I Like to Move It

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“I Like to Move It”
“I Like to Move It” cover
Single by Reel 2 Real
from the album Move It!
Released 1994
Format CD single
CD maxi
Recorded March 26, 1994
Genre House
Length 3:52
Label Strictly Rhythm
Writer(s) Erick Morillo
Mark Quashie
Producer Erick Morillo
Ralphie Muniz
Certification Gold France, 1994

"I Like to Move It" is a 1994 music track performed by Reel 2 Real (Erick Morillo), featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman (Mark Quashie).

The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1994, peaking at #89, reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart, and was a #8 hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

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[edit] Uses in the media

Subsequently, the song was used in various promotions, including advertisements for the National Basketball League (Australia) in Australia, as well as the confectionery Chewits in the United Kingdom ("I like to chew it, chew it!"). Also Durex condoms ("i like to do it, do it"). It has also been featured on the Bemani games Dancemania (Dancemania 2001 Summers) and DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution. A remix of this song by DJ Aligator was featured on Dancemania EX 2. It can also be heard in the motion picture "Saving Silverman".

[edit] Cover versions

In 2001, the song was remixed by MC Mario, a famous Canadian DJ.

In 2005, this song was used in Madagascar (in a remake, sung by Sacha Baron Cohen), and the same year, a remixed version was featured on the United States version of the Crazy Frog album, Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits. The song was partially included and recorded for Jully Black's Sweat of Your Brow.

Since his trade to the New York Mets, setup man Guillermo Mota enters the game to this song at Mets home games at Shea Stadium playing the Madagascar version.

[edit] Track listings

CD single
  1. "I Like to Move It" (radio edit) (3:52)
  2. "I Like to Move It" (more's instrumental) (3:57)
CD maxi
  1. "I Like to Move It" (radio edit) (3:52)
  2. "I Like to Move It" (UK vocal house remix) (5:47)
  3. "I Like to Move It" (UK moody house remix) (5:05)
  4. "I Like to Move It" (Reel 2 Reel dub) (4:25)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 89
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 8
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 6
Austrian Singles Chart 2
Dutch Singles Chart 1
French Singles Chart 1
German Singles Chart 3
Irish Singles Chart 5
New Zealand Singles Chart 14
Swedish Singles Chart 12
Swiss Singles Chart 4
UK Singles Chart 5
Preceded by
"Without You" by Mariah Carey		 Dutch number-one single
May 7, 1994 - May 28, 1994		 Succeeded by
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Prince
Preceded by
"I Can See Clearly Now" by Jimmy Cliff		 French (SNEP) number-one single
July 9, 1994 - August 6, 1994		 Succeeded by
"7 Seconds" by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "I Like to Move It", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  2. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
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