Move Your Body (Anticappella song)
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| Single by Anticappella featuring MC Fixx It | ||||
| from the album Anticappella | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Eurodance | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Gianfranco Bortolotti | |||
| Anticappella featuring MC Fixx It singles chronology | ||||
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| "Move Your Body" on YouTube | ||||
"Move Your Body" is a song by Italian music group Anticappella, led by Gianfranco Bortolotti, the founder of Cappella, and features rapper MC Fixx. The song was released in 1994 via various labels as the fourth single from the group's only album, Anticappella (1998), becoming their most successful release.[1] It charted in several countries, becoming a top-20 hit in Italy, Scotland and Spain, and a top-30 hit in the UK, where it peaked at number 21. On the Music Week Dance Singles chart, "Move Your Body" peaked at number eight. The song also charted in Australia, Ireland and France.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]Richard Smith from Melody Maker named the song "a big slice of cheese that'll probably go down a storm in the sort of clubs that put "Smart Dress Only. Over 18s. ROAR. Free Admission For Ladies Before Midnight" on their flyers."[3] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "More frenetic Italian dance music, very similar in style to Anticappella's near-namesakes Cappella, with pounding rhythms, prominent keyboards, wailing diva and rap. Ideally suited to the Top 40."[4] David Quantick from NME said it "will sell warehouses full of singles and make dancefloors everywhere happier places."[5] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "diva nagged archetypal commercial Euro galloper".[6]
Track listing
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Charts
[edit]| Chart (1994) | Peak positions |
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| Australia (ARIA) | 80 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] | 80 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[7] | 18 |
| Scotland (OCC) | 16 |
| Spain (AFYVE) | 16 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 21 |
| UK Dance (OCC) | 30 |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[8] | 8 |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[9] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Anticappella Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 28. 9 July 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Smith, Richard (18 May 1996). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 47. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Jones, Alan (18 June 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Quantick, David (2 July 1994). "Singles". NME. p. 41. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, James (25 June 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 5. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Anticappella".
- ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 June 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4 June 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 17 May 2023.