"Movin' Too Fast" is a song by

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duo

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, released on 26 July 1999. The song features

Romina Johnson Romina Johnson (born 28 November 1973) is a London-based R&B, soul and garage singer. She is perhaps best known in the UK for providing the lead vocals to the Artful Dodger song " Movin' Too Fast", a number 2 hit in early 2000. Life and career ...

and was included on the duo's debut studio album, ''

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'' (2000). "Movin' Too Fast" was originally recorded by Johnson as a solo artist and appears on her 1998 debut album, ''Simply Passion'', produced by Rolando Bacci Hardage, Marco Petriaggi and Alessandro Barocchi. The

remix version of the track was first distributed as a

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vinyl release. After it was picked up by DJs, it was licensed to Locked On for mainstream distribution. "Movin' Too Fast" did not chart following its original release, although it did reach No. 49 on the Independent Chart. But after the success of " Re-Rewind", it was re-issued in February 2000 and reached 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has gone platinum in the United Kingdom for sales and streams exceeding 600,000. Outside the UK, the single reached the top 40 in Ireland and Norway as well as on the Canadian ''

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'' Top 30 Dance chart.

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included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time".

Track listings

UK 12-inch single (1999) :A1. "Movin' Too Fast" (Artful Dodger original mix) :AA1. "Movin' Too Fast" (Artful Dodger dark dub) :AA2. "Movin' Too Fast" (Dark Dodger artful dub) UK 12-inch single (2000) :A1. "Movin' Too Fast" (

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vocal) – 6:30 :A2. "Movin' Too Fast" (original mix) – 6:29 :B1. "Movin' Too Fast" (Pussy 2000 vocal) – 6:48 UK CD and cassette single # "Movin' Too Fast" (radio mix) – 3:56 # "Movin' Too Fast" (Bump & Flex vocal) – 6:30 # "Movin' Too Fast" (Pussy 2000 vocal) – 6:48

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Cover versions

In 2018, the House & Garage Orchestra featuring Kayla Amor on vocals recorded an orchestral version for the UK garage covers album '' Garage Classics''. In 2019, a version by

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with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring

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on vocals was released as a promo single for the UK garage covers album ''

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''. In July 2020, former ''

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'' contestant and '' Love Island'' winner Paige Turley released a version of the song as her debut single. The record was recorded with the House & Garage Orchestra (a project featuring Luck & Neat producer Shy Cookie in a manner similar to

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's recordings with

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and the

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) and was released by New State Music.

References

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