Everybody Move

{{Short description|1991 single by Cathy Dennis}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Everybody Move

| cover = Everybody Move single cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Cathy Dennis

| album = Move to This

| released = {{start date|1991|11|25|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=23 November 1991}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = House

| length = 3:26

| label = Polydor

| writer =

| producer =

  • Cathy Dennis
  • Phil Bodger

| prev_title = Too Many Walls

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = You Lied to Me

| next_year = 1992

| misc = {{External music video|header=Licensed audio|{{YouTube|WeNneXUCG7Q|"Everybody Move"}}}}

}}

"Everybody Move" is a song by British dance-pop singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis, released as the fifth single from her debut album, Move to This (1990). Co-written by Dennis, it was a top-30 hit in the UK, peaking at number 25. Additionally, it also reached number 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 41 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In Australia, the single peaked at number 85, while on the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 58 in January 1992.

Critical reception

Alex Henderson from AllMusic felt that Dennis is "warm and convincing on such sleek and infectious dance-floor fare", as "Everybody Move".{{cite web|first= Alex |last= Henderson |title= Cathy Dennis – Move to This |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 4 November 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/move-to-this-mw0000690443}} Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "After the soft and pleasing "Too Many Walls", Dennis returns to her dance roots for an instantly contagious pop/house twirler. Already racking up club adds, fourth shot from hit-packed Move to This debut album sounds like another sure-fire multiformat smash."{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Single Reviews |magazine= Billboard |date= 30 November 1991 |page= 82 |access-date= 22 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-30.pdf |author-link= Larry Flick}} Marc Andrews from Smash Hits noted that here, the singer "returns to more familiar ground with this dance stormer a la Vogue ('tis the season obviously). And, good news ahoy, it seems certain to provide Cathy from Norwich with the fifth hit from her five-hits-from-the-one-LP".{{cite magazine|first= Marc |last= Andrews |title= Review: Singles |magazine= Smash Hits |date= 13 November 1991 |page= 51 |access-date= 20 October 2020 |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33044783468/in/album-72157706186680835/}}

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Scottish television comedy director and producer Bob Spiers.

Track listings

  • UK CD single
  1. "Everybody Move" (Everybody's Club Mix)
  2. "Everybody Move" (Padapella)
  3. "Everybody Move" (Everybody's House Mix)
  4. "Everybody Move" (Everybody's House Music)

Charts

class="wikitable sortable"
Chart (1991–1992)

!Peak
position

Australia (ARIA){{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|page=79}}

|align="center"|85

Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=9|issue=3|page=31|date=18 January 1992}}

|align="center"|58

{{single chart|Dutch40|31|artist=Cathy Dennis|song=Everybody Move|access-date=2 October 2021}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|38|artist=Cathy Dennis|song=Everybody Move|access-date=8 March 2016}}
{{single chart|UK|25|artist=Cathy Dennis|date=1991-12-07|access-date=8 March 2016}}
UK Dance (Music Week){{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-12-07.pdf |title= Top 60 Dance Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= 7 December 1991 |page= 22 |access-date= 28 September 2020}}

|align="center"|46

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|90|artist=Cathy Dennis|access-date=8 March 2016}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|41|artist=Cathy Dennis|access-date=8 March 2016}}

References