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Movin' On (Bananarama song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Movin' On
| cover = Banana_mo.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Bananarama
| album = Please Yourself
| released = 17 August 1992
| recorded = October 1991
| studio =
| B-side = "Treat Me Right"
| venue =
| genre = Dance
| length = *4:36
*3:31 (7" Mix)
| label = London Records
| writer = *Sara Dallin
*Keren Woodward
*Mike Stock
*Pete Waterman
| producer = *Mike Stock
*Pete Waterman
| prev_title = Tripping on Your Love
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Last Thing on My Mind
| next_year = 1992
| misc =
}}
"'Movin' On'" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. Released on 17 August 1992, it was the first single from their sixth album, 'Please Yourself', which was released in March 1993. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) trio who had produced a number of Bananarama's past hits.
"Movin' On" is a pop song with disco influences, as Stock and Waterman attempted to create an ABBA-like sound for the 'Please Yourself' album. The single met with mixed reviews and moderate success when released, peaking at number 24 in the UK singles chart. The song was later covered by English band Steps on their second album, 'Steptacular'.
In 2012, the song was re-released by Bananarama on their 'Now or Never' EP in a new version.
Critical reception
Quentin Harrison from Albumism wrote, "Now as a duo, their voices and songwriting perspectives were even more closely aligned and that translated to the music as heard on the uptempo ballad of "Movin' On", a thematically timely tune capturing their post-'Pop Life' mindset." Larry Flick from 'Billboard' called it a "tasty dance confection", adding that "the group's trademark unison vocals are now more tightly focused and interesting to the ear. And yet, they appear more relaxed and playful".
Music video
The music video for "Movin' On" was directed by Philippe Gautier and begins with the girls performing from behind a wooden cut-out of the image that appears on the cover of the single. They emerge from behind it in red evening gowns and descend a staircase as scantily clad showboys with feathered fans perform around them. Several muscular men pose on podiums as live Grecian statues. As a nod to their trademark silliness, they can be seen tussling in the midst of their choreographed descent down the stairs. At the end, the duo exit down the long runway of a stage, and then reappear behind the wooden cut-outs, to the sound of applause.
Remixes
#"Movin' On" (Album Version) - (4:36)
* 'UK CD 1 single'
#"Movin' On" (7" Mix) - (3:32)
#"Movin' On" (Bumpin' Mix) - (6:15) (Remixed by CJ Mackintosh)
#"Treat Me Right" - (4:41)
#"Movin' On" (Spag-A-Nana Dub) - (6:17)
* 'UK CD 2 single'
#"Movin' On" (Straight No Chaser)
#"Movin' On" (Bumpin' Mix) - (6:15) (Remixed by CJ Mackintosh)
#"Movin' On" (Spag-a-Nana Dub) - (6:17)
#"Treat Me Right" - (4:41)
Charts
References
Category:1992 singles
Category:2012 songs
Category:Bananarama songs
Category:London Records singles
Category:Songs written by Mike Stock (musician)
Category:Songs written by Pete Waterman
Category:Songs written by Sara Dallin
Category:Songs written by Keren Woodward
Category:1992 songs
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