Go on Move
{{Short description|1993 single by Reel 2 Real}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Go on Move
| cover = Reel_2_Real_featuring_The_Mad_Stuntman-Go_on_Move.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman
| album = Move It!
| released = 1993
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- Eurodance{{cite magazine|title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 11 |issue= 29 |date= July 16, 1994 |page= 10 |access-date= May 19, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-07-16.pdf}}
- house{{cite magazine|first= Andy |last= Beevers |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-06-18.pdf |title= Market Preview: Dance - Pick of the Week |magazine= Music Week |date= June 18, 1994 |page= 17 |access-date= April 18, 2021}}
- ragga
| length = 4:12
| label = Strictly Rhythm
| writer =
| producer = Erick Morillo
| chronology = Reel 2 Real
| prev_title = The New Anthem
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = I Like to Move It
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|nphK5Ke3-Xc|"Go on Move"}}}}
}}
"Go on Move" is a song by American solo project Reel 2 Real (Erick Morillo), featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper the Mad Stuntman (a.k.a. Mark Quashie). Originally released in 1993 by Strictly Rhythm as a single from the project's debut album, Move It! (1994), it was re-released in 1994 after the success of "I Like to Move It". "Go on Move" became a top-10 hit in Canada, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK. In the latter nation, the song reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. But on the UK Dance Singles Chart, it was an even bigger hit, peaking at number two. In the US, it peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, while it peaked at number one on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart. Its accompanying music video was directed by Craig McCall,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shUJwS_Prjw|title=reel 2 real - go on move ( viva tv )|publisher=YouTube|access-date=December 23, 2022}} who had previously directed the video for "I Like to Move It". "Go on Move" was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in August 1994.{{cite magazine|title=Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-08-06.pdf|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=32|date=August 6, 1994|page=14|access-date=December 23, 2022}}
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine Music & Media said, "Recommended by Swedish star producer Denniz Pop himself as the sole innovators of pop dance at the moment, the three live up to his endorsement again with a spirited ragga/Euro mix." Andy Beevers from Music Week gave 'Go on Move' five out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance, writing, "This single gets a belated UK release in the wake of the phenomenal 'I Like to Move It'. It shares the winning formula of pumping house rhythms and crowd pleasing ragga chat from The Mad Stuntman. Featuring new mixes from Erick Morillo and Jules & Skins, it is shaping up to be another smash."
Dele Fadele from NME commented, "Real To Real are here again with the same ingredients mixed up in a different order and you can only hope people continue to buy the old single: otherwise, double trouble."{{cite magazine|first=Dele|last=Fadele|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53192355168|title=Singles|work=NME|date=June 25, 1994|page=43|access-date=October 1, 2023|author-link=Dele Fadele}} Tim Jeffery from the Record Mirror Dance Update stated that "this is sure to be a chart hit".{{cite magazine|first= Tim |last= Jeffery |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-06-18.pdf |title= Hot Vinyl |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= June 18, 1994 |page= 6 |access-date= April 18, 2021}} Another RM editor, James Hamilton, described the song as a "gruff ragga 'g'wan move' shouting and 'blippily bebop' scatting drily percussive 'I Like to Move It' type bogie shuffler".{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-06-25.pdf |title= Dj directory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= June 25, 1994 |page= 5 |access-date= April 18, 2021 |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}} In his review of the Move It! album, Gareth Grundy from Select wrote, "For sheer pop cheek, only 'Go on Move' matches that title track."{{cite magazine|first=Gareth|last=Grundy|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/02/massiveattack.jpg|title=New Albums|work=Select|date=October 1994|page=102|access-date=January 1, 2025}} Emma Cochrane from Smash Hits gave it two out of five, viewing it as an "average record".{{cite magazine|first=Emma|last=Cochrane|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/54027430385/in/album-72177720320649371|title=New Singles|work=Smash Hits|date=June 22, 1994|page=56|access-date=October 6, 2024}}
Track listings
- 12-inch, US (1994)
- "Go on Move '94" (Erick "More" 94 Vocal Mix) — 6:14
- "Go on Move '94" (Smooth Touch Gets Phearce Dub) — 5:25
- "Go on Move '94" (Roy's Deep Dungeon Mix) — 9:02
- "Go on Move '94" (Reel 2 Reel '94 Dub) — 4:57
- CD maxi, France (1994)
- "Go on Move" (Erick "More" Radio Edit) — 4:12
- "Go on Move" (Erick "More" '94 Vocal Mix) — 6:14
- "Go on Move" (Smooth Touch Gets Phearce Dub) — 5:25
- "Go on Move" (Roy's Deep Dungeon Mix) — 9:02
- "Go on Move" (Reel 2 Real '94 Dub) — 4:57
- "Go on Move" (Erick "More" Original Mix) — 5:08
- "Mad Stuntman" — 3:47
- CD maxi (Remix), Europe (1994)
- "Go on Move" (Eric 'More' Morillo 94 Vocal Mix Edit) — 4:10
- "Go on Move" (Judge Jules & Michael Skins Scream Up Mix) — 6:19
- "Go on Move" (Eric 'More' Morillo 94 Vocal Mix) — 6:14
- "Go on Move" (Moveapella) — 3:12
Charts
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Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"|United States
|1993 |12-inch vinyl | |
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scope="row"|United Kingdom
|June 20, 1994 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=June 18, 1994}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.erickmorillo.com/ Erick Morillo website]
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Category:Positiva Records singles
Category:Songs written by The Mad Stuntman