Room to Move

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"Room to Move"
Single by Animotion
from the album Animotion (Room to Move)
B-side "Send It Over"
ReleasedFebruary 1989
Recorded1987
Genre New wave, dance-rock
Length4:37
Label Polydor Records 871418
Songwriter(s) Simon Climie, Rob Fisher, Dennis Morgan [1]
Producer(s) Steve Barri, Tony Peluso
Animotion singles chronology
"I Want You"
(1986)
"Room to Move"
(1989)
"Calling It Love"
(1988)
Audio
"Room to Move" on YouTube

"Room to Move" is a pop song written by Simon Climie, Rob Fisher (duo Climie Fisher) and Dennis Morgan. It first appeared on Climie Fisher's debut album Everything , released in 1987. [2]

Contents

Animotion recording

It was remade by new wave group Animotion in 1988 and included on their 1989 eponymous third album. Animotion released the song as a single, and it reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3] Cynthia Rhodes and Paul Engemann shared lead vocals on the song.

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (The Record) [4] 21
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [5] 87
US Billboard Hot 100 9

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