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"Don't Stop Movin'"
Single by S Club 7
from the album Sunshine
B-side"Right Guy" (original version)
Released23 April 2001
Recorded2000; London, England
GenrePop, Disco
Length3:53
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Simon Ellis
S Club 7 singles chronology
"Never Had a Dream Come True"
(2000) 		"Don't Stop Movin'"
(2001) 		"Have You Ever"
(2001)
Audio sample
Music video
"Don't Stop Movin'" on YouTube

"Don't Stop Movin'" is a song by S Club 7, released as a single on 23 April 2001. The song was written by the group, along with their regular songwriter Simon Ellis, together with Sheppard Solomon. Solomon had worked on hits in the 1990s by Eternal and Michelle Gayle. The song features lead vocals by Bradley McIntosh and Jo O'Meara and has a disco style. It features violins and other stringed instruments.[1][better source needed] It was released on 23 April 2001 as the lead single from S Club 7's third studio album, Sunshine.

The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart twice in the course of one month, with Geri Halliwell's "It's Raining Men" spending two weeks at the top position in between.[2] The song's popularity rendered it the year's seventh biggest-selling single.[3] It was also awarded the BRIT Award for Best British Single in 2002 and ITV's Record of the Year accolade.[4] The song made it to number 3 in Q's "Guilty Pleasures" list in August 2006.[5] It has sold 801,000 copies in the United Kingdom, as stated by the Official Charts Company.[6]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[7]

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32] 2× Platinum 140,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Platinum 801,000[6]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Plagiarism lawsuit

In 2007, music publishers BMG and Universal settled out of court with Worcestershire-based songwriter Clive Edwards. Mr Edwards had formally charged S Club 7’s songwriters (Simon Ellis and Shep Solomon – NB it is not known exactly which songwriter was charged) with plagiarising his original song in order to create “Don’t Stop Movin’”. The action was halted just days before the hearing in May 2007 and, although neither party has disclosed details of the settlement, it is believed within the industry to involve very substantial sums.[34][better source needed]

Cover versions

On Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, as part of Ant vs. Dec: The Teams, their challenge was to record a charity single. Ant's team sang this song as their single. They lost the challenge,[35] however they still managed to chart at number 79 on the UK Singles Chart.

Starsailor covered this song on Radio 1's Live Lounge.

The song was also recorded by The Beautiful South for their cover album Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs at a slower tempo in contrast to the original.

Boy band 911 sang the song on the ITV television programme Hit Me, Baby, One More Time.

References

  1. ^ "Single Review: S Club 7 "Don't Stop Movin'"". The Bland Is Out There. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "2001 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Don't Stop Movin' by S Club 7 Songfacts". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Entertainment - ELO top 'guilty secret' song list". BBC News. BBC. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b Myers, Justin (9 May 2015). "S Club 7's Official Top 10 Best Selling Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - S Club 7 - "Don't stop movin'"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  8. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin' - Mixes". discogs.com. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  9. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  10. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'" (in French). Ultratip.
  13. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Tracklisten.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 20. 12 May 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  15. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Stop Movin'". Irish Singles Chart.
  17. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Top Digital Download.
  18. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Top 40 Singles.
  19. ^ "Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 32/2001 (Retrieved September 4, 2015)
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Singles Top 100.
  22. ^ "S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2001". ARIA. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  24. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2001" (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 52. 22 December 2001. p. 14. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  26. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2001" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  27. ^ "Best of Singles 2001". IRMA. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  28. ^ "End of Year Charts 2001". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  29. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  30. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2001" (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  31. ^ Radio 1 Chart of the Decade, as presented by DJ Nihal on 29 December 2009
  32. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  33. ^ "British single certifications – S Club 7 – Don't Stop Movin'". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Don't Stop Movin' in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  34. ^ http://jmisiti-rcad-seniors-09.blogspot.com/2009/03/musical-plagiarism.html
  35. ^ "TV Shows". itv.com. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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