"Move Your Feet"
Single by Junior Senior
from the album D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat
B-side
  • "Coconuts" (movie edit)
  • "Chicks and Dicks"
Released10 June 2002 (2002-06-10)
StudioDelta Lab (Copenhagen, Denmark)
GenreDance-punk[1]
Length3:00
LabelCrunchy Frog
Songwriter(s)Junior
Producer(s)
Junior Senior singles chronology
"Move Your Feet"
(2002)		 "Rhythm Bandits"
(2003)
Music video
"Move Your Feet" on YouTube

"Move Your Feet" is a song by Danish pop duo Junior Senior from their debut studio album, D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat (2002). The song, originally released in June 2002 in the duo's native Denmark, was issued worldwide in 2003 and became Junior Senior's biggest hit, reaching No. 4 in Denmark, No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and No. 20 in Australia. A music video for the song, directed by British art collective Shynola, was created using low-resolution pixel art. The song was sampled in Nicki Minaj's 2023 song "Everybody".[2]

Chart performance

The song proved to be successful in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart for two non-consecutive weeks,[3] going on to become Britain's 16th-best-selling single of 2003.[4] It reached number four on the Danish Singles Chart and number 10 in Ireland.[5][6] It was a moderate hit in Australia, peaking at number 20.[7] In 2013, the song re-entered the French Singles Chart at number 11.[8]

Music video

This song was accompanied by an animated music video by British art collective Shynola,[9] using low-resolution (90×72) pixel art produced using Deluxe Paint. The video features animated characters of the members of Junior Senior, dancing figures, and personified inanimate objects.[10]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat liner notes.[15]

Studios

  • Recorded at Delta Lab (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Additional mix and recording at Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)
  • Mastered at Tocano (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Personnel

  • Junior – writing, guitar, production, additional mix and recording (Delta Lab)
  • Senior – handclaps
  • Thomas Troelsen – vocals, backing vocals, bass, keys, drums, production, mixing, engineering
  • Anna Køster – backing vocals
  • Yebo – backing vocals
  • Lars Vognstrup – backing vocals
  • Signe-Marie Jacobsen – backing vocals
  • Sara Wölck – backing vocals
  • Jesper Reginal – mixing, additional engineering
  • Per Sunding – additional mix and recording (Tambourine)
  • The Great Nalna – editing
  • Morten Bue – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Denmark 10 June 2002 CD Crunchy Frog [42]
United Kingdom 17 February 2003
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[43]
Australia 20 October 2003 CD Epic [44]

References

  1. ↑ "The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s". Pitchfork. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2022. ...just as their dance music allergies were fading and meet-you-halfway disco-punk was leaving newly-founded indie dance parties unsatisfied.
  2. ↑ Sherman, Maria. "Nicki Minaj releases 'Pink Friday 2,' 13 years after the original". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 "End of Year Charts: 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet". Tracklisten.
  6. 1 2 "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Move Your Feet". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. 1 2 3 "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Chris Harding interview". Archived from the original on 24 March 2006.
  10. ↑ "Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Official music video, HD)". YouTube. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Move Your Feet (Danish CD single sleeve). Junior Senior. Crunchy Frog Records. 2002. FROG 029-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ Move Your Feet (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Junior Senior. Crunchy Frog Records, Mercury Records. 2002. 019 819-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ↑ Move Your Feet (UK cassette single sleeve). Junior Senior. Crunchy Frog Records, Mercury Records. 2003. 019 819-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ↑ Move Your Feet (Australian CD single liner notes). Junior Senior. Epic Records. 2002. 674417 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ↑ D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat (European CD album liner notes). Junior Senior. Crunchy Frog Records. 2002. 038 069-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ↑ "Issue 714" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 13. 22 March 2003. p. 13. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  20. ↑ "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  21. ↑ "Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 27/05 – 03/06" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on 5 June 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2020. See Best column.
  22. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  23. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  24. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  25. ↑ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 24 April 2003". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  27. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 43, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  28. ↑ "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  29. ↑ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 4, saptamina 3.02–9.02, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  30. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  31. ↑ "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet". Singles Top 100.
  32. ↑ "Junior Senior – Move Your Feet". Swiss Singles Chart.
  33. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  34. ↑ "Junior Senior Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  35. ↑ "Junior Senior Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  36. ↑ "Junior Senior Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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  38. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2003". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  39. ↑ "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  40. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003" (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  41. ↑ "British single certifications – Junior Senior – Move Your Feet". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  42. ↑ "The Crunchy Frog Catalog". Crunchy Frog. Archived from the original on 24 October 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  43. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 22 February 2003. p. 31.
  44. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 20/10/2003" (PDF). ARIA. 20 October 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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