Move It
| "Move It" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Cliff Richard and the Drifters | ||||
| B-side | "Schoolboy Crush" | |||
| Released | 29 August 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 24 July 1958 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Samwell | |||
| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
| Cliff Richard and the Drifters singles chronology | ||||
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| Cover of 1982 reissue | ||||
"Move It" is a song written by Ian Samwell and recorded by Cliff Richard and the Drifters (the English band that would later become the Shadows). Originally intended as the B-side to "Schoolboy Crush", it was released as Richard's debut single on 29 August 1958 and became his first hit record, reaching the top five in the UK. It is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song, and credited with being one of the first authentic rock and roll songs produced outside the United States.