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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Move Your Body

| cover = Sia - Move Your Body Official Single Artwork.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Sia

| album = This Is Acting

| released = 6 January 2017

| recorded = 20142015

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length =

* 4:12 (single mix)

* 4:07 (album version)

| label = *Inertia

*Monkey Puzzle

*RCA

| writer = *Sia Furler

*Greg Kurstin

| producer = Greg Kurstin

| prev_title = Angel by the Wings

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Living Out Loud

| next_year = 2017

| misc =

}}

"'Move Your Body'" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Sia. It was released in January 2017 as the fourth single from her seventh studio album 'This Is Acting' (2016). The song was used in a commercial for the 500 Lexus LC.

Background



"Move Your Body" was originally intended for Shakira, but was rejected. Sia commented on her interview in 2015 with 'Rolling Stone', saying, "One of them is a Shakira reject, which there's no doubt when you hear it. You'll know that it was a Shakira reject because I sound like Shakira."

Critical reception



Overall response to the song was mixed. Bradley Stern of MuuMuse raved: "'Move Your Body', a pulsating Shakira offering, proves once again that the 'Titanium' singer is a more than welcome addition to the club scene, providing a sweaty, carnal call-to-arms filled with an instant catchy chant for the dance floor."[https://muumuse.com/2016/01/sia-this-is-acting-album-review.html/ Sia Lifts Up the Curtain on This Is Acting (Album Review)]

Alex McCown-Levy of 'The A.V. Club' wrote: "Move Your Body, [Sia's] attempt at a straight-up Europop dance-floor jam, suffers from a lack of distinction. It's an obvious play for a club hit, but it feels a bit predictable and safeenjoyable, yes, but so calculated as to be stripped of any sense of engagement, like Robyn on autopilot."[http://www.avclub.com/amp/231110 Sia - This Is Acting] Carl Wilson of 'Billboard' called the song "overwhelming", while Lindsay Zolandz of Vulture.com deemed it "the most ridiculous song on 'This Is Acting'", and "catchy dance track" is how The New Zealand Herald's Kim Gillespie described the number.[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/manawatu-guardian/lifestyle/news/article.cfm Music Review: Sia, This is Acting][http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6859156/sia-this-is-acting-album-review Sia Struggles to Find Her Identity on 'This Is Acting': Album Review][http://www.vulture.com/2016/01/album-review-sias-this-is-acting.html Album Review: This is Acting] Idolator's Kathy Iandoli argued that the song "makes a valiant attempt to lighten things up a bit."[http://www.idolator.com/7620730/sias-this-is-acting-album-review Sia's 'This Is Acting': Album Review] Writing for 'The Guardian', Kitty Empire said: "There is nothing wrong with [Move Your Body], if you like your pop as gusty as a typhoon."[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/31/sia-this-is-acting-review-favourite-rejects-beyonce-rihanna-adele Sia: This Is Acting review mass-appeal pop with a manic edge]

The Independent's Hugh Montgomery called the song a "stuttering dancefloor magnet",[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/sia-this-is-acting-review-a-thrillingly-intimate-album-thats-so-much-more-than-just-off-cuts-a6836636.html This Is Acting - review] while Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine offered that "[songs like] Move Your Body, whose unabashed 4/4 beat and clattering EDM percussion are straight out of Rihanna's Loud, seem more like dated outtakes than underappreciated gems."[https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/sia-this-is-acting Sia - This Is Acting] Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe wrote "The thumping groove of Move Your Body which in a just world would be a dancefloor smash has Shakira written all over it, and inspires the titular command."[https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2016/01/27/album-review-sia-this-acting/EamHbElQXwClJiHCkmGz4M/story.html Album review: Sia, This Is Acting]

Lyric video



A lyric video of "Move Your Body" was uploaded on Sia's Vevo account on YouTube on 12 January 2017. The video is set in a photography studio in an American Mall in 1987, and features a girl (portrayed by Lilliana Ketchman) and her parents in a glamour photo shoot until she runs off set, where she finds Sia's signature black-and-blonde wig in a dressing room and tries it on. She then photobombs strangers' posed pictures until her parents drag her away, but the strangers invite her back for even more photos and dance along with her.

Versions



* Move Your Body (Album version) 4:07

* Move Your Body (Single mix) 4:12

* Move Your Body (Alan Walker Remix) 3:41

* Move Your Body (Alan Walker Extended Remix) - 4:41

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end Charts



Certifications



Release history



See also



* List of number-one dance singles of 2017 (U.S.)

References



Category:2016 songs

Category:2017 singles

Category:Sia (musician) songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Greg Kurstin

Category:Songs written by Greg Kurstin

Category:Songs written by Sia (musician)

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