Move It

"Move It"
Single by Cliff Richard and the Drifters
B-side"Schoolboy Crush"
Released29 August 1958 (1958-08-29)
Recorded24 July 1958
StudioEMI, London
GenreRock and roll
Length2:23
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Ian Samwell
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard and the Drifters singles chronology
"Move It"
(1958)
"High Class Baby"
(1958)
Alternative cover
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.