi – Muevelo ft. Alexis & Fido, KMC & Birdman". 23 October 2014.
  3. "MOHOMBI – Movin ft. Birdman, KMC, Caskey". 6 June 2014.
  4. "Movin' (featuring Birdman, KMC and Caskey) – Single Mohombi". iTunes Store.
  5. "Movin' (featuring Birdman, KMC and Caskey) – Single Mohombi". iTunes Store.