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"Moving to New York"
Cover of the original release
Single by The Wombats
from the album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
Released26 October 2006 (2006-10-26)
14 January 2008 (2008-01-14)
GenreIndie rock
Label14th Floor Records
Songwriter(s)Dan Haggis, Tord Øverland Knudsen, Matthew Murphy
The Wombats singles chronology
"Moving to New York"
(2006) 		"Backfire at the Disco"
(2007)
Additional Artwork
Cover of the re-release.

"Moving to New York" is a song by the Liverpool band The Wombats. It was originally released exclusively on 7-inch, in limited edition packaging, on October 26, 2006 and then re-released on January 14, 2008. The song is taken from the band's album A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation. It was used in the end credits music on E4's comedy show The Inbetweeners. The song has also been remixed and released as a single by trance music DJ Paul van Dyk.

Moving to New York was classified Silver by the BPI in 2015, meaning it has sold over 200,000 copies in the UK alone.

Formats and track listings

Track listings of major single releases of "Moving to New York".

First release

UK 7" single (Limited Edition packaging)
(Released October 26, 2006)

  1. "Moving to New York"
  2. "Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)"

Second release

UK CD single
(Released January 14, 2008)

  1. "Moving to New York"
  2. "Moving to New York (Kyte Remix)"

UK 7" single (Gatefold Sleeve, Coloured Vinyl)
(Released January 14, 2008)

  1. "Moving to New York"
  2. "Moving to New York (Paul van Dyk Remix)"

UK 7" single (Picture Disc)
(Released January 14, 2008)

  1. "Moving to New York"
  2. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You (XFM Session)"

Critics

Critics of the single have said that "the song is upbeat and catchy". The Unreality Music website described the song as "one of those joyous, frenetic noise-fests".[1]

In the media

The song plays at the end of The Inbetweeners episode Thorpe Park, after Simon's car is vandalized by a group of people with Down Syndrome.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[2] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 126

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ http://music.unrealitytv.co.uk/the-wombats-moving-to-new-york-single-review/: Review on Unreality Music
  2. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ^ "British single certifications – Wombats – Moving to New York". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 October 2020.



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