Movin' On (Bananarama song)

"'Movin' On" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. Released in August 1992, it was the first single from their sixth album, Please Yourself which shipped in April 1993. This is also the second single released by Bananarama as a duo (following Cruel Summer 89), as Jacquie O'Sullivan had left the group the prior year. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) trio who had produced a bulk of Bananarama's past hits.

"Movin' On"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Please Yourself
B-side	"Treat Me Right"
Released	August 1992
Recorded	July 1991
Genre	Dance
Length	4:36 3:31 (7" Mix)
Label	London Records
Songwriter(s)	Sara Dallin Keren Woodward Mike Stock Pete Waterman
Producer(s)	Mike Stock Pete Waterman
Bananarama singles chronology
"Tripping on Your Love" (1991) "Movin' On" (1992) "Last Thing on My Mind" (1992)
Music video
"Movin' On" on YouTube

"Movin' On" is a pop song with disco influences, as Stock and Waterman attempted to create an ABBA-like sound for the Please Yourself album. The single met with mixed reviews and moderate success when released, peaking at number 24 in the UK singles chart. The song was later covered by English band Steps on their second album, Steptacular.

In 2012, the song was re-released by Bananarama on their Now or Never EP in a new version.

Critical reception

Quentin Harrison from Albumism wrote, "Now as a duo, their voices and songwriting perspectives were even more closely aligned and that translated to the music as heard on the uptempo ballad of "Movin' On", a thematically timely tune capturing their post-Pop Life mindset."[1] Larry Flick from Billboard called it a "tasty dance confection", adding that "the group's trademark unison vocals are now more tightly focused and interesting to the ear. And yet, they appear more relaxed and playful".[2]

Music video

The music video, directed by Philippe Gautier, begins with the girls performing from behind a wooden cut-out of the image that appears on the cover of the single. They emerge from behind it in red evening gowns and descend a staircase as scantily clad showboys with feathered fans perform around them. Several muscular men pose on podiums as live Grecian statues. As a nod to their trademark silliness, they can be seen tussling in the midst of their choreographed descent down the stairs. At the end, the duo make a languid exit down the long runway of a stage, and then reappear from behind the wooden cut-outs, to the sound of applause.

Remixes

1. "Movin' On" (Album Version) - (4:36)

UK CD 1 single

1. "Movin' On" (7" Mix) - (3:32)
2. "Movin' On" (Bumpin' Mix) - (6:15)

   Remixed by CJ Mackintosh

3. "Treat Me Right" - (4:41)
4. "Movin' On" (Spag-A-Nana Dub) - (6:17)

UK CD 2 single

1. "Movin' On" (Straight No Chaser)
2. "Movin' On" (Bumpin' Mix) - (6:15)

   Remixed by CJ Mackintosh

3. "Movin' On" (Spag-a-Nana Dub) - (6:17)
4. "Treat Me Right" - (4:41)

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Chart)[3]	177
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	33
Finland (IFPI)[5]	6
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	52
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	32
Netherlands (MegaCharts)	34
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)	24
UK Music Week Dance Singles[8]	36

References

1. Harrison, Quentin (25 April 2018). "Bananarama's 'Please Yourself' Turns 25: An Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
2. Flick, Larry (8 May 1993). "Dance Trax: Things Get Better For D:Ream; Junior Boy Jams" (PDF). Billboard. p. 27. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
3. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2014-06-17". imgur.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
4. "BANANARAMA - MOVIN' ON (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
5. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 39. 26 September 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
6. "BANANARAMA - MOVIN' ON (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
7. "Bananarama - Movin' On". top40.nl. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
8. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 29 August 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 29 September 2020.