"Move in My Direction" is a pop

Pop music

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–dance

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 song written by British

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 duo Bananarama

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, David Clewett and Ivar Lisinski for Bananarama's ninth studio album Drama

Drama (Bananarama album)

Drama is the ninth studio album by the British female vocal duo Bananarama. It features eleven newly recorded tracks, along with a remix of their 1986 smash hit "Venus" and a 2005 remix of their 1982 hit "Really Saying Something", an underground bootleg club hit produced by Solasso.Drama is a...

(2005). The song was produced by Mute 8 and received a mixed reception from music critic

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s. It was released as the first single

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 in the third quarter of 2005

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 and reached number four in Israel

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 and number fourteen in the United Kingdom

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, becoming the duo's first top forty hit in twelve years.

In the U.S., "Move in My Direction" was not promoted as a single until after the number two dance club success of follow-up single "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)

Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)

"Look on the Floor" is a pop–dance song written by Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, H.Korpi, M.Wollo, M.Malavasi, S.Micheli for Bananarama's album Drama . The song was produced by Korpi and BlackCell and received a mixed reception from music critics...

". In August 2006

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 "Move in My Direction" entered the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play

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 chart, more than a year after its initial UK release.

Music video

The music video

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 features the two girls dressed up in fancy dresses while wandering listlessly by a busy road and sitting on a couch in an abandoned urban lot. Their shots are intercut with scenes of dancers performing dances ranging from tango

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 to ballroom to breakdancing. Music video directed by Phil Griffin.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Move in My Direction".

UK CD single 1

1. "Move in My Direction" (Radio edit) - (3:20)
2. "Venus" (Marc Almond
   Marc Almond
   Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
   
   's Hi NRG remix) - (6:04)

UK CD single 2

1. "Move in My Direction" (Radio edit) - (3:20)
2. "Move in My Direction" (Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto Vocal mix) - (8:07)
3. "Move in My Direction" (The Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz is the alias of British House music producer / remixer Mark Hadfield. In 2004 his single "Shine", re-creating a sample of the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 track "Shine a Little Love", became an international club smash and was a Top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in...
   
    Vocal mix) - (7:22)

   Remixed by Mark Hadfield

4. "Move in My Direction" (Redanka's Fascination remix) - (7:55)
5. "Move in My Direction" music video

Australian CD Single

1. "Move in My Direction" (Radio Edit) - (3:20)
2. "Move in My Direction" (Angel City
   Zentveld & Oomen
   The Dutch DJs, Hugo Zentveld and Aldwin Oomen, are behind a number of dance production projects, including Angel City, Boombastic, and Nightbreed.-Angel City:...
   
   Radio Edit) - (3:15)

   Remixed by Hugo Zentveld (aka DJ Renegade) & Aldwin Oomen

3. "Move in My Direction" (The Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz is the alias of British House music producer / remixer Mark Hadfield. In 2004 his single "Shine", re-creating a sample of the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 track "Shine a Little Love", became an international club smash and was a Top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in...
   
   Radio Edit) - (3:25)

   Remixed by Mark Hadfield

4. "Move in My Direction" (Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto Radio Edit) - (3:06)
5. "Move in My Direction" (Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto Dub) - (8:36)
6. "Move in My Direction" (Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto Vocal Mix) - (8:07)
7. "Move in My Direction" (Angel City
   Zentveld & Oomen
   The Dutch DJs, Hugo Zentveld and Aldwin Oomen, are behind a number of dance production projects, including Angel City, Boombastic, and Nightbreed.-Angel City:...
   
   Mix) - (6:50)

   Remixed by Hugo Zentveld (aka DJ Renegade) & Aldwin Oomen

8. "Move in My Direction" (The Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz is the alias of British House music producer / remixer Mark Hadfield. In 2004 his single "Shine", re-creating a sample of the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 track "Shine a Little Love", became an international club smash and was a Top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in...
   
   Vocal Mix) - (7:22)

   Remixed by Mark Hadfield

9. "Move in My Direction" (Redanka's Fascination Mix) - (7:55)

7" Vinyl Single

1. "Move in My Direction" (Radio edit) - (3:20)
2. "Move in My Direction" (Angel City
   Zentveld & Oomen
   The Dutch DJs, Hugo Zentveld and Aldwin Oomen, are behind a number of dance production projects, including Angel City, Boombastic, and Nightbreed.-Angel City:...
   
    remix) - (6:53)

   Remixed by Hugo Zentveld (aka DJ Renegade) & Aldwin Oomen

12" Vinyl Single
Nice Music(2007),(Fr.

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)

Side A

1. "Move in My Direction" (Pat The Cat Ibiza Mix)
2. "Move in My Direction" (The Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz is the alias of British House music producer / remixer Mark Hadfield. In 2004 his single "Shine", re-creating a sample of the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 track "Shine a Little Love", became an international club smash and was a Top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in...
   
    Vocal Mix) - (7:22)

   Remixed by Mark Hadfield

Side B

1. "Move in My Direction" (Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto Dub) - (8:36)
2. "Move in My Direction" (Pat The Cat Ibiza Dub)

Promo Mixes

1. "Move in My Direction" (Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto Vocal Dub) - (8:36)
2. "Move in My Direction" (The Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz is the alias of British House music producer / remixer Mark Hadfield. In 2004 his single "Shine", re-creating a sample of the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 track "Shine a Little Love", became an international club smash and was a Top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in...
   
   Radio Mix) - (3:25)

   Remixed by Mark Hadfield

3. "Move in My Direction" (Redanka's Fascination Edit)
4. "Move in My Direction" (Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto Vocal Edit) - (3:06)
5. "Move in My Direction" (The Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz
   Lovefreekz is the alias of British House music producer / remixer Mark Hadfield. In 2004 his single "Shine", re-creating a sample of the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 track "Shine a Little Love", became an international club smash and was a Top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in...
   
   Dub) - (5:52)

   Remixed by Mark Hadfield

6. "Move in My Direction" (Redanka's Fascination Dub)
7. "Move in My Direction" (Angel City
   Zentveld & Oomen
   The Dutch DJs, Hugo Zentveld and Aldwin Oomen, are behind a number of dance production projects, including Angel City, Boombastic, and Nightbreed.-Angel City:...
   
   Dub) - (7:38)

   Remixed by Hugo Zentveld (aka DJ Renegade) & Aldwin Oomen

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	14
Belgium	25
Ireland	34
Australia	41
Germany Singles Chart	93
Netherlands	67
Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play	14