| "Move Ya Body" | ||||
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| Single by Nina Sky featuring Jabba | ||||
| from the album Nina Sky | ||||
| Released | April 27, 2004 | |||
| Format | CD Single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Reggae fusion, ragga, pop | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Universal Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Nicole Albino, Natalie Albino, Cordel Burrell, Luis Diaz, Paul George, Curtis Bedeau, Gerald Charles, Brian George, Elijah Wells, Lionel Bermingham | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
| Nina Sky singles chronology | ||||
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"Move Ya Body" is the debut single from Nina Sky's debut album Nina Sky, which was released in 2004. The song features rapper Jabba. There is a remix to the song with Jamaican deejay Vybz Kartel. The song ranked at #250 on Blender's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born.[1]
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The song "Move Ya Body" was spawned and advertised as a summer dance hit. The song itself is Nicole and Natalie in a club, singing "move your body, girl". The song's context was proven odd, but was meant as a positive "Go get him girl!" message.
The song uses the Coolie Dance riddim and contains a sample of the Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam song titled "Can You Feel The Beat."
Even though the song did not reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, it is often regarded as a one hit wonder because it was extremely popular, however, no more hits spawned from Nina Sky after this, as this is their only truly successful single on the Billboard Charts and US radio to date.
The song was also featured in the movie Coach Carter, but does not appear on the soundtrack. It was also featured in an episode of House in the season 7 episode After Hours in the scene where Dr. Foreman and Dr. Taub are in the gentlemen's club.
The song charted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #22 on the 2004 Billboard Year-End Chart. It also reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in early 2005
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 25 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 20 |
| Belgium (Vl) | 11 |
| Belgium (Wa) | 5 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 7 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 5 |
| French Singles Chart | 21 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 16 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 6[2] |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 15 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 31 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 14 |
| US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 6 |