"Move Your Body" is a song by Italian musical group Eiffel 65. It was released as the third single from their debut album, Europop, on 4 November 1999.

Composition

"Move Your Body" is a bubblegum techno and disco songBrowne, David (18 February 2000). Europop. Entertainment Weekly. Accessed from 18 May 2013. played in D minor at 130 BPM.Eiffel 65 - Move Your Body. Dave's Music Database. Accessed from 28 April 2013. It has dance-oriented sounds and uses the same pitch shifter–based distortion as the vocals from the previous single, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". Group member Jeffrey Jey claimed that the song "had tried to recall the original spirit of the dance, understood as a vehicle to bring together and communicate with people."Martian, Alfredo (25 June 2001). Eiffel 65 intervista (on. Rockol.it. Accessed from 18 July 2013.

Critical reception Entertainment Weekly said in a review of Europop that it was hard to call "Move Your Body" a "timeless masterpiece," but it was impossible to hate it. Billboard called it a "kitschy electronic number" and commented on "the song's catchy melody, addictive lyrical redundancy, and the familiar computerized voice of the trio's Jeffrey Jey"."Reviews & Previews", Billboard, 27 May 2000, p. 32. Retrieved 16 July 2013

Commercial performance While the single was issued through WEA Records in Italy, it was licensed to several labels for international release. In the UK, it was licensed to Warner Music Group's Eternal label, in the US to Universal Music Group's Republic, in Germany to BMG Berlin, in France to Scorpio, in Spain to Blanco y Negro, in Australia to Central Station, and to Valentine and Avex in Southeast Asia.Dezzani, Mark (1999) "Warner Music Italy Steps Into Dance", Billboard, 27 November 1999, p. 58

The song achieved huge success in many countries, topping the charts of Austria, Denmark, France, Italy and Spain; however it charted at only number 36 on the US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream.

Elia Habib, an expert of the French charts, noted the great efficiency of the song on the SNEP chart, since it was strong enough to dislodge the massive hit "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" by Lou Bega and to resist to its competitors, which prevented Eiffel 65 to remain a one-hit wonder, and enabled the band to become the first one to get its second number one single in France.

Music video

The music video is sort of a sequel to the music video for “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”, as it features the same blue aliens (their leader being named Zorotl). The band has a concert on the planet of the blue aliens, when a group of hostiles capture a female alien. The band (with the help of Zorotl) use a teleportation device to search for her. When they find her, the hostiles join the concert.

Track listings

CD maxi 1 - Germany "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte original radio edit) — 4:30 "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte original club mix) — 5:54 "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gregory Kolla & Alex X Funk Claywork mix) — 6:20 "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte speed cut) — 5:32

CD maxi 2 - Germany "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte original video edit) — 3:30 "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte speed radio cut) — 3:31 "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte original club mix) — 5:54 "Move Your Body" (Roby Molinaro forge edit) — 7:03 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (Molinaro parade German cut) — 2:47

CD maxi - UK "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte edit) — 3:29 "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte original club mix) — 5:55 "Move Your Body" (album sampler megamix) — 6:07

CD single "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte original video edit) — 3:30 "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte original club mix) — 5:54

12-inch maxi - Spain "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte original club mix) — 5:45 "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte speed cut) — 5:31 "Move Your Body" (Roby Molinaro forge edit) — 7:03

12-inch maxi - UK "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gabry Ponte original club mix) — 5:55 "Move Your Body" (D.J. Gregory Kolla & Alex X Funk Claywork mix) — 6:25 "Move Your Body" (Roby Molinaro forge edit) — 7:03 "Move Your Body" (casino machine Paris dub) — 7:01

Charts

Weekly charts +Chart (1999–2000)PeakpositionCanada Top Singles (RPM)7Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)4Czech Republic (IFPI)34Denmark (IFPI)1Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)1European Radio Top 50 (Music & Media)6European Border Breakers (Music & Media)1European Dance Traxx (Music & Media)1Hungary (Mahasz)5Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)29Italy (FIMI) Set "Ricerca per" on "Artista/band", then search "Eiffel 65" and click "Classifiche".1Italian Airplay (Music & Media)2

Year-end charts +Chart (1999)PositionEuropean Border Breakers (Music & Media)97Italy (Musica e dischi)93 Chart (2000)PositionAustralia (ARIA)33Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)10Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)34Denmark (IFPI)19Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)6Europe Radio Top 50 (Music & Media)68European Border Breakers (Music & Media)12France (SNEP)13Germany (Media Control)31Ireland (IRMA)57Italy (Musica e dischi)9Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)122Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)20UK Singles (OCC)77

Certifications

Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)ItalyNovember 1999CDWEASpain4 November 199912-inch vinylBlanco y NegroSweden22 November 1999CDLogicEurope30 November 1999France2 December 1999Hot TracksCanada18 January 2000CDPopularUnited Kingdom7 February 2000EternalUnited States4 April 2000Japan24 May 2000CDPolydor

See also List of number-one hits of 2000 (Austria) List of number-one hits of 2000 (France) List of number-one hits of 2000 (Italy) List of European number-one hits of 2000

References

External links Album information