- Move (MercyMe song)
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"Move" Single by MercyMe from the album The Generous Mr. Lovewell Released May 23, 2011 Format Digital download Recorded 2009-2010 in the United States[nb 1]
- Sonic Ranch (El Paso, Texas)
Genre Christian rock
Contemporary Christian
Dance-rockLength 2:58 Label Fair Trade Writer(s) MercyMe, Dan Muckala Producer Brown Bannister, Muckala MercyMe singles chronology "Beautiful"
(2010)"Move"
(2011)"Move" is a song by contemporary Christian/Christian rock band MercyMe. Written by MercyMe and Dan Muckala, "Move" is a dance-rock song with a sound similar to that of Maroon 5, particularly their songs "Maroon 5" and "Makes Me Wonder". The lyrical content of the song revolves around perseverance through tough times.
Released on May 23, 2011 as the third single from MercyMe's 2010 album The Generous Mr. Lovewell, "Move" attained success on Christian radio, peaking at No. 1 on Billboard magazine's Christian Songs, Hot Christian AC, and Christian AC Indicator charts, as well as No. 6 on the Christian CHR chart and No. 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
Contents
Composition
"Move" is a dance-rock song[1] with a length of two minutes and fifty-eight seconds.[2] It is set in the key of A minor and has a tempo of 100 beats per minute, with a vocal range spanning from G4-G5.[3]
The song's musical feel has been compared to that of Maroon 5,[1][4] particularly their songs "This Love" and "Makes Me Wonder".[4] Lyrically, the song is about perseverance through adversity,[4] with the narrator singing that he will “move to a different drum no matter what life brings".[4] The song does not directly mention God.[4]
Reception
Critical reception
"Move" received generally positive reviews. Allmusic reviewer Jared Johnson called the song "as relevant as anything MercyMe have ever done".[2] Roger Gelwicks of Jesus Freak Hideout described "Move" as "an upbeat rocker complete with an infectious handclap beat".[5] Andy Argyrakis of Today's Christian Music called the song "foot stomping",[6] and Kevin Davis of Christian Music Review commented that the song "has a fantastic rock-dance arrangement like “This Love” by Maroon 5.[1] Tris McCall of The Star-Ledger was much more negative in his review, commenting that the song "sounds so much like Maroon 5 that it’s almost embarrassing"[4] and that "In a music industry governed by sanity, the two songwriters [Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and Bart Millard of MercyMe] would sing shoulder to shoulder and reach a common audience: so often, there’s no discernible difference between rock and pop, techno and hip-hop, mainstream and underground, Contemporary Christian and the Devil’s music".[4]
Chart performance
"Move" debuted at No. 41 on the Hot Christian Songs chart for the chart week of May 28, 2011,[7] and advanced to No. 30 in its second chart week.[8] "Move" advanced to No. 20 in its fourth chart week,[9] and to No. 9 in its tenth chart week.[10] The song advanced to No. 5 in its twelfth chart week,[11] and spent two more weeks on the chart before advancing to No. 1.[12] As of the chart week of October 29, 2011, "Move" has spent nine weeks atop the Christian Songs chart.[12]
"Move" has also peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Christian AC chart,[13] No. 1 on the Christian AC Indicator chart,[14] No. 6 on the Christian CHR chart,[15] and No. 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[16]
Music video
MercyMe in the music video for "Move"
A music video was released for "Move".[17] The video features the band performing the song in a live concert setting.
Charts
Charts Peak
positionBillboard Hot Christian Songs 1 Billboard Hot Christian AC 1 Billboard Christian AC Indicator 1 Billboard Christian CHR 6 Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 20 References
- Notes
- ^ According to the inner liner notes of the album.
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c Davis, Kevin (26 April 2010). "MercyMe The Generous Mr. Lovewell (2010)". Christian Music Review. http://christianmusicreview.org/mercyme_thegenerousmrlovewell.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b Johnson, Jared. "The Generous Mr. Lovewell - MercyMe (Allmusic)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-generous-mr-lovewell-r1746098/review. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "MercyMe - Move (Sheet Music)". Musicnotes. Simpleville Music. http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0094727. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g McCall, Tris (9 September 2011). "Song of the Week, 'Move', MercyMe". The Star-Ledger. NJ.com. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/09/song_of_the_week_move_mercyme.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Gelwicks, Roger (1 May 2010). "MercyMe, "The Generous Mr. Lovewell" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheGenerousMrLovewell.asp#. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Argyrakis, Andy. "The Generous Mr. Lovewell (Review)". Today's Christian Music. CCM Magazine. http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/mercyme/albums/the-generous-mr-lovewell/. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Christian Songs Archive (28 May 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/christian-songs?chartDate=2011-05-28&order=gainer. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Christian Songs Archive (4 June 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/christian-songs?chartDate=2011-06-04&order=gainer. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Christian Songs Archive (18 June 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/christian-songs?chartDate=2011-06-18&order=gainer. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Christian Songs Archive (30 July 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/christian-songs?chartDate=2011-07-30. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Christian Songs Archive (13 August 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/christian-songs?chartDate=2011-08-13. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Move - MercyMe". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/mercyme/move/18316807. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Billboard Hot Christian AC. 24 September 2011
- ^ "Billboard Christian AC Indicator. 17 September 2011
- ^ "Billboard Christian CHR. 8 October 2011
- ^ "Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. 3 September 2011
- ^ "MercyMe - Move (Official Music Video)". Godtube. Salem Web Network. http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=FJJEJCNU. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
External links
- The MercyMe "Move" music video on Godtube.com
Almost There Spoken For "Spoken For" · "Word of God Speak" · "The Change Inside Of Me"Undone "Here with Me" · "Homesick" · "In the Blink of an Eye"The Christmas Sessions "Joseph's Lullaby"Coming Up to Breathe All That Is Within Me The Generous Mr. Lovewell "All of Creation" · "Beautiful" · "Move"Other charted songs "O Holy Night" · "Silent Night" · "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" · "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" · "The Little Drummer Boy" · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" · "Gloria" · "No More No Less"Categories:- MercyMe songs
- 2010 songs
- 2011 singles
- Billboard Christian Songs number-one singles
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