Move Your Feet

"Move Your Feet" is a song by Danish pop duo Junior Senior from their debut studio album, D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat (2002). The song, originally released in June 2002 in the duo's native Denmark, was issued worldwide in 2003 and became Junior Senior's biggest hit, reaching No. 4 in Denmark, No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and No. 20 in Australia. A music video for the song, directed by British art collective Shynola, was created using low-resolution pixel art. The song was sampled in Nicki Minaj's 2024 song "Everybody".^[2] It was also used in a 2024 commercial for the Hyundai Tucson.^[3]

"Move Your Feet"
Single by Junior Senior
from the album D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat
B-side	"Coconuts" (movie edit) "Chicks and Dicks"
Released	10 June 2002 (2002-06-10)
Studio	Delta Lab (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Genre	Dance-punk[1]
Length	3:00
Label	Crunchy Frog
Songwriter(s)	Junior
Producer(s)	Junior Thomas Troelsen
Junior Senior singles chronology
"Move Your Feet" (2002) "Rhythm Bandits" (2003)
Music video
"Move Your Feet" on YouTube

Chart performance

The song proved to be successful in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart for two non-consecutive weeks,^[4] going on to become Britain's 16th-best-selling single of 2003.^[5] It reached number four on the Danish Singles Chart and number 10 in Ireland.^[6][7] It was a moderate hit in Australia, peaking at number 20.^[8] In 2013, the song re-entered the French Singles Chart at number 11.^[9]

Music video

This song was accompanied by an animated music video by British art collective Shynola,^[10] using low-resolution (90×72) pixel art produced using Deluxe Paint. The video features animated characters of the members of Junior Senior, dancing figures, and personified inanimate objects, as well as, curiously, Abraham Lincoln in the closing seconds of the video.^[11]

Track listings

Danish CD single[12] "Move Your Feet" (radio edit) – 2:59 "Coconuts" (movie edit) – 2:39 "Move Your Feet" (Djosos Krost remix) – 6:34 "Move Your Feet" (extended play) – 4:16 European CD single[13] "Move Your Feet" (radio edit) – 2:59 "Move Your Feet" (extended play) – 4:16 European maxi-CD single[14] "Move Your Feet" (radio edit) – 2:59 "Move Your Feet" (extended play) – 4:16 "Move Your Feet" (Filur Move the Club) – 6:20 "Move Your Feet" (Filur Dark String dub) – 6:51 "Move Your Feet" (video enhanced) – 2:59 UK CD single[15] "Move Your Feet" – 2:59 "Chicks and Dicks" – 2:32 "Move Your Feet" (Kurtis Mantronik club mix) – 6:02 "Move Your Feet" (video) UK 12-inch single[16] A1. "Move Your Feet" (Kurtis Mantronik club mix) – 6:02 B1. "Move Your Feet" (Krafty Kuts remix) – 6:14 B2. "Move Your Feet" (extended version) – 4:17

UK cassette single[17] "Move Your Feet" – 2:59 "Chicks and Dicks" – 2:32 "Move Your Feet" (Kurtis Mantronik club mix) – 6:02 US 12-inch single[18] A1. "Move Your Feet" (extended play) A2. "Move Your Feet" (radio edit) B1. "Move Your Feet" (Djosos Krost remix) B2. "Cocodub" US 12-inch single (remixes)[19] A1. "Move Your Feet" (Rascal Madness mix) – 4:51 A2. "Move Your Feet" (Rascal Beats) – 2:46 A3. "Move Your Feet" (Rascal edit) – 2:46 B1. "Move Your Feet" (Rascal extended club mix) – 4:51 B2. "Move Your Feet" (Rascal bonus dub) – 2:48 B3. "Move Your Feet" (original radio edit) – 2:59 Australian CD single[20] "Move Your Feet" (radio edit) – 3:01 "Move Your Feet" (extended play) – 4:16 "Move Your Feet" (Kurtis Mantronik club mix) – 6:04 "Coconuts" (movie edit) – 2:39

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat liner notes.^[21]

Studios

• Recorded at Delta Lab (Copenhagen, Denmark)
• Additional mix and recording at Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)
• Mastered at Tocano (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Personnel

• Junior – vocals, writing, guitar, production, additional mix and recording (Delta Lab)
• Senior – vocals, handclaps
• Thomas Troelsen – vocals, backing vocals, bass, keys, drums, production, mixing, engineering
• Anna Køster – backing vocals
• Yebo – backing vocals
• Lars Vognstrup – backing vocals
• Signe-Marie Jacobsen – backing vocals
• Sara Wölck – backing vocals
• Jesper Reginal – mixing, additional engineering
• Per Sunding – additional mix and recording (Tambourine)
• The Great Nalna – editing
• Morten Bue – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 20 Australian Dance (ARIA)[22] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[23] 3 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[24] 6 Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[25] 8 France (SNEP)[9] 29 Germany (GfK)[26] 43 Greece (IFPI)[27] 12 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[28] 30 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[29] 39 Hungary (Single Top 40)[30] 7 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 10 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[31] 2 Italy (FIMI)[32] 45 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 18 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[35] 18 Scotland (OCC)[36] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 22 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 10 UK Singles (OCC)[4] 3 UK Dance (OCC)[39] 1 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[40] 45 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[41] 22 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[42] 8 Chart (2013) Peak position France (SNEP)[9] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[43] 57 Chart (2003) Position Australian Dance (ARIA)[44] 17 Ireland (IRMA)[45] 71 Australia (JJJ)[46] 87 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[47] 49 UK Singles (OCC)[5] 16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[48]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Denmark	10 June 2002	CD	Crunchy Frog	[49]
United Kingdom	17 February 2003	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Crunchy Frog Mercury	[50]
Australia	20 October 2003	CD	Epic	[51]

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