Movin' On (Merle Haggard song)

"Movin' On"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album Keep Movin' On
Released	May 12, 1975
Format	7"
Recorded	1975
Genre	Country, truck-driving country
Length	2:16
Label	Capitol 3746
Writer(s)	Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Always Wanting You" (1975) "Movin' On" (1975) "It's All in the Movies" (1975)

"Movin' On" is a song made famous by country music singer Merle Haggard, who also wrote it. Originally, it was the theme song to the 1974-1976 NBC-TV series of the same name. A full-length version of the song was released as a single in 1975, and it topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that July.

In addition to serving as the main theme to Movin' On, the song was among many in country music to pay homage to the American over-the-road truck driver. It should not be confused with the country standard "I'm Moving On" by Hank Snow.

Chart performance

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	15

Personnel

• Guitar: Roy Nichols, Ronnie Reno
• Bass: Johnny Meeks
• Drums: Biff Adam.

Sources

• Roland, Tom, The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2)
• Whitburn, Joel, Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, 2006.

Preceded by "Lizzie and the Rainman" by Tanya Tucker

Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single July 12, 1975

Succeeded by "Touch the Hand" by Conway Twitty