Move It Up

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"Move It Up"
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Flarenasch cover
Single by Cappella
from the album U Got 2 Know
Released26 September 1994 (1994-09-26)[1]
Length4:15
Label
  • Media (Italy)
  • Internal Dance (UK)
Songwriters
  • A. Pasinelli
  • C. Maifrini
  • D. Leoni
  • G. Bortolotti
ProducerGianfranco Bortolotti
Cappella singles chronology
"U & Me"
(1994)
"Move It Up"
(1994)
"Tell Me the Way"
(1995)
Music video
"Move It Up" on YouTube

"Move It Up" is a song by Italian group Cappella, released in September 1994, via various European labels, as the seventh single from the group's second studio album, U Got 2 Know (1994). The song features lead vocals by Jackie Rawe and was produced by Gianfranco Bortolotti, who also have co-writing credit. It charted in several European countries, with top-10 success in Finland, Italy and the Netherlands. In Ireland and the UK, it was issued as a double A-side with "Big Beat". The accompanying music video was produced by La La Land and filmed in London,[2] featuring singer/dancer Kelly Overett and rapper Rodney Bishop performing with dancers on a dancefloor. Overett told in a 2022 interview, that "Move It Up" is her favourite Cappella track.[2]

Chart performance

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"Move It Up" was a European hit, although it did not reach the same level of success as "U Got 2 Let the Music" and "Move on Baby". The song was a top-10 hit in Finland (6), Italy (9), and the Netherlands (6).[3][4][5] Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Belgium (17), Switzerland (19), and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number 19 after three weeks on the chart.[6] On the European Dance Radio Chart, it peaked at number three, behind Heavy D & The Boyz' "This Is Your Night" and Ice MC's "It's a Rainy Day".[7] In the UK, where "Move It Up" was issued as a double A-side with "Big Beat", it peaked at number 16 during its first week on the UK Singles Chart, on 9 October 1994; It spent two weeks at that position.[8] On the UK Dance Chart, the song peaked at number ten. Outside Europe, the song charted in Australia, where it peaked at number 104 on the ARIA singles chart.[9]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Cappella – Move It Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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  3. ^ a b Billboard: Hits of the World, March 26, 1994
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  5. ^ a b "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cappella" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
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  8. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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  10. ^ "Cappella – Move It Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Move It Up/Big Beat". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Cappella – Move It Up" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Cappella – Move It Up". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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