I Like to Move It

"I Like to Move It"
Single by Reel 2 Real
from the album Move It!
B-side Remix
Released October 6, 1993
Format CD single, CD maxi
Recorded March 26, 1994
Genre Dance, reggae, hip hop, house, trance
Length 3:52
Label Strictly Rhythm
Writer(s) Erick Morillo, Mark Quashie
Producer Erick Morillo, Ralphie Muniz
Reel 2 Real singles chronology
"Go on Move"
(1994)		 "I Like to Move It"
(1993)		 "Go on Move (reissue)"
(1994)

"I Like to Move It" is the title of a song by American house duo 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 number 89, reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, was a number one hit in the Netherlands and was a number 8 hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

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Uses in the media

Subsequently, the song was used in various promotions, including advertisements for the National Basketball League 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"). The song has also been featured on the 2001 Summers edition of Toshiba EMI's dance compilation album series Dancemania, and as a result, also appeared on Just Dance and DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution (due to Konami's deal with Toshiba EMI, allowing the game series to use music from the album series). A remix of this song by DJ Aligator was featured on Dancemania EX 2. The music is heard briefly in the movie Master of Disguise. It can also be heard in the motion picture "Saving Silverman".

Use in the Madagascar films

The song is used in DreamWorks's Madagascar film franchise serving as its theme song, where different versions of the song are featured prominently in the films, their soundtracks, and associated marketing campaigns. In the first film, Madagascar, "I Like to Move It" is performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays the character of King Julien in the films. In the 2008 sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, a different version is performed by American hip-hop artist will.i.am, who plays the character of Moto Moto (although the Sacha Baron Cohen version can be heard in the film's DVD main menu as well as theatrical trailers). Both versions include (different) lyrics referencing the characters and plot of the two films. Snippets of the song are performed by other characters in the films as well.

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
  5. "I Like To Shoot It" (video version) - 3:52-13:00

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[1] 8
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] 6
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[2] 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 1
German Singles Chart[3] 3
Irish Singles Chart[4] 5
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[2] 14
Swedish Singles Chart[2] 12
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 4
UK Singles Chart[5] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 89

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) Position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 40
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 25
Dutch Top 40[8] 2
French Singles Chart[9] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 47

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[11] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[13] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Without You" by Mariah Carey		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
May 7, 1994 - May 28, 1994 (4 weeks)		 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 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"7 Seconds" by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry

References

  1. ^ a b Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "I Like to Move It", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ "Reel 2 Real singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Reel+2+Real/single. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 
  4. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  6. ^ 1994 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  7. ^ 1994 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  8. ^ "Single top 100 over 1994" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201994.pdf. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 
  9. ^ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  10. ^ 1994 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  11. ^ "French single certifications – Reel 2 Real – I Like to Move It" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1994&type=7. 
  12. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Reel 2 Real; 'I Like to Move It')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=I+Like+to+Move+It&strInterpret=Reel+2+Real&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked. 
  13. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Reel 2 Real – I Like to Move It" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1236421. 
  14. ^ "British single certifications – Reel 2 Real – I Like to Move It". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter I Like to Move It in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go

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