Move On Up
| "Move On Up" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Curtis Mayfield | |
| from the album Curtis | |
| B-side |
Brother of Mine Give It Up |
| Released | 1971 |
| Format | 7" Maxi single |
| Genre | Funk, soul |
| Label | Curtom |
| Writer(s) | Curtis Mayfield |
| Producer(s) | Curtis Mayfield |
"Move On Up" is a song by Curtis Mayfield from his 1970 debut album Curtis. Nearly 9 minutes long in its album version, it was released as a single in the United States (Curtom 1974), but failed to chart. An edited version of the song spent 10 weeks in the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #12 and it has become a soul music classic over the years.[1][2]
In popular culture and covers
In 1979, disco trio, Destination, recorded a medley, incorporating "Keep on Pushing", a 1964 hit by The Impressions, also written by Mayfield. Along with the tracks, "Up Up Up" and "Destination's Theme", "Move On Up", hit number one on the disco chart for four weeks.[3] It peaked at number sixty-eight on the soul singles chart.[4]
Just Blaze heavily sampled the song for Kanye West's 2005 single "Touch the Sky", using a slowed down version of the horns.[5]
References
- ↑ Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press. p. 713. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
- ↑ "Search for UK Singles - 1952-2009". Polyphex.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's, Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004
- ↑ Late Registration (Media notes). Kanye West. Roc-A-Fella Records. 2005.
External links
| Preceded by "Come to Me" / "Don't Stop Dancing" / "Playboy" by France Joli |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single (Destination version with "Up Up Up"/"Destination's Theme") October 13, 1979 - November 3, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Harmony" / "Ooh, La, La" by Suzi Lane |