Move Your Ass!

"Move Your Ass!" is a song by the German band Scooter. It was released in January 1995 as the second single from their first studio album ...and the Beat Goes On!. In October of the same year, a Move Your Ass EP was marketed in United Kingdom and Ireland.

"Move Your Ass!"
Single by Scooter
from the album ... and the Beat Goes On!
B-side	"Back in Time"
Released	January 27, 1995 (Germany)
Recorded	1995
Length	5:38
Label	Club Tools, Scorpio Music
Songwriter(s)	H. P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jens Thele, Ferris Bueller
Producer(s)	H. P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jens Thele, Ferris Bueller
Scooter singles chronology
"Hyper Hyper" (1994) "Move Your Ass!" (1995) "Friends" (1995)
Alternative cover
Remixes version

This rave song was a hit in countries such as Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland where it reached the top ten. In France, the song reached #11.

“Move Your Ass” was the introduction to Scooter in the UK, being the first of their many releases to enter the UK top 40.

Originally it was released on the 1st of April 1995, but it stalled at a lowly number 98 in the chart. The following week it was out of the UK top 100 altogether.

“Move Your Ass” saw a UK re-release on the 21st of October 1995 where it entered the UK top 40 chart (and peaked) at number 23. The following week the single slipped two places to number 25, before starting a slippery decline (35), tumbling twenty places to its lowest position of number 55. It remained in the UK top 100 for four weeks only and dipped out of the 100 altogether the following week.

Music video

The music video for "Move Your Ass" was directed by Eric Will.[1]

Track listings

Original version CD single - France (February 23, 1995) "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) — 3:55 "Move Your Ass!" — 5:50 CD maxi - Germany and France (CLU 6090-5) "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) — 3:58 "Move Your Ass!" — 5:50 "Back in Time" — 7:04 Remixes CD maxi - Australia "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) — 4:00 "Move Your Ass!" (Ultra-sonic remix) — 7:16 "Move Your Ass!" (Mandala remix) — 6:28 "Move Your Ass!" (Para-dizer remix) — 3:22 "Move Your Ass!" (Alien Factory remix) — 5:33 "Move Your Ass!" (Mega 'lo mania-acid mania mix) — 5:49 "Move Your Ass!" (Men Behind remix) — 5:54 CD maxi - Germany (March 14, 1995) (CLU 6105-5) "Move Your Ass!" (Ultra-sonic remix) — 7:15 "Move Your Ass!" (Mandala remix) — 6:23 "Move Your Ass!" (para-dizer remix) — 3:22 "Move Your Ass!" (Alien Factory remix) — 5:30 "Move Your Ass!" (Mega 'lo mania-acid mania mix) — 5:48 "Move Your Ass!" (Men Behind remix) — 5:56 "Move Your Ass!" (Matiz remix) — 5:26

2 x 12" maxi - Germany (CLU 6105-0) "Move Your Ass!" (Mandala remix) — 6:27 "Move Your Ass!" (Mega 'lo mania-acid mania mix) — 8:02 "Move Your Ass!" (Ultra-sonic remix) — 7:15 "Move Your Ass!" (Mega 'lo mania-trance dub mix) — 8:23 "Move Your Ass!" (Para-dizer remix) — 6:59 "Move Your Ass!" (Men Behind remix) — 5:56 "Move Your Ass!" (Alien Factory remix) — 5:31 "Move Your Ass!" (Matiz remix) — 5:26 EP CD maxi - UK "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) — 3:55 "Friends" — 4:40 "Endless Summer" (Radio edit) — 3:55 "Move Your Ass!" (Platinum People remix) — 7:46 12" maxi - UK (October 6, 1995) "Move Your Ass!" — 5:50 "Friends" (Ramon Zenker club mix) — 5:32 "Endless Summer" (Maxi version) — 5:14 "Move Your Ass!" (Platinum People remix) — 7:46 Cassette - UK "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) — 3:55 "Endless Summer" (Radio edit) — 3:55 "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) — 3:55 "Endless Summer" (Radio edit) — 3:55

Notes

• "Back In Time" is Scooter's rework of the song "Starship" by Performing Arts.

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 16 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 16 Denmark (IFPI)[5] 12 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 7 France (SNEP)[8] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 15 Italy (FIMI)[11] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[14] 6 Spain (AFYVE)[15] 18 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 10 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[18] 23* *: In the UK, this song was part of the Move Your Ass EP.

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[20] 98 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 80 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[22] 39 France (SNEP)[23] 74 Germany (Official German Charts)[24] 56 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 64 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 65 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 76 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 30 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Germany[29] Gold 1995 250,000

References

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19. 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 29, 2008)
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21. 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 29, 2008)
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28. 1996 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 1, 2008)
29. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Move Your Ass')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 29, 2008.