I Like to Move It

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"I Like to Move It"
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Single by Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman
from the album Move It!
B-side Remix
Released November 14, 1993
Format CD single, CD maxi
Recorded 1993
Genre House, reggae fusion, Eurodance
Length 3:52
Label Strictly Rhythm
Writer(s) Erick Morillo, Mark Quashie
Producer(s) Erick Morillo, Ralphie Muniz
Reel 2 Real singles chronology
"Go on Move"
(1993)
"I Like to Move It"
(1993)
"Go on Move (reissue)"
(1994)

"I Like to Move It" is a song by American electronic dance duo 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 chart in 1994, peaking at number 89, reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, was a number one hit in the Netherlands and was a number 8 hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

Uses in the media

The song appeared in the films The Master of Disguise[1] and Saving Silverman and has frequently been used throughout the Madagascar series of films. The song appeared in the American Dad! episode "The Dentist's Wife".

The song has also been used in numerous advertisements and video games.

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
  5. "I Like To Shoot It" (video version) - 3:52-13:00

Charts and sales

Chart successions

Preceded by Canadian RPM Dance chart number-one single
May 2, 1994 - May 16, 1994 (3 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Joy" by Staxx of Joy
Preceded by
"Joy" by Staxx of Joy
Canadian RPM Dance chart number-one single
June 6, 1994 (1 week)
Succeeded by
"Hey Everybody" by DJ Company
Preceded by 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 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

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "I Like to Move It", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. Belgian peak
  4. Canadian dance chart peak
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  7. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  8. Billboard: Hits of the World, June 18, 1994
  9. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  10. 10.0 10.1 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  11. 1994 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  12. 1994 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  13. Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994
  14. 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
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  16. 1994 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
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