Get a Move On! explained

Get a Move On!
Cover:Getmoveonsingle99.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:Mr. Scruff
Album:Keep It Unreal
B-Side:1999 single
"Do You Hear It?"
"Ambiosound"
2001 re-release
"Ug"
"Ug Beats"
Released:1999 single

2001 re-release
Genre:Electro swing[1]
Length: (Single version) (Radio edit) (Album version)
Label:Ninja Tune
Composer:Andrew Carthy

"Get a Move On!" is a song by English record producer and disc jockey Andrew Carthy under his alias Mr. Scruff, featuring Fingathing member: Sneaky, on bass. The song is featured as the third track from his second studio album and major label debut, Keep It Unreal. It was first released as a three-track single in May 1999; then re-released on 6 August 2001 as a three-track single featuring "Ug" as its B-side, which later appears on his next album: Trouser Jazz. The song samples "Bird's Lament" by Moondog, alongside vocals from T-Bone Walker's "Hypin' Woman Blues". It also contains samples of the song "That's the Blues" by Rubberlegs Williams.[2]

Track listing

1999 single

Vinyl release

  1. "Get a Move On!" – 7:32
  2. "Do You Hear?" – 6:54
  3. "Ambiosound" – 3:34

CD release

  1. "Get a Move On!" (Radio Edit) – 3:26
  2. "Do You Hear?" – 6:53
  3. "Ambiosound" – 3:34
  4. "Get a Move On!" – 7:32

2001 re-release

Vinyl release

  1. "Get a Move On!"
  2. "Ug"
  3. "Ug Beats"

CD release

  1. "Get a Move On!" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Ug"
  3. "Get a Move On!"

Music video

The music video for "Get a Move On!" was featured on the CD release of the 2001 single as part of its enhanced CD feature. The music video features frames of Carthy's drawings in sepia tone. Elements of the music video include repeating segments, three-dimensional animation, wavy-like animation, beat synchronization, film-like effects, and unique angles. The video is directed by Carthy and Warren Edmond.[3]

Charts

1999 release

Weekly chart performance for 1999 release of "Get a Move On"
scope=col Chart (1999)scope=col Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 139

2001 re-release

References

  1. Web site: Electro Swing Music: A Guide to the Sounds of Electro Swing - 2023 - MasterClass. MasterClass.
  2. Web site: Get a Move On by Mr. Scruff on WhoSampled . 2022-11-18 . WhoSampled . en.
  3. Web site: Mr. Scruff "Get a Move On" (1999) . 2022-12-02 . videos.antville.org.
  4. Web site: Chart Log UK: M − My Vitriol . 24 May 2023 . Zobbel.de.