Move Ya Body

This article is about the 2004 song by Nina Sky. For the 1999 song by Eiffel 65, see Move Your Body.

"Move Ya Body"
Single by Nina Sky featuring Jabba
from the album Nina Sky
Released	April 27, 2004
Format	CD Single, digital download
Recorded	2004
Genre	Reggae fusion, ragga, pop
Length	3:54
Label	Universal Records
Writer(s)	Nicole Albino, Natalie Albino, Cordel Burrell, Luis Diaz, Paul George, Curtis Bedeau, Gerald Charles, Brian George, Elijah Wells, Lionel Bermingham
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Nina Sky singles chronology
- "Move Ya Body" (2004) "Turnin' Me On" (2004)

"Move Ya Body" is the debut single from Nina Sky's debut album Nina Sky, which was released in 2004. The song features rapper Jabba. There is a remix to the song with Jamaican deejay Vybz Kartel. The song ranked at #250 on Blender's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born.^[1]

Song information

The song "Move Ya Body" was spawned and advertised as a summer dance hit. The song itself is Nicole and Natalie in a club, singing "move your body, girl". The song's context was proven odd, but was meant as a positive "Go get him girl!" message.

The song uses the Coolie Dance riddim and contains a sample of the Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam song titled "Can You Feel The Beat."

Even though the song did not reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, it is often regarded as a one hit wonder because it was extremely popular, however, no more hits spawned from Nina Sky after this, as this is their only truly successful single on the Billboard Charts and US radio to date.

The song was also featured in the movie Coach Carter, but does not appear on the soundtrack. It was also featured in an episode of House in the season 7 episode After Hours in the scene where Dr. Foreman and Dr. Taub are in the gentlemen's club.

Chart performance

The song charted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #22 on the 2004 Billboard Year-End Chart. It also reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in early 2005

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	25
Austrian Singles Chart	20
Belgium (Vl)	11
Belgium (Wa)	5
Danish Singles Chart	7
Dutch Singles Chart	5
French Singles Chart	21
Italian Singles Chart	16
New Zealand Singles Chart	6[2]
Norwegian Singles Chart	15
Swedish Singles Chart	31
Swiss Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart	6
US Billboard Hot 100	4
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	14
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	6

See also

• List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2004 (U.S.)

References

1. ^ Blender's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born: 250-201
2. ^ Chart positions @ Australian-charts.com Retrieved June 2009

External links

• Music video for "Move Ya Body" on YouTube