| The Way She Moves | |
| Cover: | Zion - The Way She Moves.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Zion featuring Akon |
| Album: | The Perfect Melody |
| Released: | April 21, 2007 |
| Recorded: | 2007 |
| Length: | 3:54 |
| Producer: | Akon |
| Chronology: | Zion |
| Prev Title: | Veo |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Zun Da Da |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
"The Way She Moves" is a song written and performed by Puerto Rican singer Zion and American singer Akon.[1] Produced by Akon, the song was released as the lead single from Zion's debut solo studio album The Perfect Melody (2007).[2] After temporarily separating from the duo Zion & Lennox, Zion began recording material for his debut solo album. The song was released to radio stations on April 21, 2007 and released as a digital download on April 9, 2008.[3]
Zion became known in the duo Zion & Lennox.[2] As a duo, they released one studio album, Motivando a la Yal (2004). The album peaked at number thirty-two and number thirteen on the Billboard Latin Albums and Billboard Latin Pop Albums, respectively.[4] The special edition re-release performed better, reaching number ten on the Billboard Latin Albums chart.[4] The album was well received by critics, with Evan Gutierrez of Allmusic calling it a "landmark album" and "one of the albums that artists will refer to in years to come as one of the records that shaped reggaeton and its future".[5] In 2006, the duo separated, allowing Zion to focus on his solo career.[6] He began working on The Perfect Melody in October 2007.[2] Originally, the album was to be a compilation album of various artist, though after "bad experiences with new talent", Zion decided to work the project alone.[2] According to an editor for Allmusic, the song is a "beat—driven" pop song and "a smooth, catchy collaboration with Akon".[7]
"The Way She Moves" was released as the lead single from the album to radio stations on April 21, 2007. It was released as digital download on April 9, 2008,[8] along with the second single "Zun Da Da".[9] The music video, which features Akon was released for purchase on June 28, 2007.[10] It was posted to the video-sharing website YouTube on November 22, 2009 and has generated over twelve million views.[11] On Billboard Latin Songs chart, the song debuted at number forty-six for the week of May 5, 2007 and peaked at number eleven the week of June 16, 2007.[12] [13] On the Billboard Tropical Songs chart, the song debuted at number thirty-three the issue dated May 12, 2007 and peaked at number thirteen the week of June 16, 2007.[14] [15] On the Billboard Latin Rhythm Songs chart, the song debuted at number twenty-four for the week of April 28, 2007 and peaked at number three on the week of June 16, 2007.[16] [17] On the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart, "The Way She Moves" debuted and peaked at number thirty-four for the week of August 11, 2007 and spent an additional six weeks on the chart before exiting it at number thirty-five for the week of September 15, 2007.[18] [19] The song also managed one week at number twenty-one on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart for the week dated June 2, 2007.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[20] | 21 | |
| US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[21] | 13 | |
| US Latin Rhythm Songs (Billboard)[22] | 3 | |
| US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard) | 34 |