"Something in the Way You Move" is a song by English singer Ellie Goulding from her third studio album, '' Delirium'' (2015). The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on 19 January 2016 as the album's second single in North America, and third overall. It reached number 51 on the

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and number 43 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Composition

"Something in the Way You Move" is an electropop song, with a tempo of 108 beats per minute and it uses the chords A, B, C#m, and E. Lyrically, the song describes an ill-fated attraction to someone. ''

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'' Alexis Petridis noted similarities between the song and " Love Me like You Do", another song from ''Delirium'', saying it has "a virtually identical chorus". Eve Barlow of '' Spin'' wrote the chorus is reminiscent of the 1980s.

Critical reception

"Something in the Way You Move" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. MTV News dubbed the song "pure pop bliss". Ian Sandwell of '' Digital Spy'' praised it as "pure, unfiltered pop magic" and "pop gold". ''

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''s Bianca Gracie deemed it "vibrant" and warned not to be surprised if "its bright vibe ends up taking over the radio." However, Music Times gave the track a negative review, calling it "generic pop" and stating there was nothing "interesting" about it. Hazel Cills of ''

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'' wrote that although the song is "a mighty fine song in a vacuum",

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had already done something similar with " Me & the Rhythm".

Music videos

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for "Something in the Way You Move" was released on 9 October 2015, and features fans of Goulding dancing in black and white behind the song's lyrics in lilac and blue. The official music video for the song was directed by Ed Coleman and premiered on 23 February 2016, consisting of live footage of Goulding's performance in Antwerp, Belgium, as part of the Delirium World Tour. On 21 June 2017, a second video was released to Goulding's

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page. Filmed exclusively for Goulding's Deichmann 2017 Spring Summer collection and directed by

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, the video shows Goulding dancing and performing the song wearing footwear from the collection range.

Live performances

Goulding performed "Something in the Way You Move" on

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'' on 27 November 2015. On 31 December, she performed the song on ''

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' Delirium''.

Recording

* Recorded at Echo Studio (Los Angeles) * Mixed at MixStar Studios (

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) * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

* Ellie Goulding – vocals *

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– production, engineering, bass, drums, guitar, piano, keyboards * Alex Pasco – engineering * Julian Burg – engineering * Serban Ghenea – mixing * John Hanes – engineering for mix *

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– mastering * Randy Merrill – mastering assistance

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Ellie Goulding 2015 songs 2016 singles Cherrytree Records singles Ellie Goulding songs Interscope Records singles Song recordings produced by Greg Kurstin Songs written by Ellie Goulding Songs written by Greg Kurstin