All the Right Moves (OneRepublic song)

"All the Right Moves"
Single by OneRepublic
from the album Waking Up
Released September 29, 2009 (worldwide)
January 11, 2010 (UK)
March 5, 2010 (Germany)
Recorded 2009
Genre Pop rock[1]
Length 3:59[2]
Label Mosley, Interscope
Writer(s) Ryan Tedder
Producer(s) Ryan Tedder, Andy Prickett, Brent Kutzle
Certification Platinum (CRIA)[3]
Platinum (RIAA)[4]
OneRepublic singles chronology
"Come Home"
(2009)		 "All the Right Moves"
(2009)		 "Secrets"
(2009)
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"All the Right Moves" is the lead single by OneRepublic from their second album Waking Up, released to mainstream radio on September 24, 2009.[5] and released for digital download on October 6, 2009. It is the band's first single of the album for all countries except Austria and Germany, where "Secrets" serves as the first single from the new album.

Frontman Ryan Tedder blogged on his MySpace page that before the song's release as a single the band had already performed it live on many occasions. He added, "however the recorded version is quite another animal than what we performed live—it's better, we hope you like it—this might be the most fun energetic song we've ever tackled."[6]

A low quality version of the song was published by the band on September 3, 2009, while a higher quality version of the song can be found on their official Myspace page and official band website. This song was used as the theme song for The CW's reality show, High Society.

Music video

On October 8, 2009, the official music video, directed by Wayne Isham, premiered on VH1.com and on MTV.com.[7] The video features the band playing on a small stage for the attendees at a masquerade ball. As they perform the song, the dancers move in step with the music, while a small well-dressed urchin collects meager donations whilst pickpocketing the miserly dancers. Around the bridge of the song Ryan Tedder also plays the piano while singing into an antiquated chromed microphone. Although the song, the style and some of the instruments are more modern, the dancers' accouterments, the background props and the dance they perform is decidedly Edwardian. The band has explained that they like an abstract flavor in their music videos so as to allow for a broader range of interpretation. The video peaked at number 4 on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown on April 4, 2010.

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews. Bill Lamb gave the song 4.5 stars and saying "Lyrically, the exact meaning and point of "All the Right Moves" is somewhat obscure, but the audio textures formed by the words fit perfectly into the sound of the record. The overall feel is of an air of sadness in not quite being able to achieve one's goals and aspirations with another. Regardless of whether you experience a depth of meaning, you are likely to be singing along."[8]

Chart performance

"All the Right Moves" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #58 on the week ending October 24, 2009. Within the next few weeks it fell to #85, but then it gradually moved back up and reached its current peak of #18 after 25 weeks on the chart. It has sold over 2 million singles in the US alone.

On January 10, 2010, "All the Right Moves" entered the UK Singles Chart, reaching #68. After three weeks, on January 31, 2010, "All The Right Moves" reached its peak of #26 on the chart.

On January 14, 2010, the single entered the Irish Singles Chart peaking at #29. On January 28, 2010, the single climbed to a new peak of #5.

Track listing

  1. "All the Right Moves" – 3:59
  2. "All the Right Moves" (Filthy Dukes remix) – 5:05

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 27
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[14] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 40
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[16] 18
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 17
France (SNEP)[18] 19
Germany (Media Control Charts)[19] 14
Hungary (Mahasz)[20] 16
Ireland (IRMA) 5
Israel (Media Forest)[21] 2
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[22] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[25] 10
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[26] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 26
US Billboard Hot 100 18
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 11
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs 6
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[29] 68
Chart (2010) Position
Canadian Hot 100[30] 66
European Hot 100 Singles[31] 79
US Billboard Hot 100 54

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[32] Platinum 40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Gold 7,500*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] Gold 15,000x
United States (RIAA)[35] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

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

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States September 29, 2009[36] Airplay Interscope
October 6, 2009[2] Digital download
October 13, 2009 CD single
United Kingdom January 11, 2010[37] CD single
Switzerland October 16, 2009 Digital download
Germany March 5, 2010 CD single

References

  1. ↑ "BBC - Chart Blog: OneRepublic - 'All The Right Moves'". BBC.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  OneRepublic. "All The Right Moves: OneRepublic: MP3 Downloads" (MP3 DOWNLOAD). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Cria.ca. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  4. ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  5. ↑ "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  6. ↑ "All The Right Moves Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  7. ↑ "Music Video: One Republic – All the Right Moves - TheNext2Shine:Exclusive RNB Music Downloads". Blog.thenext2shine.com. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  8. ↑ http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/onerepublicalltherightmoves.htm
  9. ↑ OneRepublic (2010). All the Right Moves (CD single). Mosley Music Group, Interscope Records. 060252730447.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "All The Right Moves crack at 44". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  14. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search.
  15. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves". Tracklisten.
  16. ↑ "European Hot 100". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  17. ↑ "OneRepublic: All the Right Moves" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves" (in French). Les classement single.
  19. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > OneRepublic > All the Right Moves – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  20. ↑ "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  21. ↑ "Media Forest: Airplay chart". mediaforest.biz.
  22. ↑ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - April 10, 2010". Billboard.
  23. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  24. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves". Top 40 Singles.
  25. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves". VG-lista.
  26. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search.
  27. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves". Singles Top 60.
  28. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves". Swiss Singles Chart.
  29. ↑ "2009 Year End Swiss Singles Chart". Swiss Music Charts. 2009. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  30. ↑ "Charts Year End: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  31. ↑ "European Hot 100". Billboard.com. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  32. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves". Music Canada.
  33. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  34. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (OneRepublic; 'All the Right Moves')". Hung Medien.
  35. ↑ "American single certifications – OneRepublic – All the Right Moves". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  36. ↑ Praxis Media. "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: USA Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Radio1.gr. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  37. ↑ "Music - - Singles Release Diary". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2010-08-30.

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