Move Any Mountain

"Move Any Mountain"
Single by The Shamen
from the album En-Tact
Released August 1991
Format CD
Recorded 1990
Genre Electronica, alternative dance, house
Length 3:28
Writer(s) Colin Angus
The Shamen
Richard West
The Shamen singles chronology
"Hyperreal"
(1991)		 "Move Any Mountain"
(1991)		 "LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)"
(1992)

"Move Any Mountain" is a song by Scottish electronic band The Shamen. With a new radio remix by The Beatmasters, the song was released in the UK during the summer of 1991 and was their first top-ten single, reaching number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the band's only top-40 hit in the U.S., where the song peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]

In response to demand for remixes from fans,[2] the band released the entire sample list and a number of remixes on the album Progeny, which at the time meant the single and album release of the track made it the only record to chart on both UK Singles and Album Charts at the same time.[3]

The cover includes the kanji 山 (yama, meaning mountain).

Music video

The promotional video was filmed on the slopes of Mount Teide, Tenerife. Shortly afterwards, Will Sinnott drowned off the coast of the neighbouring island La Gomera.

UK releases

Pro›gen (1990)
  1. "Pro›gen ('Land of Oz' Mix)" - 5:42
  2. "Light›span" - 5:41
  3. "Pre›gen" - 5:48
Pro›gen Remixes (1991)
  1. "Pro›gen (C-Mix F)" - 7:01
  2. "Pro›gen (7B)" - 3:50
  3. "Light›span (Soundwave)" - 7:43
Move Any Mountain – Progen 91 (CD single 1991)
  1. "Move Any Mountain (Beat Edit)" (remixed by the Beatmasters) - 3:30
  2. "Move Any Mountain (Landslide Edit)" (remixed by the Kid & John) - 3:48
  3. "Move Any Mountain (F2 Mello) - 6:12
  4. "Move Any Mountain (Mountains in the Sky)" (remixed by Caspar Pound) - 6:03
Move Any Mountain – Progen 91 (12" single 1991)
  1. "Move Any Mountain (Landslide)" (remixed by the Kid & John) - 4:51
  2. "Move Any Mountain (Devil)" (remixed by 'Evil' Eddie Richards) - 4:40
  3. "Move Any Mountain (Rude)" (remixed by the Goat) - 5:03
  4. "Move Any Mountain (I.R.P. in the Land of Oz)" (remixed by Paul Oakenfold) - 5:02
Progeny (CD 1991)
  1. "Move Any Mountain (Bang to the Beat of the Drum)" (remixed by Bryan 'Chuck' New & 'Evil' Eddie Richards) - 5:45
  2. "Move Any Mountain (Beltram Dub)" (remixed by Joey Beltram) - 5:30
  3. "Move Any Mountain (Rising High Dub)" (remixed by Caspar Pound) - 7:25
  4. "Move Any Mountain (Alta Vista)" (remixed by F Troop) - 6:16
  5. "Move Any Mountain (The Prelude to Paradise)" (remixed by Frankie Bones) - 5:12
  6. "Move Any Mountain (666 Edit)" (remixed by 'Evil' Eddie Richards) - 4:49
  7. "Move Any Mountain (Land of Oz)" (remixed by Paul Oakenfold) - 5:44
  8. "Move Any Mountain (C. Mix)" (remixed by Colin Angus and Mr. C) - 6:47
  9. "Move Any Mountain (Beat Edit)" (remixed by the Beatmasters) - 3:30
  10. "Move Any Mountain (Rude Edit)" (remixed by the Goat) - 3:44
  11. "Move Any Mountain (Landslide Edit)" (remixed by the Kid and John) - 3:48
  12. "Move Any Mountain (F Troop Edit)" (remixed by F Troop) - 3:27
  13. "Move Any Mountain (Oz Edit)" (remixed by Paul Oakenfold) - 3:39
  14. "Move Any Mountain (Bang Edit)" (remixed by Bryan 'Chuck' New & 'Evil' Eddie Richards) - 3:32
  15. 16 samples & beats – 5:39
Progeny (3x12"/cassette 1991)
  1. "Move Any Mountain (Bang to the Beat of the Drum)" (remixed by Bryan 'Chuck' New & 'Evil' Eddie Richards) - 5:45
  2. "Move Any Mountain (Beltram Dub)" (remixed by Joey Beltram) - 5:30
  3. "Move Any Mountain (Rising High Dub)" (remixed by Caspar Pound) - 7:25
  4. "Move Any Mountain (Alta Vista)" (remixed by F Troop) - 6:16
  5. "Move Any Mountain (The Prelude to Paradise)" (remixed by Frankie Bones) - 5:12
  6. "Move Any Mountain (666 Edit)" (remixed by 'Evil' Eddie Richards) - 4:49
  7. "Move Any Mountain (Land of Oz)" (remixed by Paul Oakenfold) - 5:44
  8. "Move Any Mountain (Beatmasters Dub)" (remixed by Beatmasters, The) - 3:56
  9. "Move Any Mountain (The Bones Break Mastermix)" (remixed by Frankie Bones) - 6:11
  10. "Move Any Mountain (Beltram Vox)" (remixed by Joey Beltram) - 5:20
  11. "Move Any Mountain (Landslide Vox)" (remixed by the Kid and John) - 5:27
  12. "Move Any Mountain (Rude)" (remixed by the Goat) - 5:40
  13. "Move Any Mountain (C. Mix)" (remixed by Colin Angus and Mr. C) - 6:47
  14. "Move Any Mountain (Beat Edit)" (remixed by the Beatmasters) - 3:30
  15. "Move Any Mountain (Rude Edit)" (remixed by the Goat) - 3:44
  16. "Move Any Mountain (Landslide Edit)" (remixed by the Kid and John) - 3:48
  17. "Move Any Mountain (F Troop Edit)" (remixed by F Troop) - 3:27
  18. "Move Any Mountain (Oz Edit)" (remixed by Paul Oakenfold) - 3:39
  19. "Move Any Mountain (Bang Edit)" (remixed by Bryan 'Chuck' New & 'Evil' Eddie Richards) - 3:32
  20. 16 samples & beats

The "Alta Vista" mix is the same as the "F2 Mello" mix. "Move Any Mountain (Land of Oz)" on Progeny is the same as the original "Pro›gen ('Land of Oz' Mix)" (1990), slightly different from "Move Any Mountain (I.R.P. in the Land of Oz)" on the 1991 12", and from "Progen 91 (I.R.P. in the Land of Oz)" on En-Tact.

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 5
Ireland (IRMA) 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 38
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ↑ Progeny sleeve notes.
  3. ↑ The Shamen discography
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Shamen – Move Any Mountain" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Shamen – Move Any Mountain" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Shamen – Move Any Mountain". Singles Top 60.
  8. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Shamen – Move Any Mountain". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ Roberts, David (2004). British Hit Singles & Albums (17th edition ed.). London: Guinness World Records. ISBN 0-85112-199-3.
Preceded by
"The Pressure Part 1" by Sounds of Blackness		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
November 16, 1991 – November 23, 1991 		Succeeded by
"Emotions" by Mariah Carey