Movin' On (Mya song)

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"Movin' On"
Movin' On Mya.jpg
Single by Mya
from the album Mya
ReleasedJuly 28, 1998
Recorded1997
Silent Sounds Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
The Record Plant
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length4:30
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Darryl "Day" Pearson
Mya singles chronology
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
(1998)
"Movin' On"
(1998)
"Take Me There"
(1998)
Silkk the Shocker singles chronology
"It Ain't My Fault"
(1998)
"Movin' On"
(1998)
"Somebody Like Me"
(1999)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mya. [26]

Recording

Personnel

  • Darryl "DAY" Pearson – production
  • A. Haqq Islam – remix, additional production
  • Sisqo – vocal arrangements
  • Thom "TK" Kidd – recording engineer
  • Mike Alvord – recording engineer
  • Jason Webb – recording engineer assistance
  • Kevin Lively – recording engineer assistance

Charts

Release history

Release history and formats for "Movin' On"
CountryRelease dateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United StatesJuly 28, 1998 CHR/Rhythmic Interscope [34]
Urban [35]
October 20, 1998 CHR/Pop [36]
GermanySeptember 7, 1998 CD single [37]

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