This provided M People with a top five single and album for one week for the very first time, which would happen when the fourth single "Renaissance" was released the following February (in 1994). In its fourth week, when the parent album Elegant Slumming was released shifting 39,000 copies to chart and peak at number two this still had very little effect on the single sales as it remained at number five for two weeks. In the second week the single was then to climb once more to the highest chart position of any M People single, to number 2, selling a further 121,000 copies. It entered the chart at number 4 following the strongest ever one week sale for the band to date in excess of 118,000 copies. " Moving On Up" became the third consecutive M People single chart in the Top 10 and then climb higher. Throughout there is a sax riff reminiscent of Motown classic " Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" by The Temptations. Lyrically, the song is written from a female perspective towards a useless lover who has let her down again “this time you’ve gone too far” and is written with the perspective of breaking out of a relationship that clearly no longer works. Its start of with a keyboard intro on prominent 1st keyboard chord structure to move into a joint 1st and 2nd keyboard (strings) intro looping the same structure leading into Heather vocals. The song is set in the time signature of common time with a faster tempo of 124 beats per minute and is written in the key of C minor. Particular mention goes to the saxophone which provides the songs main instrumental ad-lib comes from the saxophone played quietly throughout and then predominantly during the instrumental break and throughout. The middle eight of the song is split between a saxophone break followed by a choral break with the insistent refrain: #“Moving on Up, Moving on Up, Moving on Up, Moving on Up”#. Finally, Shovell’s percussion is more on tambourine and less on bongos.
This is embodied by the progressive and euphoric chords and additional chords during the choruses. The song is made up of fewer, and more simplistic, elements than the last single, but the melody line is guided by the insistently looped infectious moog bassline, subtle rhythm guitar, programmed drumming, and underlying blowy synth effect with high hat synths and a four to the floor thumping house beat. The backing vocals during the chorus is sung by vocalist Juliet Roberts who was featured prominently on the last single. The song was recorded at The Roundhouse Studios in Chalk Farm, London. It has a harder edge focusing on the end of a relationship from the perspective of a spurned lover. "Moving on Up" is an uptempo dance-pop song, and follows in the footstep of previous single One Night in Heaven although this time with much more a sassier, angry edge. As another precursor to the highly anticipated album Elegant Slumming, they would release another classic song with a feel good, radio-friendly vibe. Der Bandname M People entstand aus den Initialen des Gründers Mike Pickering.Previous single One Night in Heaven had garnered the band a massive-selling Summer hit single with both sustained radio airplay and critical acclaim. M People - war eine britische Band aus Manchester, bestehend aus Mike Pickering, Heather Small (Ex Hot House) und Paul Heard.
Mit ihren an House Musik angelehnten Popsongs war sie in den 90er Jahren vor allem in Großbritannien erfolgreich. M-People - war eine britische Band aus Manchester, bestehend aus Mike Pickering, Heather Small (Ex Hot House) und Paul Heard. One Night in Heaven - Single by M People from the album Elegant Slumming Released 14 June 199 … Wikipedia Moving on Up (song) - Moving on Up Single by M People from the album Elegant Slumming B side Remix … Wikipedia The album won the 1994 Mercury Music Prize.ĭon't Look Any Further - Single by Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett from the album Don t Look Any Further … Wikipedia A fourth hit, "Renaissance", went as high as #5 in the same chart. It features the two US Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1 hits " One Night in Heaven" and " Moving on Up", as well as a cover of the Dennis Edwards and Siedah Garrett duo "Don't Look Any Further" which reached #9 in the UK. "Elegant Slumming" is the second album by British house music band M People.
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