Movin' (Brass Construction song)
| "Movin'" | ||||
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| Single by Brass Construction | ||||
| from the album Brass Construction | ||||
| B-side | "Talkin'" | |||
| Released | March, 1976 | |||
| Genre | Disco · R&B · funk | |||
| Length | 3:49 (radio edit) 8:40 (full version) | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Muller Wade Williamston | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lane | |||
| Brass Construction singles chronology | ||||
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"Movin'" is a song written by Randy Muller and Wade Williamston,[1] and performed by R&B/disco band Brass Construction.
Background[]
The song was culled together from a 16-minute jam session by the band.[2]
Chart performance[]
Released from their self-titled 1976 album, the single spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart in the spring of that year. It was also successful on the pop charts, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] On the disco dance charts, "Movin'" went to number one for four weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart.[4] Outside the US, "Movin'" went to number 23 in the UK.[5]
Samples[]
- "Got Myself Together" by the Bucketheads sampled the song.
Popular Culture[]
- The song is heard playing in the background in the Good Times episode "The Big Move", Part One, at the Evanses' going-away party, where they receive the news that the Evanses' patriarch, James, had been killed in an automobile accident.
References[]
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Movin' - Song Review, allmusic.com
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 76.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 42.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
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