Move (Moby song)

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Move
EP by
Moby
ReleasedAugust 31, 1993 (1993-08-31)
Recorded1993
GenreTechno
Length
  • 21:26 (UK release)
  • 31:52 (US release)
Label
ProducerMoby
Moby chronology
Ambient
(1993) 		Move
(1993) 		Everything Is Wrong
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Philadelphia Inquirer[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[4]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+[5]
The Village VoiceA−[6]

"Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, with a chorus sampling from Loleatta Holloway's 1980 song "Love Sensation". It was first released as the title track on Moby's extended play Move, which was issued on August 31, 1993, as his first release on Mute Records in the United Kingdom and on Elektra Records in the United States. It hit number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.[7]

"Move" was released as a two-track single from the EP in certain territories, featuring the EP version of the song and a "Disco Threat" mix of the same song.[8] The song "All That I Need Is to Be Loved" from the Move EP was also issued as a single and later included in a different version on Moby's third studio album Everything Is Wrong (1995). Remixes of "Move" were also featured on the Everything Is Wrong remix album (1996).

Critical reception[edit]

Everett True from Melody Maker wrote, "Yes, yes, yes! Finest record of its kind since 'Ride on Time'."[9] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave it five out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance. He added, "This EP is Moby's first release on Mute and is shaping up to be a big hit. Already massive on the nation's dancefloors, the title track is a charging anthemic house track, identified by its "You make me feel so good" female vocal. The various mixes, including MK's excellent Blades remix, are ensuring widespread appeal."[10] Stuart Bailie from NME said, "Moby gives Jesus Christ a sleeve credit, but the spirit's flagging on "Move". Screaming velocity and Black Box shoutey vocals may signify some big holy show, but maybe they disguise a lack of new tricks."[11] Sam Wood from Philadelphia Inquirer declared it as "a fiercely energetic dance-floor anthem".[3] Charles Aaron from Spin commented, "The only card-carrying human in the techno scene takes a generically transcendent house-diva vocal and plunges it into a sampled torment of biblical proportions, a war between flesh, spirit, and technology that exudes skepticism and ecstasy in equal spurts. I think I love this guy."[12]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Moby

UK CD release (CDMUTE158)
No.TitleLength
1."Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"3:39
2."All That I Need Is to Be Loved (MV)"5:18
3."Unloved Symphony"6:11
4."The Rain Falls and the Sky Shudders"6:18
Total length:21:26
US CD release (61568)
No.TitleLength
1."Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"3:39
2."All That I Need Is to Be Loved (MV)"5:18
3."Morning Dove"5:43
4."Move (Disco Threat)"4:43
5."Unloved Symphony"6:11
6."The Rain Falls and the Sky Shudders"6:18
Total length:31:52
UK 12-inch release (12 MUTE158)
No.TitleLength
1."Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"3:39
2."Morning Dove"6:08
3."All That I Need Is to Be Loved"7:00
4."Unloved Symphony"6:11
Total length:22:58
UK 12-inch release – remixes (L12 MUTE 158)
No.TitleLength
1."Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"6:24
2."Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)" (MK Blades Mix)6:10
3."Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)" (Sub Version)6:11
4."Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)" (Xtra Mix)6:39
Total length:25:24

Single release[edit]

"Move"
Single by Moby
from the album Move
ReleasedSeptember 1993 (1993-09)
Recorded1993
Length3:39
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Moby
Producer(s)Moby
Moby singles chronology
"I Feel It" / "Thousand"
(1993) 		"Move"
(1993) 		"All That I Need Is to Be Loved"
(1993)
Music video
"Move" on YouTube
UK CD single (CD 7 MUTE 158)
No.TitleLength
1."Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"3:39
2."Move (Disco Threat)"4:43

Personnel[edit]

Credits for Move adapted from album liner notes.[13]

  • Moby – engineering, production, writing
  • Curt Frasca – mixing on "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"
  • Rozz Morehead – vocals on "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"
  • Carole Sylvan – vocals on "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"
Artwork and design
  • Barbara Lambert – design
  • Damien Loeb – video photography

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Move – Moby". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Moby: Move". Entertainment Weekly. September 17, 1993. p. 88.
  3. ^ a b Wood, Sam (October 12, 1993). "Joshua Redman and Zane Massey: Jazzmen Follow in Fathers' Footsteps". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  4. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (November 13, 2023). "Grade List: Moby". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 19, 1993). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Move (single track listing). Moby. Mute Records. 1993. CD 7 MUTE 158.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ True, Everett (September 11, 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 29. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  10. ^ Beevers, Andy (August 28, 1993). "Market Preview: Dance - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Bailie, Stuart (September 18, 1993). "Singles". NME. p. 21. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Aaron, Charles (February 1993). "Singles". Spin. p. 74. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  13. ^ Move (liner notes). Moby. Mute Records. 1993. CDMUTE158.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 42. October 16, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 42. October 16, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  17. ^ "Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  18. ^ "Moby – Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  19. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 11, 1993. p. 24. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  20. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). August 28, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  21. ^ "Moby Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  22. ^ "The RM Club Chart 93" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). December 25, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

External links[edit]

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