Move Your Feet
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"Move Your Feet" is a song by Danish
pop
duo Junior Senior
. The song, recorded in 2002, was Junior Senior's biggest hit, reaching #3 in the United Kingdom
and #20 in Australia
, and played at dance clubs the world over. The song appears on the album D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat along with a live recording
. It features lead vocals by producer Thomas Troelsen
.
The song has been used in the promotional advertising for the Australian version of So You Think You Can Dance. It made a brief appearance in the movies Looney Tunes: Back in Action
, White Chicks
, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall
. The song has also been featured on the TV series One Tree Hill
, in the popular dancing games Dance Dance Revolution
, Wii Just Dance 2 and Playstation 3's SingStar
.
, using low-resolution pixel art
produced using Deluxe Paint
.
The music video shows various scenes, basically of a pixel-art Junior Senior and a squirrel. Also throughout the video, many pixel-art figures are seen dancing.
The music video is probably the band's most notable video, for its animation. It received heavy airplay on music channels in Europe at the time of the song's release.
Australian and New Zealand CD single
Maxi CD
12"
Side 1:
Side 2:
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
duo Junior Senior
Junior Senior
Junior Senior was a pop musical duo from Denmark. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen ....
. The song, recorded in 2002, was Junior Senior's biggest hit, reaching #3 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and #20 in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and played at dance clubs the world over. The song appears on the album D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat along with a live recording
Recorded live track
A recorded live track is a song or audio sequence recorded from live performances .Live song tracks typically have concert hall noise . Though often less precise than practiced, studio recordings, live recordings may offer a more exciting feel...
. It features lead vocals by producer Thomas Troelsen
Thomas Troelsen
Thomas Troelsen is a composer and producer from Denmark.- History :Thomas Troelsen is a singer, songwriter, and producer responsible for chart-topping hits, like Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet", Monrose's "Hot Summer", PRIVATE's "My Secret Lover", and BoA’s “Eat You Up." He was also the lead...
.
The song has been used in the promotional advertising for the Australian version of So You Think You Can Dance. It made a brief appearance in the movies Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a 2003 American live action/animated adventure comedy film directed by Joe Dante and starring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Timothy Dalton, and Steve Martin. The film is essentially a feature-length Looney Tunes cartoon, with all the wackiness and surrealism typical...
, White Chicks
White Chicks
White Chicks is a 2004 American film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written and produced by Keenen Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios...
, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand...
. The song has also been featured on the TV series One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
, in the popular dancing games Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
, Wii Just Dance 2 and Playstation 3's SingStar
SingStar
SingStar is a competitive music video game series for PlayStation consoles, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. 23 English-language instalments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, and six versions for the PlayStation 3 have been released...
.
Music video
This song was accompanied by an animated music video by the art collective ShynolaShynola
Shynola is the collective name of a group of, then, four visual artistsbased in London who have collaborated on a variety of projects,most notably a number of acclaimed music videos for several pioneering artists....
, using low-resolution pixel art
Pixel art
Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of raster graphics software, where images are edited on the pixel level. Graphics in most old computer and video games, graphing calculator games, and many mobile phone games are mostly pixel art.- History :The term pixel art was first...
produced using Deluxe Paint
Deluxe Paint
Deluxe Paint is a bitmap graphics editor series originally created by Dan Silva for Electronic Arts .The original version was created for the Commodore Amiga and was released in November 1985...
.
The music video shows various scenes, basically of a pixel-art Junior Senior and a squirrel. Also throughout the video, many pixel-art figures are seen dancing.
The music video is probably the band's most notable video, for its animation. It received heavy airplay on music channels in Europe at the time of the song's release.
Track listings
European CD single- "Move Your Feet" (radio edit) – 2:59
- "Move Your Feet" (extended play) – 4:16
Australian and New Zealand CD single
- "Move Your Feet" (radio edit) – 3:01
- "Move Your Feet" (extended play) – 4:16
- "Move Your Feet" (Kurtis Mantronik Club Mix) – 6:04
- "Coconuts" (movie edit) – 2:39
Maxi CD
- "Move Your Feet" (radio edit) – 2:59
- "Move Your Feet" (extended play) – 4:16
- "Move Your Feet" (Filur Move the Club) – 6:20
- "Move Your Feet" (Filur Dark String Dub) – 6:51
- "Move Your Feet" (music video)
12"
Side 1:
- "Move Your Feet" (extended play)
- "Move Your Feet" (radio edit)
Side 2:
- "Move Your Feet" (Djosos Krost remix)
- "Cocodub"
Charts
The song proved to be particularly successful in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number three for two non-consecutive weeks but went on to become the sixteenth best selling single of 2003 in the country surpassing a number of top two hits.Chart (2003) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Singles Chart |
20 |
Danish Singles Chart | 4 |
Dutch Mega Top 100 | 18 |
French SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... Singles Chart |
29 |
German Singles Chart | 43 |
Irish Singles Chart | 10 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 22 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 10 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
3 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 45 |