Move That Body (song)

"Move That Body"
Single by Nelly featuring T-Pain & Akon
from the album 5.0
Released	October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12) (see release history)
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2010
Genre	Hip hop, electropop
Length	3:24
Label	Derrty Ent., Universal Motown
Writer(s)	Cornell Haynes, Jr., Faheem Najm, Aliaune Thiam, Shondre Crawford
Producer	Bangladesh
Nelly singles chronology
"Just a Dream" (2010) "Move That Body" (2010) "Gone" (2011) T-Pain singles chronology "Rap Song" (2010) "Move That Body" (2010) "No Dejemos Que Se Apague" (2010) Akon singles chronology "Angel" (2010) "Move That Body" (2010) "Hold My Hand" (2010)

"Move That Body" is a song performed by American hip hop artist Nelly. The song features T-Pain and Akon, and was produced by Bangladesh. The song was released on October 12, 2010, and serves as the second single from Nelly's sixth studio album, 5.0. The song has received negative reviews from various hip-hop critics and fans based upon lack of production and use of auto-tune^[1][2] and as such has become Nelly's lowest charting single.

Music video

A music video was shot on October 6.^[3] The video premiered on October 19 on VEVO.^[4] In the sizzling clip, the St. Louis rapper makes his way to an underground fight-style dance club, meeting up with Akon and T-Pain who hedge bets with T.I., Yo Gotti, Bangladesh and Jermaine Dupri on the sidelines as the ladies throw it down. The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld.^[4]

Track listing

• U.S. Digital download^[5]

1. "Move That Body" featuring T-Pain & Akon – 3:24

Chart performance

Move That Body became a major disappointment on the charts by debuting at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and falling off the chart the week after. The same reception happened to the single on the ARIA Charts when it debuted at number 29 and also fell off the week after.

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	29
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	54
UK Singles Chart[8]	71
UK R&B Chart[9]	24

Release information

Purchasable release

List of release dates, record label and format details

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States[5]	October 12, 2010	Digital download	Universal Motown
United Kingdom[10]	January 31, 2011

References

1. ^ http://poponandon.com/listen-nelly-move-that-body
2. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a301248/nelly-ft-akon-t-pain-move-that-body.html
3. ^ "Behind the Video: Nelly f/ T-Pain & Akon 'Move That Body'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Video: Nelly f/ T-Pain & Akon 'Move That Body'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Move That Body - Single - United States". iTunes.com. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
6. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Nelly – Move That Body". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
7. ^ "Nelly - Move That Body". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=2010-10-30. Retrieved 30 October 2010. 
8. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/
9. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/urban-charts/
10. ^ http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm

External links

• "Move That Body" Official music video on YouTube