Moving On Up (M People song)

"Moving On Up"
Single by M People
from the album Elegant Slumming
Released13 September 1993 (1993-09-13)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:29 (album version)
  • 3:34 (single edit)
LabelDeconstruction
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)M People
M People singles chronology
"One Night in Heaven"
(1993)
"Moving On Up"
(1993)
"Don't Look Any Further"
(1993)
Music video
"Moving on Up" on YouTube

"Moving On Up" is the seventh overall single from British band M People, and the second single from their second album, Elegant Slumming (1993). Written by band members Mike Pickering and Paul Heard, and produced by M People, it was released on 13 September 1993 by Deconstruction. The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart and was the biggest selling M People single. It also became a top-40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The accompanying music video for the song sees the band performing in a club.

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 11 September 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Disc O Tech". Vibe. 2 (10). December 1994 – January 1995. ISSN 1070-4701.
  3. ^ "Elegant Slumming - M People - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.