Don't Stop Movin' (S Club 7 song)

"Don't Stop Movin'"
Single by S Club 7
from the album Sunshine
B-side	"Right Guy" (original version)
Released	23 April 2001 (United Kingdom)
Format	CD single: Worldwide
Recorded	London, England (2000)
Genre	Pop, Nu-disco
Length	3:53
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Bradley McIntosh/Hannah Spearritt/Jo O'Meara/Jon Lee/Paul Cattermole/Rachel Stevens/Sheppard Solomon/Simon Ellis/Tina Barrett
S Club 7 singles chronology
"Never Had a Dream Come True" (2000) "Don't Stop Movin'" (2001) "Have You Ever" (2001)
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"Don't Stop Movin'" is a song by S Club 7, released as a single on 23 April 2001.

S Club 7 recorded the song in early 2001 after they finished making their second album, 7, with their regular songwriter, Simon Ellis, and Shep Solomon, who had worked on hits in the 90s by Eternal, Michelle Gayle etc. The song is notable for being made in a disco style and it features real violins and string instruments. The song was believed to be their "coolest yet", and some even cited that this new sound of S Club 7's was a result of the infamous cannabis incident with the male members of the band. The song was released in April 2001, and hit #1 twice in the space of a month (incidentally, it was Geri Halliwell's "It's Raining Men" that spent two weeks atop the #1 position in between), becoming the year's seventh biggest-selling single, and scooping the BRIT Award for Best British Single in 2002 and ITV's Record of the Year accolade. The song made it to number 3 in Q's "Guilty Pleasures" list in August 2006.^[1] A new mix will be included on the ultimate collection.

The video was filmed at the Camden Palace nightclub in Dublin, Ireland. Halfway through the shoot, a camera knocked a giant antique chandelier which fell down from the ceiling, narrowly missing band members Tina Barrett and Bradley McIntosh and the crowd of dancers.

The song has sold 740,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company.

Song information

The song is believed to sample Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", but without any official word, it is just said to closely resemble the tune, having very similar musical structure and arrangements. A fan-made mash-up remix video of both songs is available on YouTube, but much to Jackson's fans' displeasure, the remix is panned for an S Club 7 song to be mixed with Michael Jackson.

But more than MJ's "Billie Jean", the song seems to resemble Madonna's "Vogue" from the album I'm Breathless.

The song features Bradley McIntosh and Jo O'Meara on lead vocals.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Don't Stop Movin'".

CD single pt. 1 (UK)

1. "Don't Stop Movin'"
2. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Jewels & Stone radio mix)
3. "Right Guy"
4. "Don't Stop Movin'" (CD-ROM video)

CD single pt. 2 (UK)

1. "Don't Stop Movin'"
2. "Reach" (karaoke version)
3. "Bring It All Back" (karaoke version)

+ 3 free postcards with additional song lyrics

Official versions

1. "Don't Stop Movin'" (demo version)
2. "Don't Stop Movin'" (D-Bop Mirrorball mix)
3. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Jewels & Stone mix)
4. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Jewels & Stone radio mix)
5. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Pants & Corset club mix)
6. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Pants & Corset Dub)
7. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Pants & Corset Tuff Dub)
8. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Steve Thomas mix)
9. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Trisco instrumental)
10. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Trisco mix)
11. "Don't Stop Movin'" (Girlfriends On Ice season 6 soundtrack)

Chart position

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	2
Austrian Singles Chart	9
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)	43
Danish Singles Chart	18
French Singles Chart	20
German Singles Chart	9
Irish Singles Chart	1
New Zealand Singles Chart	3
Swedish Singles Chart	4
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	1

End of decade positions

Chart (2000-2009)	Position
UK Singles Chart	26[2]

Cover versions

On Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, as part of Ant Vs. Dec: The Teams, their challenge was to record a charity single. Ant's team sung this song as their single. They lost the challenge,^[3] however they still managed to chart at No.79 on the UK Singles Chart.^[4]

The song was also recorded by The Beautiful South for their cover album Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs at a dramatically slower tempo in stark contrast to the original.

References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5237492.stm
2. ^ Radio 1 Chart of the Decade, as presented by Nihal on Tuesday 29th December 2009
3. ^ http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/quiz/AntandDecsSaturdayNightTakeaway/AntvsDec2009/Charitysingles/default.html
4. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_singles.php

Preceded by "Survivor" by Destiny's Child	UK Singles Chart number-one single (first run) 29 April 2001 – 6 May 2001	Succeeded by "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell
Preceded by "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell	UK Singles Chart number-one single (second run) 20 May 2001 – 27 May 2001	Succeeded by "Do You Really Like It?" by DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies