Move On Up

"Move On Up"
Single by Curtis Mayfield
from the album Curtis
B-side
  • "Brother of Mine"
  • "Give It Up"
ReleasedJune 25, 1971
StudioRCA Studios, Chicago
Genre
Length
  • 8:49 (album version)
  • 2:53 (single)
LabelCurtom
Songwriter(s)Curtis Mayfield
Producer(s)Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield singles chronology
"(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go"
(1970) 		"Move On Up"
(1971) 		"Get Down"
(1971)
Official audio
"Move On Up" on YouTube

"Move On Up" is a song by Curtis Mayfield from his 1970 debut album, Curtis. Nearly nine minutes long on the album version, it was released as a single in the United States, but failed to chart. An edited version of the song spent 10 weeks in the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart in 1971, peaking at number 12, and it has become a soul classic over the years.[3][4] In 2021, it was listed at No. 474 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[5]

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  2. ^ Maginnis, Tom. "Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press. p. 713. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
  4. ^ "Search for UK Singles - 1952-2009". Polyphex.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2022.