Moving (Supergrass song)

"Moving"
Single by Supergrass
from the album Supergrass
B-side"Believer"
Released6 September 1999 (1999-09-06)[1]
Studio
Length4:29
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Supergrass
  • John Cornfield
Supergrass singles chronology
"Pumping on Your Stereo"
(1999) 		"Moving"
(1999) 		"Mary"
(1999)

"Moving" is a song by English rock band Supergrass from their eponymous third album (1999). Released as a single in September 1999, "Moving" reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Supergrass's last top-10 hit. In addition, it peaked at number 14 in Finland, where it is the band's sole top-20 hit, and number 81 in the Netherlands. The song later appeared on their greatest hits compilation Supergrass Is 10 (2004). The song features over the closing credits of East is East.

Music video

Directed by Nick Gordon,[citation needed] the video, like the song, is intended to depict the tedium of touring. The passing of time is shown by the change of outfits the band are wearing, their slight changes in appearance, the selection of different hotel rooms they are seen in, and the assortment of hotel room keys displayed. Footage is sped up and slowed down, and scenes are rewound and repeated to add to the film's effect.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Supergrass album booklet.[7]

Studios

Personnel

  • Supergrass – writing, production
  • Satin Singh – extra percussion
  • Gavyn Wright – strings
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Boguslaw Kostecki – violin
  • Jackie Shave – violin
  • Bill Benham – viola
  • Andrew Parker – viola
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Frank Schaefer – cello
  • John Cornfield – production, mixing

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 39
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[10] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 81
Scotland (OCC)[12] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 6 September, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 4 September 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ Moving (UK CD1 liner notes). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1999. CDRS 6524, 7243 8 87568 0 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Moving (UK CD2 liner notes). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1999. CDR 6524, 7243 8 87568 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Moving (UK cassette single sleeve). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1999. TCR 6524.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Moving (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1999. R 6524, 7243 8 87568 7 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Moving (European CD single liner notes). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1999. 7243 8 87548 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Supergrass (UK CD album sleeve). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1999. 522 0562.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 39. 25 September 1999. p. 16. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Supergrass: Moving" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 40, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Supergrass – Moving" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  14. ^ "British single certifications – Supergrass – Moving". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 April 2023.