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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Body Movin'

| cover = Bodymovin.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Beastie Boys

| album = Hello Nasty

| B-side = Peanut Butter and Jelly

| released =

| recorded = 1997

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:09

| label =

| writer =

| producer =

| prev_title = Intergalactic

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = The Negotiation Limerick File

| next_year = 1998

| misc =

}}

"'Body Movin'" is a song by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released as the second single from their fifth studio album 'Hello Nasty'.

Track listing



'CD single'

#"Body Movin'" 3:09

#"Body Movin'" (Fatboy Slim Remix) 5:33

#"Peanut Butter and Jelly" 2:16

'CD single v.2'

#"Body Movin'" 3:05

#"Body Movin'" (Moving in Kent Mix) 5:58

#"Dr. Lee PhD" (Dub Mix) - 4:31

Composition



The song samples "Oye Como Va" by Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers and uses vocal samples from "Modern Dynamic Physical Fitness Activities" by Ed Durlacher.

Remixes



The Fatboy Slim remix has the same lyrics, but has differences in the instrumental. This remix features a sample of "Fido" by The Byrds. This song is also featured on the Beastie Boys compilation 'The Sounds of Science' which was released in the United States.

There is also a radio remix featuring Redman, Biz Markie and Erick Sermon - utilizing the backing of the Fatboy Slim remix. This remix is also featured on the Xbox 360 game, 'Dance Central' and the Wii dancing video game, 'Just Dance 2'.

Music video



The music video uses the Fatboy Slim remix version and was directed by MCA, under his alias Nathaniel Hornblower. It parodies and incorporates scenes from the 1968 Italian action film 'Danger: Diabolik' (based on the comic character Diabolik) with Ad-Rock playing the titular character, MCA playing the villain and Mike D as the villain's assistant. It was released in two versions: censored and uncensored, with the censored version replacing machine gun fire with that of a laser gun, and omitting a comedic but bloody decapitation from the uncensored version.

In popular culture



The Fatboy Slim remix of the song is briefly heard in the 2013 film 'Star Trek Into Darkness'. The song was featured in one episode of MTV animated series 'Daria'. In Chile, the song was used the jingler winner of TVN TV Show 'Calle 7' in 2010-2012. The song was featured in the Netflix docuseries 'Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer' because a featured Facebook user had named her username, "'Baudi Moovan'," after the song.

Chart positions



{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (19981999)

!Peak
position

|-

|align="left"|Australian Singles Chart

|align="center"|28

|-

|align="left"|Dutch Singles Chart

|align="center"|82

|-

|align="left"|New Zealand Singles Chart

|align="center"|20

|-

|align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart

|align="center"|30

|-

|align="left"|UK Singles Chart

|align="center"|15

|-

|align="left"|U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play

|align="center"|44

|-

|align="left"|U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales

|align="center"|25

|-

|align="left"|U.S. 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks

|align="center"|15

|-

|}

References



Category:1998 singles

Category:Beastie Boys songs

Category:Fatboy Slim songs

Category:Songs written by Ad-Rock

Category:Songs written by Mike D

Category:Songs written by Adam Yauch

Category:1998 songs

Category:1997 songs

Category:Songs written by Mario Caldato Jr.

Category:Song recordings produced by Mario Caldato Jr.

Category:Songs about dancing

Category:Music videos directed by Adam Yauch

Category:Capitol Records singles

Category:Grand Royal singles

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