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"I Like to Move It"
Single by Reel 2 Real
from the album Move It!
Released 1994
Format CD single
CD maxi
Recorded March 26, 1994
Genre Dance/Reggae/Hip hop/Dancehall
Length 3:52
Label Strictly Rhythm
Writer(s) Erick Morillo
Mark Quashie
Producer Erick Morillo
Ralphie Muniz
Certification Gold France, 1994
Reel 2 Real singles chronology
"Go on Move"
(1994)		 "I Like to Move It"
(1994)		 "Go on Move (reissue)"
(1994)

"I Like to Move It" is a 1994 music track performed by Reel 2 Real (Erick Morillo), featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman (Mark Quashie). The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1994, peaking at #89, reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart, and was a #8 hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

The song is featured prominently in the Madagascar film series.

Contents

Uses in the media

Subsequently, the song was used in various promotions, including advertisements for the National Basketball League in Australia, as well as the confectionery Chewits in the United Kingdom ("I like to chew it, chew it!"). Also Durex condoms ("I like to do it, do it"). It has also been featured on the 2001 Summers edition of Toshiba EMI's dance compilation album series Dancemania, and as a result, also appeared on DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution (due to Konami's deal with Toshiba EMI, allowing the series to use music from the series). A remix of this song by DJ Aligator was featured on Dancemania EX 2. The music is heard briefly in one scene of critics failure movie Master of Disguise. It can also be heard in the motion picture "Saving Silverman".

Use in the Madagascar films

The song is used in DreamWorks's Madagascar film franchise, where different versions of the song are featured prominently in the films, their soundtracks, and associated marketing campaigns. In the first film, Madagascar, "I Like to Move It" is performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays the character of King Julien in the films. In the 2008 sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, a different version is performed by American hip-hop artist will.i.am, who plays the character of Moto Moto. Both versions include (different) lyrics referencing the characters and plot of the two films. Snippets of the song are performed by other characters in the films as well.

Cover versions

In 1995, there was a Latin Tropical (house-merengue) version released, sung by Sandy y Papo titled "Mueve, Mueve", it's a loose version of "I Like to Move It" but the main chorus remains almost exactly as the original.

In 2001, the song was remixed by MC Mario, a popular Canadian radio jock.

In 2005, a remixed version was featured on the United States version of the Crazy Frog album, Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits. The song was partially included and recorded for Jully Black's Sweat of Your Brow.

In 2004 The Minister Ft. Scooby released "I Like To Move It". The song is based on the melody from Ghostbusters.

In 2006 Syndicate Of Law produced their version of the song.

Danish-Iranian DJ Alligator has also made a cover of the song.

In 2008 the song became well known on the terraces at Arsenal FC when supporters started a song for Emmanuel Eboué to the tune of the song re-wording the lyrics to "I like Eboue-boue, I like Eboue-boue, I like Eboue-boue, You like EBOUE!"

In 2009 2 more covers were released. This time produced by Klaas Gerling. And the second being performed by The Zoo Gang.

In late 2009 a remix entitled "I like to Cook it" was released by Berlin based artist Big Stu.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "I Like to Move It" (radio edit) — 3:52
  2. "I Like to Move It" (more's instrumental) — 3:57
CD maxi
  1. "I Like to Move It" (radio edit) — 3:52
  2. "I Like to Move It" (UK vocal house remix) — 5:47
  3. "I Like to Move It" (UK moody house remix) — 5:05
  4. "I Like to Move It" (Reel 2 Reel dub) — 4:25

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[1] Gold October 28, 1994 250,000
Germany[2] Gold 1994 150,000
Netherlands[3] Gold 1994 40,000
UK[4] Silver March 1, 1994 200,000

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] 8
Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 89
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 6
Austrian Singles Chart[6] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[6] 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[6] 1
German Singles Chart[7] 3
Irish Singles Chart[8] 5
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[6] 14
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 12
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 4
UK Singles Chart[9] 5
End of year chart (1994) Position
Australian Singles Chart[10] 40
Austrian Singles Chart[11] 25
French Singles Chart[12] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 47
Preceded by
"Without You" by Mariah Carey		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
May 7, 1994 - May 28, 1994 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Prince
Preceded by
"I Can See Clearly Now" by Jimmy Cliff		 French SNEP number-one single
July 9, 1994 - August 6, 1994 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"7 Seconds" by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry

References

  1. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  2. ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  3. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved December 9, 2008)
  4. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  5. ^ a b Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "I Like to Move It", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  7. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  8. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  9. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  10. ^ 1994 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  11. ^ 1994 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  12. ^ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  13. ^ 1994 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 10, 2008)

External links


"I Like to Move It"
Single by Reel 2 Real
from the album Move It!
B-side Remix
Released 1994
Format CD single, CD maxi
Recorded March 26, 1994
Genre Dance, reggae, hip hop, dancehall
Length 3:52
Label Strictly Rhythm
Writer(s) Erick Morillo, Mark Quashie
Producer Erick Morillo, Ralphie Muniz
Reel 2 Real singles chronology

"Go on Move"
(1994) 		"I Like to Move It"
(1994) 		"Go on Move (reissue)"
(1994)

"I Like to Move It" is a 1994 music track performed by Reel 2 Real (Erick Morillo), featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman (Mark Quashie). The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1994, peaking at #89, reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart, and was a #8 hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

The song is featured prominently in the Madagascar film series.

Contents

Uses in the media

Subsequently, the song was used in various promotions, including advertisements for the National Basketball League in Australia, as well as the confectionery Chewits in the United Kingdom ("I like to chew it, chew it!"). Also Durex condoms ("I like to do it, do it"). It has also been featured on the 2001 Summers edition of Toshiba EMI's dance compilation album series Dancemania, and as a result, also appeared on DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution (due to Konami's deal with Toshiba EMI, allowing the series to use music from the series). A remix of this song by DJ Aligator was featured on Dancemania EX 2. The music is heard briefly in one scene of the movie[when?] Master of Disguise. It can also be heard in the motion picture "Saving Silverman".

Use in the Madagascar films

The song is used in DreamWorks's Madagascar film franchise, where different versions of the song are featured prominently in the films, their soundtracks, and associated marketing campaigns. In the first film, Madagascar, "I Like to Move It" is performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays the character of King Julien in the films. In the 2008 sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, a different version is performed by American hip-hop artist will.i.am, who plays the character of Moto Moto (although the Sacha Baron Cohen version can be heard in the film's main menu). Both versions include (different) lyrics referencing the characters and plot of the two films. Snippets of the song are performed by other characters in the films as well.

Cover versions

In 1995, there was a Latin Tropical (house-merengue) version released, sung by Sandy y Papo titled "Mueve, Mueve", it's a loose version of "I Like to Move It" but the main chorus remains almost exactly as the original.

In 2001, the song was remixed by MC Mario, a popular Canadian radio jock.

In 2005, a remixed version was featured on the United States version of the Crazy Frog album, Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits. The song was partially included and recorded for Jully Black's Sweat of Your Brow.

In 2004 The Minister Ft. Scooby released "I Like To Move It". The song is based on the melody from Ghostbusters.

In 2006 Syndicate Of Law produced their version of the song.

Danish-Iranian DJ Alligator has also made a cover of the song.

In 2008 the song became well known on the terraces at Arsenal FC when supporters started a song for Emmanuel Eboué to the tune of the song re-wording the lyrics to "I like Eboue-boue, I like Eboue-boue, I like Eboue-boue, You like EBOUE!"

In 2009 2 more covers were released. This time produced by Klaas Gerling. And the second being performed by The Zoo Gang.

In late 2009 a remix entitled "I like to Cook it" was released by Berlin based artist Sean Mckendrick.

In 2010 Basshunter's used the sampler for his single Saturday

Track listings

CD single
  1. "I Like to Move It" (radio edit) — 3:52
  2. "I Like to Move It" (more's instrumental) — 3:57
CD maxi
  1. "I Like to Move It" (radio edit) — 3:52
  2. "I Like to Move It" (UK vocal house remix) — 5:47
  3. "I Like to Move It" (UK moody house remix) — 5:05
  4. "I Like to Move It" (Reel 2 Reel dub) — 4:25

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[1] 8
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] 6
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[2] 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 1
German Singles Chart[3] 3
Irish Singles Chart[4] 5
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[2] 14
Swedish Singles Chart[2] 12
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 4
UK Singles Chart[5] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 89

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) Position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 40
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 25
Dutch Top 40[8] 2
French Singles Chart[9] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 47

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[11] Gold October 28, 1994 250,000
Germany[12] Gold 1994 150,000
Netherlands[13] Gold 1994 40,000
UK[14] Silver March 1, 1994 200,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Without You" by Mariah Carey 		Dutch Top 40 number-one single
May 7, 1994 - May 28, 1994 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Prince
Preceded by
"I Can See Clearly Now" by Jimmy Cliff 		French SNEP number-one single
July 9, 1994 - August 6, 1994 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"7 Seconds" by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry

References

  1. ^ a b Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "I Like to Move It", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ "Reel 2 Real singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Reel+2+Real/single. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 
  4. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  6. ^ 1994 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  7. ^ 1994 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  8. ^ "Single top 100 over 1994" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201994.pdf. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 
  9. ^ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  10. ^ 1994 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  11. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  12. ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  13. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved December 9, 2008)
  14. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved August 10, 2008)

External links

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