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
Format CD single, Cassette
Recorded 2000; London, England
Length 3:53
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Simon Ellis
S Club 7 singles chronology
"Never Had a Dream Come True"
(2000)		 "Don't Stop Movin'"
(2001)		 "Have You Ever"
(2001)

"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. The song was written by the group along with their regular songwriter Simon Ellis together with Sheppard Solomon. Solomon had worked on hits in the 1990s by Eternal and Michelle Gayle with Michael Jackson and received a co-writer credit due to the song's similarity to Jackson's single "Billie Jean", which the group acknowledged. The song features lead vocal by Bradley McIntosh and Jo O'Meara and has a disco style; it features real violins and stringed instruments.[1] It was released on 23 April 2001 as the lead single from S Club 7's third studio album Sunshine.

The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart twice in the course of one month, with Geri Halliwell's "It's Raining Men" spending two weeks at the top position in between.[2] becoming the year's seventh biggest-selling single.[3] It was also awarded the BRIT Award for Best British Single in 2002 and ITV's Record of the Year accolade.[4] The song made it to number 3 in Q's "Guilty Pleasures" list in August 2006.[5] It has sold 801,000 copies in the United Kingdom, as stated by the Official Charts Company.[6]

The songwriters acknowledged that the verse sampled Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", a fact that the group claim to have spoken about widely during the single's promotion.[7]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[8]

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Cover versions

On Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, as part of Ant vs. Dec: The Teams, their challenge was to record a charity single. Ant's team sang this song as their single. They lost the challenge,[33] however they still managed to chart at number 79 on the UK Singles Chart.

Starsailor covered this song on Radio 1's Live Lounge.

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

Boy band 911 sang the song on the ITV television programme Hit Me, Baby, One More Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Single Review: S Club 7 "Don't Stop Movin'"". The Bland Is Out There. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "S Club 7: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. 1 2 "2001 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Don't Stop Movin' by S Club 7 Songfacts". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Entertainment - ELO top 'guilty secret' song list". BBC News. BBC. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 Myers, Justin (9 May 2015). "S Club 7's Official Top 10 Best Selling Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "S Club 7's Don't Stop Movin' sample of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean". WhoSampled. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - S Club 7 - "Don't stop movin'"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin' - Mixes". discogs.com. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'" (in French). Ultratip.
  14. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Tracklisten.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  17. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Stop Movin'". Irish Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Top Digital Download.
  19. ↑ "Charts.nz – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Top 40 Singles.
  20. ↑ "Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 32/2001 (Retrieved September 4, 2015)
  21. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  22. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Singles Top 100.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Swiss Singles Chart.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2001". ARIA. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "JAHRESHITPARADE 2001" (in German). Archived from the original on 21 October 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 2001" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  27. ↑ "End of Year Charts 2001". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  28. ↑ "Årslista Singlar - År 2001" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  29. ↑ "SWISS YEAR-END CHARTS 2001" (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  30. ↑ Radio 1 Chart of the Decade, as presented by DJ Nihal on 29 December 2009
  31. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  32. ↑ "British single certifications – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Don't Stop Movin' in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  33. ↑ "TV Shows". itv.com. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
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