"Movin' On" | ||||
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Single by Bananarama | ||||
from the album Please Yourself | ||||
B-side | "Treat Me Right" | |||
Released | 17 August 1992 [1] | |||
Genre | Dance | |||
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Label | London | |||
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"Movin' On" on YouTube |
"'Movin' On" is a song written and performed by English girl group Bananarama. Released on 17 August 1992, it was the first single from their sixth album, Please Yourself (1993). It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) trio who had produced a number of Bananarama's past hits.
"Movin' On" is an uptempo dance ballad. The single was met with mixed reviews and moderate success when released, peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was later covered by English band Steps on their second album, Steptacular . In 2012, the song was re-released by Bananarama on their Now or Never EP in a new version.
Quentin Harrison from Albumism wrote, "Now as a duo, their voices and songwriting perspectives were even more closely aligned and that translated to the music as heard on the uptempo ballad of "Movin' On", a thematically timely tune capturing their post- Pop Life mindset." [2] Larry Flick from Billboard called it a "tasty dance confection", adding that "the group's trademark unison vocals are now more tightly focused and interesting to the ear. And yet, they appear more relaxed and playful". [3] In 2017, Christian Guiltenane of British magazine Attitude stated that the song was "Waterman's first attempt at borrowing ABBA's majestic sound" and described it as a "flamboyant camp-them [which] is pure hiNRG joy and is as silly as it is enjoyable". [4]
The music video for "Movin' On" was directed by Philippe Gautier and begins with the girls performing from behind a wooden cut-out of the image that appears on the cover of the single. They emerge from behind it in red evening gowns and descend a staircase as scantily clad showboys with feathered fans perform around them. Several muscular men pose on podiums as live Grecian statues. As a nod to their trademark silliness, they can be seen tussling in the midst of their choreographed descent down the stairs. At the end, the duo exit down the long runway of a stage, and then reappear behind the wooden cut-outs, to the sound of applause.
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [5] | 177 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] | 33 |
Finland (IFPI) [7] | 6 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [8] | 52 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [9] | 32 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] | 34 |
UK Singles (OCC) [11] | 24 |
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [12] | 36 |
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