Movin' On (Bad Company song)

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"Movin' On"
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Single by Bad Company
from the album Bad Company
B-side "Easy on My Soul"
ReleasedJanuary 1975 (US) [1]
RecordedNovember 1973
Venue Headley Grange, Hampshire, England
Genre Blues rock
Length3:21
Label
Songwriter(s) Mick Ralphs
Producer(s) Bad Company
Bad Company singles chronology
"Can't Get Enough"
(1974)		"Movin' On"
(1975)		"Good Lovin' Gone Bad"
(1975)

"Movin' On" is a song written by Mick Ralphs that was first released as a single by Hackensack in 1972. [2] It was later most famously included on Bad Company's debut album, on which Ralphs played lead guitar. "Movin' On" was also released as the second single from the album, as a follow-up to "Can't Get Enough" and reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 in Canada. [3] [4]

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Music and lyrics

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described "Movin' On" as a blues boogie. [5] Billboard described it as a "perfect 'driving' song" and praised Paul Rodgers' vocal performance, Ralph's "staccato guitar work" and the "pounding rhythm section. [6] Record World said the song "has as much going for it as [Bad Company's] groundbreaking 'Can't Get Enough'" and that "Mick Ralphs tune is locomotion in action." [7] Detroit Free Press critic Dana Sue Jackson described "Movin' On" as a "harder, lunging number" with a good beat for dancing. [8] St. Joseph News-Press critic Terry Jordan described the melody as "fascinating." [9]

The Washington Court House Record-Herald described the lyrics as fitting a roadie's lifestyle, e.g., "And I'm Movin' On/Movin' from town to town/I got to move on/Never seem to touch the ground." [10]

Reception

Classic Rock History critic Janey Roberts rated "Movin' On" as Bad Company's 7th greatest song, calling it "one of the most soulful songs that Bad Company ever released." [11] Roberts said that it was an "FM deep tracks radio favorite in the 1970’s" and one of Bad Company's "most soulful songs." [11] The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World described "Movin' On" as one of Bad Company's "most well-known and beloved hits." [12] Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Jim Knippenberg as one of the best songs on Bad Company for "mass consumption." [13] Rolling Stone critic Bud Scoppa said that "Movin' On" contains "nothing that hasn’t been done a thousand times before, but...sounds irresistibly fresh." [14] The Gazette critic Bill Mann described "Movin' On" as one of the strongest songs on Bad Company (along with "Can't Get Enough") and particularly praised the "strong yet economical drumming." [15] Cash Box said that "Paul Rodgers' vocals complement the soaring lead guitar of Mick Ralphs while Boz Burrell and Simon Kirke serve as the rhythmic roots." [16]

"Movin' On" was later released on Bad Company's 1985 compilation album 10 from 6 . [17] Live versions have also been released on several of Bad Company's live albums, such as Live at Wembley . [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Hackensack - Moving On". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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  11. 1 2 Roberts, Janey (December 2017). "Top 10 Bad Company Songs". Classic Rock History. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
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