"Move This" is a song by Belgian electronic music project

Technotronic Technotronic was a Belgian electronic music project formed in 1987 by Jo Bogaert and best known for their 1989 single, " Pump Up the Jam", which features vocals by Ya Kid K. The song peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United ...

featuring

Ya Kid K Ya Kid K (born Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi, 1972) is a Congolese–Belgian hip hop recording artist. She was the rapper for the dance/house act Technotronic. Her sister is Karoline "Leki" Kamosi. Early life At the age of 11, Djogi move ...

. Recorded in 1989 and appearing on Technotronic's debut album, '' Pump Up the Jam: The Album'' (1989), the song was re-recorded and included on ''The Greatest Hits'' (1993). It peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming their 3rd and last top 10 hit. "Move This" is featured in the motion picture ''

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Critical reception

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'' wrote that the "pop-juiced hip-houser was first heard on Technotronic's ''

Pump Up the Jam "Pump Up the Jam" is the opening track on Belgian act Technotronic's first album, '' Pump Up the Jam: The Album'' (1989). It was released as a single on 18 August 1989 by Swanyard and SBK Records and was a worldwide hit, reaching number two in t ...

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's rhymes are appropriately cute'n'clever, and the beats and melody are strong enough to withstand heavy competition." ''

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'' placed it at number 35 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s" in 2017. Harry Sumrall from ''

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'' described it as "a sunny blend of subtle African

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and house music". ''Pop Rescue'' deemed it "a fairly mid-tempo bouncy track", adding that Ya Kid K's vocals and lyrics "lack the power and catchiness of the earlier songs."

Charts

References

1989 songs 1992 singles Technotronic songs SBK Records singles Songs written by Jo Bogaert {{1990s-dance-song-stub