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Move It Up

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"Move It Up"
Flarenasch cover
Single by Cappella
from the album U Got 2 Know
Released26 September 1994 (1994-09-26)[1]
Length4:15
Label
  • Media (Italy)
  • Internal Dance (UK)
Songwriters
  • A. Pasinelli
  • C. Maifrini
  • D. Leoni
  • G. Bortolotti
ProducerGianfranco Bortolotti
Cappella singles chronology
"U & Me"
(1994)		 "Move It Up"
(1994)		 "Tell Me the Way"
(1995)
Music video
"Move It Up" on YouTube

"Move It Up" is a song by Italian group Cappella, released in September 1994, via various European labels, as the seventh single from the group's second studio album, U Got 2 Know (1994). The song features lead vocals by Jackie Rawe and was produced by Gianfranco Bortolotti, who also have co-writing credit. It charted in several European countries, with top-10 success in Finland, Italy and the Netherlands. In Ireland and the UK, it was issued as a double A-side with "Big Beat". Cappella's Kelly Overett told in a 2022 interview, that "Move It Up" is her favourite Cappella track.[2]

Chart performance

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"Move It Up" was a European hit, although it did not reach the same level of success as "U Got 2 Let the Music" and "Move on Baby". The song was a top-10 hit in Finland (6), Italy (9), and the Netherlands (6).[3][4][5] Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Belgium (17), Switzerland (19), and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number 19 after three weeks on the chart.[6] On the European Dance Radio Chart, it peaked at number three, behind Heavy D & The Boyz' "This Is Your Night" and Ice MC's "It's a Rainy Day".[7] In the UK, where "Move It Up" was issued as a double A-side with "Big Beat", it peaked at number 16 during its first week on the UK Singles Chart, on 9 October 1994; It spent two weeks at that position.[8] On the UK Dance Chart, the song peaked at number ten. Outside Europe, the song became a top-10 hit in West Asia, where it peaked at number nine in Israel on 8 November 1994.[9] It also charted in Australia, where it peaked at number 104 on the ARIA singles chart.[10]

Music video

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The music video for "Move It Up" was directed by Wayne Holloway and produced by La La Land.[11] It was filmed in Castle Films Studios in London,[2] featuring singer/dancer Kelly Overett and rapper Rodney Bishop performing with dancers on a dancefloor. Jayne Robinson was responsible for the make-up in the video.[11] It received "prime break out" rotation on MTV Europe and was B-listed on German music television channel VIVA in November 1994.[12][13]

Track listings

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Charts

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Kelly O - The Interview by Klems". Eurokdj.com. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Billboard: Hits of the World, March 26, 1994
  4. 1 2 "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 44. 29 October 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cappella" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  6. 1 2 "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 45. 5 November 1994. p. 15. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. 1 2 "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 48. 26 November 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart on 15/10/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Israeli Charts". 8 November 1994. Archived from the original on 26 June 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026. Search "Move It Up" for Israeli chart history.
  10. 1 2 "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 July 2017". Retrieved 19 July 2017 – via Imgur.
  11. 1 2 "Cappella - Move It Up music video Aug 1994". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Station Reports: MTV Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 47. 19 November 1994. p. 31. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Station Reports: VIVA" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 47. 19 November 1994. p. 31. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Cappella – Move It Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  15. ↑ "Move It Up/Big Beat | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "Cappella – Move It Up" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 22/10/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  18. ↑ "Cappella – Move It Up". Swiss Singles Chart.
  19. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart on 15/10/1994 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 October 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1994" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  22. ↑ "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  23. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1994" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  24. ↑ "1994 – Singles" (PDF). Hit Music. 7 January 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
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