Don't Stop Movin'

About Don't Stop Movin'

"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 with Michael Jackson also receiving a co-writer credit due to the song's similarity to Jackson's single "Billie Jean". The song features lead vocals by Bradley McIntosh and Jo O'Meara and has a disco style. It features violins and other stringed instruments. 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. The song's popularity rendered it the year's seventh biggest-selling single. It was also awarded the BRIT Award for Best British Single in 2002 and ITV's Record of the Year accolade. The song made it to number 3 in Q's "Guilty Pleasures" list in August 2006. It has sold 801,000 copies in the United Kingdom, as stated by the Official Charts Company. The songwriters acknowledged that the verse sampled Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", a fact that the group claim to have spoken about widely during the single's promotion. more »