Move Your Ass!

"Move Your Ass!" is a song by German band Scooter, released in January 1995 as the second single from their first studio album, '' ...and the Beat Goes On!'' (1995). In October of the same year, a ''Move Your Ass'' EP was marketed in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This rave song was a hit in countries such as Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland where it reached the top ten. In France, the song reached number 11.

"Move Your Ass" was the introduction to Scooter in the UK, being the first of their many releases to enter the UK top 40. It was first released there on 1 April 1995, but it stalled at number 98 on the chart before dropping out of the top 100 altogether. It saw a re-release on 21 October 1995, when it entered the UK top 40 and peaked at number 23. It remained in the UK top 100 for four weeks.

Critical reception

James Masterton for ''Dotmusic'' viewed "Move Your Ass!" as a "startlingly retrospective-sounding acid track". Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' commented, "Vrrrrrroooooommmmmmmm!!!!! There goes the Vespa again to deliver the follow-up to novelty hit Hyper Hyper. Once more the unchanged winning team performs in a fake live show setting." James Hamilton from ''Music Weeks ''RM'' Dance Update described it as a "rabble rousing phonetic exhortations shouted surging fantastically frantic 0–160 3-0bpm raver from Germany".

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Eric Will.

Track listings

Original version

* CD single – France
# "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) – 3:55
# "Move Your Ass!" – 5:50

* CD maxi – Germany and France (CLU 6090–5)
# "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) – 3:58
# "Move Your Ass!" – 5:50
# "Back in Time" – 7:04

Remixes

* CD maxi – Australia
# "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) – 4:00
# "Move Your Ass!" (Ultra-sonic remix) – 7:16
# "Move Your Ass!" (Mandala remix) – 6:28
# "Move Your Ass!" (Para-dizer remix) – 3:22
# "Move Your Ass!" (Alien Factory remix) – 5:33
# "Move Your Ass!" (Mega 'lo mania-acid mania mix) – 5:49
# "Move Your Ass!" (Men Behind remix) – 5:54

* CD maxi – Germany (CLU 6105–5)
# "Move Your Ass!" (Ultra-sonic remix) – 7:15
# "Move Your Ass!" (Mandala remix) – 6:23
# "Move Your Ass!" (para-dizer remix) – 3:22
# "Move Your Ass!" (Alien Factory remix) – 5:30
# "Move Your Ass!" (Mega 'lo mania-acid mania mix) – 5:48
# "Move Your Ass!" (Men Behind remix) – 5:56
# "Move Your Ass!" (Matiz remix) – 5:26

* 2×12-inch maxi – Germany (CLU 6105–0)
# "Move Your Ass!" (Mandala remix) – 6:27
# "Move Your Ass!" (Mega 'lo mania-acid mania mix) – 8:02
# "Move Your Ass!" (Ultra-sonic remix) – 7:15
# "Move Your Ass!" (Mega 'lo mania-trance dub mix) – 8:23
# "Move Your Ass!" (Para-dizer remix) – 6:59
# "Move Your Ass!" (Men Behind remix) – 5:56
# "Move Your Ass!" (Alien Factory remix) – 5:31
# "Move Your Ass!" (Matiz remix) – 5:26

EP

* CD maxi – UK
# "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) – 3:55
# "Friends" – 4:40
# "Endless Summer" (Radio edit) – 3:55
# "Move Your Ass!" (Platinum People remix) – 7:46

* 12-inch maxi – UK
# "Move Your Ass!" – 5:50
# "Friends" (Ramon Zenker club mix) – 5:32
# "Endless Summer" (Maxi version) – 5:14
# "Move Your Ass!" (Platinum People remix) – 7:46

* Cassette – UK
# "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) – 3:55
# "Endless Summer" (Radio edit) – 3:55
# "Move Your Ass!" (Video edit) – 3:55
# "Endless Summer" (Radio edit) – 3:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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Songs about dancing
1995 singles
1995 songs
English-language German songs
German electronic songs
Music videos directed by Eric Will
Scooter (band) songs
Songs written by H. P. Baxxter
Songs written by Jens Thele
Songs written by Rick J. Jordan