She Wants to Move
"She Wants to Move" is a single by American hip hop and rock group N*E*R*D from their second studio album, Fly or Die (2004). It was written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo and released on February 9, 2004, as the album's lead single. The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and achieved mainstream success outside the United States, peaking within the top ten on the charts of Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. It received substantial airplay on MTV.
"She Wants to Move" | ||||
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Single by N*E*R*D | ||||
from the album Fly or Die | ||||
Released | February 9, 2004 | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | The Neptunes | |||
N*E*R*D singles chronology | ||||
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In Australia the song was ranked number 63 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. The video for the song features British singer, rapper and television personality Alesha Dixon. This song was featured in a party scene in the movie Coach Carter, as well as in an episode of Six Feet Under, "The Black Forest."
Remixes
In 2005, Hitch featured the Mac & Toolz remix of this song in the film, but it was not included on the soundtrack album.
Amongst the other remixes were one by the record label DFA Records which featured in the movie and soundtrack of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift as well as a Native Tongue remix, which features guest spots by Common, Mos Def, De La Soul and Q-Tip. Basement Jaxx also remixed the song which was included as a B-side on the follow-up single "Maybe". The song was also remixed by French DJs Justice in 2004. In 2016, Boys Noize presented a presumable remix from Daft Punk, but they confirmed that it was fake.
Track listings
US DVD single[1]
Canadian and European CD single, UK CD1[2][3]
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UK CD2[4]
Australian CD single[5]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[35] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | February 9, 2004 | Virgin | [37] | |
March 1, 2004 | [38] | |||
Australia | March 8, 2004 | CD | [39] | |
United Kingdom | March 15, 2004 |
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[40] |
References
- She Wants to Move (US DVD single liner notes). N*E*R*D. Virgin Records. 2004. 7243 5 99724 9 7.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - She Wants to Move (Canadian & European CD single liner notes). N*E*R*D. Virgin Records. 2004. 7243 5 48484 2 1.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - She Wants to Move (UK CD1 liner notes). N*E*R*D. Virgin Records. 2004. VUSCD 284, 7243 5 47934 2 4.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - She Wants to Move (UK CD2 liner notes). N*E*R*D. Virgin Records. 2004. VUSDX 284, 7243 5 47942 0 9.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - She Wants to Move (Australian CD liner notes). N*E*R*D. Virgin Records. 2004. 7243 5 48470 2 8.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "N.E.R.D. – She Wants to Move". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- "The ARIA Report – ARIA Club Tracks – Week Commencing 17th May 2004" (PDF). ARIA. May 17, 2004. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- "Issue 743" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- "N.E.R.D. – She Wants to Move" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- "N.E.R.D. – She Wants to Move" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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- "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 14. April 3, 2004. p. 57. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- "N.E.R.D. – She Wants to Move" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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- "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 15, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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- "Mix e singoli" (PDF) (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
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