Moves like Jagger

"Moves like Jagger"
"Moves like Jagger"
Single by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
from the album Hands All Over
Released	June 21, 2011
Recorded	May 2011; Los Angeles, California
Genre	Nu-disco; electropop; dance-pop;
Length	3:21
Label	A&M Octone
Songwriter(s)	Adam Levine; Benny Blanco; Ammar Malik; Shellback;
Producer(s)	Shellback; Benny Blanco;
Maroon 5 singles chronology
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
Audio sample
	"Moves Like Jagger" file; help;
Music video
	"Moves like Jagger" on YouTube

"Moves like Jagger" is a song by pop rock band Maroon 5 featuring singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on June 21, 2011, as the fourth and final single from the re-release of the group's third studio album Hands All Over (2010). The song was written by Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Benny Blanco, and Shellback; the latter two are also the producers. "Moves like Jagger" is an electropop song with modern disco style elements and is backed by synths and electronic drums. The lyrics refer to a male's ability to impress a love interest with his dance moves, which he compares to those of Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones.

"Moves like Jagger" was well received by music critics, who praised the song's chorus. Praise also went to the vocals of Adam Levine. Likewise, the song was a commercial success, going on to top the charts in over 18 countries. In the United States, "Moves like Jagger" became the band's second (after 2007's "Makes Me Wonder") and Aguilera's fifth number-one single and is among the best-selling singles of all time. The song also made Aguilera the second female artist to score a number-one hit in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, which in turn made her the fourth woman to score number-one singles in three different decades.

The music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. The video features old video footage of Jagger and his iconic dance moves. "Moves like Jagger" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards but lost to "Body and Soul" by Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse. The song was first performed in June 2011 on an episode of The Voice (where Levine and Aguilera both served as coaches).

Internationally, the song was the ninth-best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 7 million copies.^[2] After Wham!'s "Last Christmas" topped the charts in 2021, "Moves like Jagger" became the UK's biggest-selling single that never topped the charts.^[3] The song was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2021.^[4]

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^ "IFPI Digital Music Report 2012 - Key Facts and Figures" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
^ "Wham's Last Christmas finally reaches Number 1 and sets Official UK Chart record". The Official Chart Company. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

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[2] "IFPI Digital Music Report 2012 - Key Facts and Figures" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.

[3] "Wham's Last Christmas finally reaches Number 1 and sets Official UK Chart record". The Official Chart Company. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[MLJMC1-4] "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

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