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Don't Stop Movin' (Livin' Joy song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Stop Movin'
| cover = Don't_Stop_Movin'_(Livin'_Joy_song).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Livin' Joy (Tameko Star)
| album = Don't Stop Movin
| released = (UK)
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = House
| length = * 5:25 (album version)
* 3:45 (single version)
* 3:00 (radio edit)
| label = MCA
| writer = *Gianni Visnadi
*Paolo Visnadi
*Tameko Star
| producer = *Gianni Visnadi
*Paolo Visnadi
| prev_title = Dreamer
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Follow the Rules
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
"'Don't Stop Movin'" is a song by Italian electronic music group Livin' Joy. It is the follow-up release to their previous single, "Dreamer", which was a number-one hit in the UK. The song was released on their only album, 'Don't Stop Movin' (1996) by Tameko Star and peaked at number one in Italy and number 12 on the Eurochart Hot 100. In the UK, the single had was released on 3 June 1996 and peaked number five on the UK Singles Chart, where it spent seven weeks in the top 10 and a 14 weeks in the top 100. It ended the year as the UK's 34th-biggest-selling single of 1996.
The single was a turning point for Livin' Joy, ushering in a new vocalist after the group failed to reach a deal with Janice Robinson, the original vocalist on "Dreamer". Tameko Star was to front the group from this point on. The frantic synths and beats of the song are sent in with Tamekos powerful vocals and she delivered an uplifting message over the clunking energetic beat. One of self-assurance, self belief in order to succeed and achieve.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 'Billboard' constated that the new singer of the group "has the pipes to make this happy-house anthem work". He noted that the song "has a lot of pep and radio-friendly energy". A reviewer from 'Music & Media' described it as a "bouncy number ready for embrace", adding, "The ingredients: a pounding beat, assured female vocals (Tameka Star) and a strong chorus. Radio should take notice." British magazine 'Music Week' rated it four out of five, writing, "It has the same feelgood vibe and incredibly catchy hook as Dreamer and, although matching its success was always going to be difficult, this is pretty good going." Pop Rescue deemed it "the motivational poster of 90s dance music", stating that Starr "makes light work of the lyrics with her powerful vocals." Dave Fawbert from 'ShortList' noted the song as "one of those brilliant '90s follow-ups-to-a-hit-that-is-basically-the-same-but-not-quite-as-good-but-that-basically-means-it's-still-brilliant. Coming after 'Dreamer', it fulfilled its mission perfectly."
Chart performance
"Don't Stop Movin'" went on becoming a major hit on several continents, peaking at number-one in Italy. It made it to the Top 10 also in Finland, Scotland, Sweden and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number five on 9 June 1996 in its first week on the UK Singles Chart. The single spent seven weeks in the Top 10 and a 14 weeks in the Top 100. On the UK Dance Singles Chart, it hit number-one, and on the Eurochart Hot 100, it went to number 12. Additionally, the song was a Top 20 hit also in Iceland, Ireland and the Netherlands. Outside Europe, it reached number two on the 'RPM' Dance/Urban chart in Canada, number three on the US 'Billboard' Dance Club Songs chart and number six in Australia and Israel. "Don't Stop Movin" was awarded with a gold record in the United Kingdom, after 400,000 singles were sold.
Track listings
* '12-inch single Italy (1996)'
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (single version) 3:40
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (album version) 5:20
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (Want-Will H-Mix) 5:59
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (A-Manetta Mix) 5:46
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (Gettin' Right Mix) 5:25
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (Gettin' Right Reprise) 4:11
* 'CD single France & UK (1996)'
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (single version) 3:40
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (album version) 5:20
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (Gettin' Right Mix) 5:25
* 'CD maxi Europe (1996)'
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (single version) 3:40
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (album version) 5:20
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (Want-Will H-Mix) 5:59
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (A-Manetta Mix) 5:46
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (Gettin' Right Mix) 5:25
# "Don't Stop Movin'" (Gettin' Right Reprise) 4:11
Charts and certifications
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References
Category:1996 singles
Category:1996 songs
Category:Livin' Joy songs
Category:MCA Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in Italy
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